Browse boutique guitar builders, custom shops, and independent luthiers making inspiring instruments.
41 builders from 7 countries (13 US states), with 1,001 guitars listed. The longest-running was founded in 1946. 32 of them say where their gear is built.
41 of 41 makers
Lewiston, Maine acoustic guitar workshop led by master luthier Dana Bourgeois, who built his first guitar in a Bowdoin College dorm room in the early 1970s. In the 1980s he worked with Eric Schoenberg to revive the Orchestra Model guitar with the Schoenberg Soloist, built with C.F. Martin. Every Bourgeois top is hand-voiced by tap tuning, and Dana still oversees the voicing of each guitar.
bourgeoisguitars.com Guitars
39 products →Custom electric guitar shop founded by Jake Willoughby in January 2012. Every Alsip guitar is built to order in the USA with hand-shaped necks, low-action setups and upgraded hardware from the start, across the Tejas, Classic, SC, DC, VLP and Neptune FR models. Many models use Alsip's patent-pending SES sustain system.
cralsipguitars.com Guitars
10 products →Handmade banjos and stringed instruments from North Carolina, blending tradition and creativity.
carolinabanjoco.com Guitars
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Texas-based fine acoustic and electric guitar manufacturer acclaimed for craft and sound excellence.
collingsguitars.com Guitars
93 products →Miami custom guitar shop run by luthier Dean Gordon, who launched Dean Gordon Guitars on June 7th, 2012 at age eighteen after apprenticing with Victor Baker and Roger Sadowsky. He was head repair tech at Chelsea Guitars and sold his first custom guitar to Keith Urban. The line includes headless ergonomic designs like the Virtus and Mirus alongside T-style builds.
deangordonguitars.com Guitars
4 products →Well-known maker of high-quality acoustics and electrics, balancing tradition and affordability.
eastmanguitars.com Guitars
181 products →Eastwood Guitars reissues rare and overlooked electric guitars from the 1960s and 70s, the oddball designs bigger manufacturers abandoned. Founder Mike Robinson started by chronicling these instruments on his own site, MyRareGuitars, before building Eastwood to bring the originals back into production for working musicians. The catalog spans tributes to cult classics alongside original designs built through the Guitstarter crowdfunding program, plus the related Sidejack and Hi-Flier lines sold under the same storefront.
eastwoodguitars.com Guitars
177 products →Acclaimed Michigan luthier building high-end acoustics and teaching guitar construction.
galloupguitars.com Guitars
3 products →Custom electric and bass guitars handmade for artists seeking unique style and sound.
giungiguitars.com Guitars
4 products →Handmade electric guitars crafted in Massachusetts by Trevor Healy, focusing on unique shapes and creative electronic designs.
healyguitars.com Guitars
3 products →Michigan builder founded by former Gibson artisans, specializing in classic American electrics.
heritageguitars.com Guitars
25 products →Boutique electric guitars built by Connor Kelly, combining artistic design and careful handcraft for a vibrant, unique sound.
highspiritguitars.com Guitars
6 products →Staunton, Virginia builder of handcrafted steel-string acoustic and electric guitars, founded in 1995 by Jeff Huss and Mark Dalton in the Shenandoah Valley. Long-time team member Brian Dickel took over ownership in 2021 and continues the shop's focus on precise workmanship, playability and balanced tone.
hussanddalton.com Guitars
39 products →Innovative electric guitar company blending classic influences and modern playability, made in California.
kauerguitars.com Guitars
12 products →California custom shop building versatile guitars with modern electronics and playable necks.
kieselguitars.com Guitars
68 products →Portland-based builder by Saul Koll, producing innovative, custom electric guitars with sustainable materials and unique aesthetics.
kollguitars.com Guitars
6 products →Larrivée Guitars — hand-built in North America with all-solid woods, legacy Jean Larrivée craftsmanship and affordable luxury tone.
larrivee.com Guitars
104 products →San Marcos, California electric guitar shop run by father and son Scott Lentz Sr. and Scott Lentz Jr. Scott Sr. started more than 40 years ago in vintage repair and refinishing as Deluxe Guitar Refinishing, which became Lentz Electric Guitars and then Lentz Guitar. The shop builds Traditional, Legendary Venues and Reserve guitars alongside four original designs: the SSL, HSL, DL-90 and Croyden.
lentzguitar.com Guitars
11 products →Modern minimalist design for electric guitars, handmade in Montreal for adventurous players.
