MotorAve guitars are made by Mark Fuqua in Durham, North Carolina. MotorAve Guitars began in Los Angeles, California, in 2002 in a workshop on Venice Boulevard in West Los Angeles. Later he was located on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood. In 2007, he moved to his current location in North Carolina where he continues to make MotorAve Guitars. Besides their line of handbuilt guitars the company also repairs guitars on a limited basis as well as performing modifications such as changing pickups, electronics, hardware, frets and other components.