Wylde Audio launches its first acoustic guitar
The $999 Grand Auditorium Acoustic adds flamed maple, mahogany and onboard piezo electronics to Zakk Wylde's decade-old brand.
Oct 8, 2026
Credit: Wylde Audio (via source)
Wylde Audio has entered the acoustic market with a Grand Auditorium model in Ash Burst Satin, the first acoustic guitar in the brand's ten-year history. Its flamed-maple top sits over mahogany back and sides, with a thin-C mahogany neck, rosewood fingerboard, Grover tuners and bone nut and saddle.
A piezo pickup, onboard preamp, EQ and tuner make the $999 model stage-ready. Zakk Wylde says a prototype was used on Black Label Society's Engines of Demolition, while a Norse Dragon Bullseye version is scheduled for spring 2027.
Why it matters
Wylde Audio is moving beyond its established electric-guitar identity into a widely usable electro-acoustic format, with a second visual variant already on the roadmap.
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