As someone who was no stranger to the world of crafting instruments, Black 35 owner and founder, Anthony Cartinella has taken his drive and vision from his former drum company, Dark Horse Percussion, and implemented his values and vision to build some of the most unique custom guitars with Black 35.

Throughout his nearly two-decade tenure with Dark Horse Percussion, Anthony has crafted custom drums for artists including: The Bouncing Souls, Eminem, The Wonder Years, The Gin Blossums, Streetlight Manifesto, The Gaslight Anthem, RX Bandits, The Menzingers, Title Fight, and hundreds of others spanning the globe. Since passing the Dark Horse torch in 2017, Anthony’s focus has shifted to crafting guitars and entering into his 25^th year as a music educator in NJ.

Since its inception in 2016, Black 35 Guitars has been featured in various publications, podcasts, two successful showings at NAMM, and has built countless guitars for players globally, including renowned artists such as: Rich Fortus (Guns N’ Roses), Frank Iero (My Chemical Romance, L.S. Dunes), Brian Baker (Bad Religion), Stephen Egerton (Descendents), Gary Holt (Slayer, Exodus), James Bowman (Against Me!), Kevin Rheault (Dropkick Murphys), Tracii Guns (LA Guns), Ace Von Johnson (LA Guns), in addition to many others.

The goals and vision of Black 35 are simple: treat each player the same and strive to build the finest instruments to express one’s emotions through music, all while keeping pricing affordable.

Anthony L. Cartinella, Ph.D.
Owner and Founder – Black 35 Guitars