Hudson Porchfest

There’s something special about Porchfest in Hudson, Quebec

Music moves out of the clubs and concert halls and onto porches, lawns and neighbourhood streets. Musicians play because they love playing, people stop because they like what they hear, and for an afternoon live music becomes part of the neighbourhood.

MacKenzie & Marr is delighted to be a small part of Hudson Porchfest.

If you heard one of our guitars today and wondered about the name on the headstock, welcome. We’re a Montreal-area acoustic guitar company with a simple idea: build remarkably good guitars from exceptional woods and sell them directly to musicians.

No distributors. No dealers. No dealer markup.

That lets us put much more of the guitar's price into the guitar itself.

OUR GUITARS

We work with carefully selected tonewoods, traditional construction and features normally associated with much more expensive instruments.

AAA-grade solid wood tops.
Solid wood backs and sides.
Traditional dovetail neck joints.
Bone nuts and saddles.
Grover 18:1 tuners.
Professional final setup here in Montreal.

Most importantly, we want them to sound extraordinary.

PLAY ONE AT HOME

Buying an acoustic guitar online can seem strange.

So we make it less strange.

Choose the guitar that appeals to you, have it delivered, and play it at home for a week. Hear it in your own room, with your own music and your own hands.

If it isn't the guitar for you, send it back.

We pay the return shipping.

DIRECT TO THE MUSICIAN

MacKenzie & Marr guitars aren't sold through music stores.

We design them, have them built to our specifications, do the final setup in Montreal, and sell directly to the people who play them.

That's how a guitar with premium materials and traditional construction can cost considerably less than you might expect.

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY

If you discovered us at Hudson Porchfest, welcome.

Have a look around, listen to the guitars, read what other musicians have said, and perhaps find one that makes you want to keep playing.