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Also known as: Novo Guitars

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Novo Guitars is a boutique electric guitar maker based in Nashville, Tennessee, founded by designer and luthier Dennis Fano. Fano launched Novo after his earlier work with Fano Guitars, wanting to start over with all-original designs in a small shop-and-showroom setting. The brand's instruments draw on mid-century American guitar DNA — echoes of Gibson, Fender, Silvertone, Kay, and Rickenbacker...

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Novo Guitars is a boutique electric guitar maker based in Nashville, Tennessee, founded by designer and luthier Dennis Fano. Fano launched Novo after his earlier work with Fano Guitars, wanting to start over with all-original designs in a small shop-and-showroom setting. The brand's instruments draw on mid-century American guitar DNA — echoes of Gibson, Fender, Silvertone, Kay, and Rickenbacker — reworked into offset and semi-hollow shapes that aim for a played-in, acoustically lively feel right out of the case.

The lineup is anchored by several model families. The Serus comes in J, S, T, and TC variants covering different body, pickup, and bridge configurations, with the Serus J serving as the offset-style flagship. The Miris expands the range with semi-hollow construction and Jazzmaster-meets-Rickenbacker proportions, while the Solus offers a more traditional single-cut silhouette. Novo also produces Nucleus models, dealer-exclusive limited runs, and custom builds. Tempered pine and other resonant, often lightweight tonewoods figure prominently in the construction.

Production is small-batch and hand-finished in Nashville, and the guitars have found their way into the hands of players including Nels Cline of Wilco, Joey Landreth of The Bros. Landreth, Steven Page formerly of Barenaked Ladies, Scott Sharrard, and Owen Barry.

Novo has 15 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Solid Body Electric Guitars and Extended Range Guitars. Their gear is featured by 15 artists, with the strongest followings in Rock, Pop, and Folk, World, & Country. Notable users include Rhett Shull, Keith Urban, and Cook Craig.

Artists Who Use Novo

Rhett Shull uses 3 Novo products

Rhett Shull

Guitarist, Music Producer

Keith Urban uses 2 Novo products

Keith Urban

Guitarist, Bassist · Artists of Then, Now & Forever

Cook Craig uses 2 Novo products

Cook Craig

Singer, Guitarist · King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard

R.J. Ronquillo uses 2 Novo products

R.J. Ronquillo

Guitarist, Podcasters & Streamers · Stone Sour

Soccer Mommy uses 2 Novo products

Soccer Mommy

Singer, Guitarist

Mac Ayres uses 2 Novo products

Mac Ayres

Singer, Keyboardist

Jarmo Hynninen uses 2 Novo products

Jarmo Hynninen

Guitarist

Frank Iero uses 1 Novo product

Frank Iero

Singer, Guitarist · My Chemical Romance

Joey Walker uses 1 Novo product

Joey Walker

Singer, Guitarist · King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard

Corey Taylor uses 1 Novo product

Corey Taylor

Guitarist, Singer · Slipknot

Madison Cunningham uses 1 Novo product

Madison Cunningham

Singer, Guitarist

Dave Depper uses 1 Novo product

Dave Depper

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Death Cab for Cutie

Bruce Bouillet uses 1 Novo product

Bruce Bouillet

Guitarist · Racer X

Enon Kawatani uses 1 Novo product

Enon Kawatani

Singer, Guitarist · indigo la End

Adam Miller uses 1 Novo product

Adam Miller

Guitarist

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