Brown Bear guitars is the brand of Canadian guitar maker Jesse Brown. Jess started making guitars in 2011, under the guidance of Tony Karol Brown's fist guitar was a thinline telecaster. Jesse now specializes in building traditional designs of the ‘50s, with a modern touch and flair. Jesse  hand carves each neck to the customer's specifications. From nut width, fretboard radius to neck profile, etc. Jesse has also been employed full time as a guitar tech in a retail setting, where he has put his skills to repairing numerous guitars.