millimetric.ca Guitars
8 products →Custom electric guitars built for discerning players, blending classic shapes and personalized features.
morgankelsey.com Guitars
4 products →Design-driven guitars with patent innovations for tone and comfort, crafted by small Montreal team.
morifone.com Guitars
4 products →Dennis Fano's Nashville shop creates hand-built electric guitars blending vintage style with modern playability.
novoguitars.com Guitars
19 products →Inventive boutique shop creating modern, ergonomic electrics with advanced materials and craftsmanship.
od-guitars.com Guitars
5 products →Saskatoon, Canada builder of custom electric guitars and basses, trained as an architect and building since 2011. Five to ten instruments a year across the Baryon, Axion, Parallax and Supreme guitars and the Ennea basses, with a focus on sculptural design and playability.
padalka-guitars.com Guitars
6 products →Andy Powers builds innovative electrics inspired by California surf, skate, and auto culture, known for distinctive design.
powerselectricguitars.com Guitars
1 product →Oregon shop specializing in pre-war inspired acoustic guitars, known for superb craftsmanship and rich tone.
pktguitars.com Guitars
10 products →Damian Probett hand-builds electric guitars combining vintage inspiration and modern craftsmanship in every detail.
probettguitars.com Guitars
5 products →Chicago luthier Robert Robinson builds custom acoustic, classical, flamenco and electric guitars to order. He learned the craft in 1976 as a workshop assistant in St. Petersburg, Florida, and later co-founded the Chicago furniture maker Troscan, an experience that shaped his engineering-driven approach to guitar design.
robertrobinsonguitars.com Guitars
16 products →Glenn Nichols crafts unique, old-world guitars in Rhode Island, focusing on classic style and hand-rubbed varnishes.
retrograde-guitars.com Guitars
3 products →Electric guitars and basses designed by Dennis Fano, built overseas and set up in Nashville to his standards. Rivolta reworks classic shapes with offset and retro-futurist designs like the Combinata, Mondata and Regata, alongside baritone, twelve-string and tenor models.
rivoltaguitars.com Guitars
38 products →Ottawa, Canada luthier Michael Sankey has built one-of-a-kind guitars since 1997, with more than 130 unique instruments and over a decade of international exhibitions. His experimental designs question traditional ideas of what a guitar can be while drawing on a close study of lutherie history.
sankeyguitars.com Guitars
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Legendary acoustic guitar shop in California, known for custom builds, vintage tone, and meticulous luthiery.
santacruzguitar.com Guitars
41 products →Innovative acoustic guitars featuring side sound ports and beautiful wood selection, handmade in NY.
skytopguitars.com Guitars
3 products →Vienna, Austria builder Michael Spalt makes unique, artful electric guitars, including the Totem resin-top, Carcavelos, Gate and 700 series and one-off special projects.
spaltinstruments.com Guitars
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Rothenburg, Germany luthier Max Spohn builds custom, responsive guitars. His work has appeared at the Boutique Guitar Showcase at NAMM 2022 and Sound Messe Osaka 2024 and in Acoustic Guitar Magazine, and is carried in the US by Cedar Rock Studio Guitar Gallery.
spohnguitars.com Guitars
4 products →Popular modern headless design for ergonomic playability and advanced features, Swedish-American brand.
strandbergguitars.com Guitars
26 products →Hand-built boutique electric guitars with unique woods and custom finishes.
sturnerguitars.com Guitars
3 products →Illertissen, Germany electric guitar builder Rainer Tausch, who founded Tausch Guitars in May 1995 after years of modifying instruments as a player and in recording studios. Models include the 665, Montreux and La Grange, built with careful attention to construction details and sustainably chosen tonewoods.
tausch-guitars.de Guitars
7 products →Los Angeles custom electric guitar shop run by Ron Thorn. Ron started Thorn Custom Inlay in 1993, and by the mid 1990s he and his father were the Fender Custom Shop's sole inlay artists. Thorn Custom Guitars built the Artisan, Junior Ninety, SoCal, DeLuxe and Grantura models until 2018, when Ron became the first Principal Master Builder at the Fender Custom Shop. He reopened Thorn in 2024 to build heirloom guitars to order.
thornguitars.com Guitars
9 products →Custom guitars with distinctive looks and innovative acoustic properties, handmade for originality.
versoinstruments.com Guitars
4 products →Handmade electric guitars with unique vintage-style touches, specializing in distinctive slide guitars.
waterslideguitars.com Guitars
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