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IvisonGuitars · August 2013

Here's my JXG Guitars '57 Replica, it's absolutely stunning in the flesh:

Phil_GC · August 2013

I'm lucky enough to own a trio of Feline Guitars. I have 3, 2 on purpose and one from remarkably good fortune. http://i1315.photobucket.com/albums/t584/Phil_GC/cedfba0d-4ec8-4584-8865-326f5348005c_zps44f37745.jpg These are my twin girls, in the feline world they're called Lions. These two are made from the same bit of wood, unlike traditional LP types they're not mahogany/maple rather they are korina which gives them a slightly different tone. Both loaded with Bareknuckle EV2 pickups. http://i1315.photobucket.com/albums/t584/Phil_GC/image_zps88c13794.jpg This was my first feline and has been my main guitar for many many years. Love the ebony fretboard and the slim but not too skinny neck profile. Jonathan Law (the genius who made her) thinks she could be the best guitar he's made and it was an emotional tussle for him to even let me take her away, I'm pretty sure she is THE best electric guitar ever made. I've owned 8 Gibson les Pauls over the years. None come anywhere near her. http://i1315.photobucket.com/albums/t584/Phil_GC/0ec79cc6-e8a5-43c5-a3b5-c7c7d01c47cb_zpsf188f4ec.jpg Her twin sister is a little younger. Acoustic bridge pick up. Rosewood fretboard. Slightly chunkier neck. But ever so beautiful. Both have a neck join like this: http://i1315.photobucket.com/albums/t584/Phil_GC/image_zps814bea77.jpg Which means access to top frets is beautiful. My third feline was a fortuitous eBay purchase, and the bargain of the decade. A different beast, maple, maple cap, neck and fretboard she's a real players guitar. One volume control. Miracle man pickups and a clever bit of wiring to make her middle pickup selection almost sound like an acoustic, just lovely to play. http://i1315.photobucket.com/albums/t584/Phil_GC/c3321038-bd56-4789-afe7-cf7906164bb4_zps3be38f4e.jpg Like many of us guitarists I drool over magazines and websites endlessly, always wondering what's next, then I pick up one of these 3 and realize I'm just gonna have to save up a bit more, because no guitars I've ever played make me feel like these do. Got plans for my next one already, who wants to give me the cash for it?

JD50 · August 2013

http://www.dubreuille-guitar.com/

Evilmags · August 2013

As a word of warning, do not buy a guitar from Deubruille. I speak as an owner.

JD50 · August 2013

Whats the with your guitar?

I've had nothing but good experiences dealing with him for set ups etc

Evilmags · August 2013

It's a bass. Unstable neck and badly cut pocket. He is very quick at setups but there are many better people doing that in London.

jmaster · August 2013

JookyChap said:

I only noticed these the other day - Roberts Guitars in Bristol. All handmade, £725, think I might have to go and try one of these..

Roberts Sentry (Hi White)
Head stock: Solid walnut on Maple
Machine heads: Quality Roberts fine tune Machine heads
Neck: Maple with bone nut
Fingerboard: Solid ebony with custom inlay
Custom body: Maple
Pickups: Custom wound Z1 power pro
Electrics:2 vol 2 tone 3 way, 3 way selector switch
Parts: Highest quality Korean parts available

22 FRETS NICKEL SILVER
*SET NECK
*HAND CUT BODY, HAND FINISHED
*HAND INLAID ABALONE CUSTOM MARKERS
*SCALE LENGTH 650MM
*NUT WIDTH 44MM
*D RADIUS DEPTH 19MM 1st FRET
*FITTED CASE

Handmade or not, that looks very cool

as does this one

breadfan · September 2013

That is stunning!

How does it sound through the J20?

I need to get something with a P90!

JCA2550 · September 2013

TTony you ought to add Simon Law's SVL Guitars to the list. I'll post some pics of my SVL 61 #120 after the weekend. Some of you will have already seen/played Iit at a Gear meet in thr Spring.

usedtobe · November 2013

This guy: https://www.facebook.com/gallo.amplification

makes some cracking amps. He's a friend of a friend, based around Sheffield/Rotherham. It's all done by hand, I do believe.. Not sure how much he turns out, but the quality's there, alright..

ToneControl · November 2013

Ged Green makes a lot of very nice electrics, but plenty of acoustics too

The last acoustic of his I played was the same sort of quality and sound as a Collings

StormshadowGuitars · January 2014

Hey All

Thanks for adding us on your list of UK Builders. We're new to the forum, it'll be a pleasure to get involved and share a few things & new projects with you all.

Here's a short video review of a guitar we recently Custom Built for Hayden Hewitt, apologies for Camera Sound but it was last minute & one take.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaOefSXjmzM

Thanks
Rich

TTony · January 2014

StormshadowGuitars said:

It'll be a pleasure to get involved and share a few things & new projects with you all.

@StormshadowGuitars

Excellent - good to have you with us.

Feel free to set up separate discussions for your stuff if that'd be more appropriate.

