Who do you consider to be the UK's top guitar builders?

WindmillGuitars · August 2019

Just as a topic of conversation .. If you were buying a "Made in the UK" Electric guitar - who would you go to?

Can be partcaster/assembler or genuine luthier

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FelineGuitars · August 2019

Carillion Guitars

earwighoney · August 2019

Cleartone Conversions.

Whitecat · August 2019

Fidelity
Josh Parkin
Rob Williams
Feline

I own examples from half of the aforementioned... but someday hope to tick them all off the list, so to speak.

NB - this is all talking electrics, for acoustics I am less knowledgeable, but Lowden look like they know what they are doing... edit, and oh yeah, Atkin of course!

danishbacon · August 2019

Jeff Beer - Zero One Guitars

hollywoodrox · August 2019

earwighoney said:

Cleartone Conversions.

Yesssssssssssss

hollywoodrox · August 2019

I couldn’t afford one but I like the storm shadow guitars especially the charvel looking ones .

ennspek · August 2019

For me, Eggle.

octatonic · August 2019

Stefan Sobell on the acoustic side.

stimpsonslostson · August 2019

Taran Guitars

Feline

Moe_Zambeek · August 2019

Probett.

I like the look Jaydee’s SGs as well, though I’ve not played one.

Mike Vanden made some amazing jazz guitars.

Kalimna · August 2019

Probett, Feline, Baccus and StoneWolf, in no particular order although Stonewolf are probably the most original, designwise, there.

prlgmnr · August 2019

Waghorn, Carillion, Feline, Daemoness, Gray, Patrick Eggle

This is only going on reputation as I've had my hands on exactly 0 UK made instruments that weren't Gordon Smiths.

As far as putting my money in goes I've had a deposit in with Daemoness for two years and five months.

axisus · August 2019

Personally I'd go for Feline for something new and shiny and Jeff Beer for an awesome relic.

I could name someone to avoid!

TTony · August 2019

Anchorboy said:

If you were buying a "Made in the UK" guitar - who would you go to?

Mark Bailey made the best guitar that I have, so I'd certainly be talking to him if I was in the market for something like that again.

Like "what" exactly, you might ask?

Like "exactly what I asked for"!

He built exactly what I asked for in terms of looks, sounds and feel. It wasn't a blue version of his model XX1, or model YY1 but with different p'ups, or (etc) - ie a variation on a standard model. It was a one-off (well, tbh, it was the second-off).

So I'd trust him to do something similar again.

If I was after something more standard, and wanted to see examples of the luthier's work beforehand, and talk to other customers, than I'd be heading to Feline for LP-alikes, or another builder for types that they specialise in.

OilCityPickups · August 2019

Feline .... for producing masterpieces on a classic theme.

Carillion ... for doing awesome things with gorgeous wood.

Stonewolf ... for being totally original and gloriously 'off the wall'.

Iamnobody · August 2019

Terry Morgan...

Philly_Q · August 2019

Apart from older Gordon Smiths, the only UK guitars I've tried are Feline, which are marvellous. I very much like the look of Eggle's current models, Probett and Ivison guitars.

Hadn't heard of Carillion until this thread, the designs are a bit modern for me but the workmanship looks extremely impressive.

Stevepage · August 2019

Feline
Daemoness
Carillion
Waghorn

dickieguitar · August 2019

42nd Street.

Bit biased because I'm thinking of selling one, but it is stunning.

skullfunkerry · August 2019

Iamnobody said:

Terry Morgan...

I totally read that as 'Terry Wogan'

I played a Feline for the first time on Tuesday, and I'm currently trying to think of a way to afford it...

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