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Jack Black Thanks Pratley Guitars as Video Hits 1.5 Million Views in 24 Hours

Gold Coast, Australia – 8^th November, 2025 — Australian guitar maker ‘Pratley Guitars’ is celebrating global attention after a video featuring ‘Jack Black’ playing — and personally thanking Pratley Guitars for the beautiful instrument — reached over 1.5 million IG views within 24 hours & still climbing.

Justin Johnson playing his Pratley Premier OM Maple Silkwood smoke-burst (POM-SCE-MSB).    

Thanks to Channel 9 and the team at My Way for featuring Pratley Guitars on their latest episode.    

Pratley Artist Steph Strings with a great new film clip using her OM-SCE-Blackwood/Bunya    

The original Rabid Dogs lineup of Colin Leadbetter, Joel Wheeler and YouTube legend Brett “Burgs” Kingman finish the year out with a look at the incredible Pratley SH90-VB Electric Semi-Hollowbody Guitar.  

We are back!!!!!!!!!

I made a sudden decision to re-purpose our factory for medical manufacturing this time last year. The government had not announced jobkeeper / jobseeker and the future was unknown and looking bad.....

In South Queensland Martin Pratley is creating unique timbres from native timber.

Guitar making has been a labour of love to Pratley for over 20 years. He spent his youth in the wood shop with his father, a carpenter, before going into industrial design at university. An avid surfer and camper, he pioneered a guitar that packs down by removing the neck and earned a degree of fame for his invention. 

Ahead of the Melbourne Guitar Show, we caught up with Martin to chat about the history of the company, the benefits of using local tonewoods, and what to expect from Pratley Guitars in the near future.

 

THE SIGNATURE PRATLEY GUITAR: Perhaps the Grunwald project that we here at Australian Musician are most excited about, especially ahead of his Melbourne Guitar Show appearance, is the announcement of the RBJ-90 Ash Grunwald signature guitar by local makers Pratley Guitars!