UK guitar builder recommendation for a '54 Gibbo Black Beauty?

equalsql

Who would be the goto UK builder if I wanted an accurate build ( excluding logo) of a classic 54 Gibson Les Paul 'black beauty' custom?
The model with the front adjustable pole-pieces staple P90. 
I've thought about buying a reissue, but I think it would be good to support a local UK builder in these tryiing times, so just putting this out there to see if this is possible ( and relatively affordable).

Teyeplayer

Ryder has a good reputation and the one I’ve tried was lovely. 

rze99

Daniels sprang immediately to mind though I think he only does his own designs.

https://www.danielsguitars.co.uk/

PhilKing

rze99 said:

Daniels sprang immediately to mind though I think he only does his own designs.

https://www.danielsguitars.co.uk/

I know that Darren at @Danielsguitars ; took a lot of measurements from my 1955 Les Paul Custom and was thinking of building a replica of it.

webrthomson

I've got one of Mr. Ryders guitars, it's cracking and he's on here as @flyfisher12 I think?

Darrens making me a guitar at the moment and he's been very nice to deal with as well.

Don't think you could go wrong with either of them

poopot

Thanks is to a couple of twatty comments from a couple of the forums finest twats recently… Darren (Daniels guitars) is no longer with us on the forum!… best to contact him via his insta page…

i do know that he’s currently building a ‘55 custom for Marc at mojo pickups tho’ so he deffo your best bet!…

sweepy

Anthony Ryder has just done a rather lovely one for Chris @RiftAmps , if you ask nicely, I’m sure he’ll tell you about it

danishbacon

Jeff Beer made a super black beauty a few years ago (zero one guitars)

RiftAmps

Yup, Ant Ryder recently completed this one for me

I went for a wrap-tail bridge, inspired by an original '54 that had one from factory

PhilKing

You could also ask @WezV about it.  He restored my original and has made some amazing Les Paul replicas and originals.  There was an article that he put on here about it, but here it is after he finished:

Moe_Zambeek

If it was my money, I’d be asking Damian Probett if he’d make a ‘54 custom style LSM.

earwighoney

poopot said:

Thanks is to a couple of twatty comments from a couple of the forums finest twats recently… Darren (Daniels guitars) is no longer with us on the forum!… best to contact him via his insta page…

i do know that he’s currently building a ‘55 custom for Marc at mojo pickups tho’ so he deffo your best bet!…

You've got one of Darren's Goldtop's right? I played Mojo Marc's one, it was immense. 

roberty

PhilKing said:

You could also ask @WezV about it.  He restored my original and has made some amazing Les Paul replicas and originals.  There was an article that he put on here about it, but here it is after he finished:

I played one of @WezV's guitars and it was superb. Rang like a bell

poopot

earwighoney said:

poopot said:

Thanks is to a couple of twatty comments from a couple of the forums finest twats recently… Darren (Daniels guitars) is no longer with us on the forum!… best to contact him via his insta page…

i do know that he’s currently building a ‘55 custom for Marc at mojo pickups tho’ so he deffo your best bet!…

You've got one of Darren's Goldtop's right? I played Mojo Marc's one, it was immense. 

This one?

Yeah briefly

took it over to show @dainty who promptly nabbed it off Darren

equalsql

RiftAmps said:

Yup, Ant Ryder recently completed this one for me

I went for a wrap-tail bridge, inspired by an original '54 that had one from factory

Dang! That's gorgeous, exactly the sort of thing I'm looking for.

markj

danishbacon said:

Jeff Beer made a super black beauty a few years ago (zero one guitars)

Any chance we could hear it?

markj

equalsql said:

RiftAmps said:

Yup, Ant Ryder recently completed this one for me

I went for a wrap-tail bridge, inspired by an original '54 that had one from factory

Dang! That's gorgeous, exactly the sort of thing I'm looking for.

Any chance we could hear it?

zerolight

Wow. Never heard of these two builders. These look great.