Any Qs (eg what's acceptable as "advertising" or whatever, drop me a PM)

StormshadowGuitars · January 2014

@TTony

Thanks very much

I'll create a Stormshadow Guitarworks thread in the next day or so if thats ok?
Sure, it'd be good know how things work for the best.

Rich

themeinside · December 2014

jmaster said:

JookyChap said:

I only noticed these the other day - Roberts Guitars in Bristol. All handmade, £725, think I might have to go and try one of these..

Roberts Sentry (Hi White)
Head stock: Solid walnut on Maple
Machine heads: Quality Roberts fine tune Machine heads
Neck: Maple with bone nut
Fingerboard: Solid ebony with custom inlay
Custom body: Maple
Pickups: Custom wound Z1 power pro
Electrics:2 vol 2 tone 3 way, 3 way selector switch
Parts: Highest quality Korean parts available

22 FRETS NICKEL SILVER
*SET NECK
*HAND CUT BODY, HAND FINISHED
*HAND INLAID ABALONE CUSTOM MARKERS
*SCALE LENGTH 650MM
*NUT WIDTH 44MM
*D RADIUS DEPTH 19MM 1st FRET
*FITTED CASE

Handmade or not, that looks very cool
as does this one

From the phrasing 'Handmade and UK designed', I reckon that he is outsourcing the construction to somewhere outside of the UK, and likely in the Far East...

jmcustomguitars · December 2014

if you wish you can see my work hare

http://josemarquescustomguitars.jimdo.com/

https://www.facebook.com/jmguitars

just one electric and several diferent acoustics, classical, bandolin, portuguese guitars etc

thank you for your time

jmcustomguitars · December 2014

if you wish you can see my work hare

http://josemarquescustomguitars.jimdo.com/

https://www.facebook.com/jmguitars

just one electric and several diferent acoustics, classical, bandolin, portuguese guitars etc

thank you for your time

Gadget · January 2015

Two more UK builders for the list...

Firstly, Manson (by Hugh Manson). Here's my custom Harlequin Strat from 1992...

And Royal (latterly Royale) by Kevin Chilcott. Here's my Electra MkII Custom from 1989...

EricTheWeary · January 2015

Nice bit of Discussion revival! Whilst it's here I noticed J Davey upgraded his website from the awful to the slightly wonky recently. http://jdaveyguitars.com He has been mentioned on these pages before as a repair guy but he builds bitsas, especially teles and has an impressive customer base for his repairwork and a modestly impressive one for his builds ( that's a J Davey guitar usually seen on stage with Status Quo as the third tele).

Wiggy · February 2015

+1 for Brian Eastwood guitars

HoraceB · April 2015

Has anyone heard of Melvyn Hiscock? I used to have two Explorers made by him they were fantastic guitars and were my workhorses for many years. He wrote the first book on how to build an Electric Guitar . I also had a set of his strat pick ups in for a while, which in a usual fit of gas I changed for some Lollers.

WezV · April 2015

HoraceB said:

Has anyone heard of Melvyn Hiscock? I used to have two Explorers made by him they were fantastic guitars and were my workhorses for many years. He wrote the first book on how to build an Electric Guitar . I also had a set of his strat pick ups in for a while, which in a usual fit of gas I changed for some Lollers.

I would hope anybody who has built or considered building a guitar has heard of Melvyn. I doubt there is a guitar builder under a certain age who didn't use his book as a reference point, or at least they will have learned from someone who did.

I found it when I was 18 and it certainly started an obsession for me

Keep meaning to try some of his P90's as I keep hearing good things about them

HoraceB · April 2015

He's also a top notch chap, he really knows his stuff too. I too have heard great reports and on his P90's.

earwighoney · January 2016

This is a great thread.

Would it be possible to have a similar counterparts for Amps and Pedals perhaps?

xKempGuitars · November 2016

Formerly Serpentine Guitars (as listed in the original post), there have been some changes to the business and my work. I am now trading/branding as "Kemp Guitars"...

Rabs · December 2016

RabsWood guitars http://www.rabswoodguitars.co.uk/

Heres a few examples of what I have made so far

http://i1173.photobucket.com/albums/r588/Rabs2010/RabsWood Web Pics/DSC01459_zpszlb4c0o5.jpg

http://i1173.photobucket.com/albums/r588/Rabs2010/RabsWood Web Pics/DSC01505_zpsybynqfe1.jpg

http://i1173.photobucket.com/albums/r588/Rabs2010/RabsWood Web Pics/DSC01587_zpswngoabfm.jpg

http://i1173.photobucket.com/albums/r588/Rabs2010/RabsWood Web Pics/DSC01605_zpsqqeaejbh.jpg

And a couple of demos

Rabs · December 2016

Sorry.. double post by accident...

Danielsguitars · January 2017

I had a pro player do a review on a lp style goldtop I made, it's got my headstock which has already been changed slightly

It'll be a a model I offer but i wanted opinions from his crowd of you tube followers

Graingerguitars · October 2017

Grainger Guitars

WezV · October 2017

Graingerguitars said:

Grainger Guitars

Do you have a website link for the guitars? I see the one for the parts.

I hear we share some mutual friends in the guys from Eagles Vs Drones

Howdy, Stranger!

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