Byrd Guitars – They combine real engineering innovation while respecting tradition. These are real guitars made from real wood, designed by a real guitarist.

Callaham Guitars – Callaham’s handmade guitars are made one-at-a-time using the best hardware available.

Cold Shot Custom Guitars – Offers custom builds, expert repairs, set-ups, and refinishing in Alberta, Canada.

Crook Custom Guitars – Custom paisley finishes are done to perfection – choose from the original pink as well as many custom colors.

Gigliotti Custom Guitars – all guitars feature a very sweet, patent pending, metal plate top insert.

Glendale Guitars – Home of Intone “Cutting Edge” Saddles. Dale makes fine guitars and custom hardware.

JP Guitars – JP (Jack Pimentel) crafts custom guitars of unparalleled quality.

Koll Guitar Company – Saul Koll has been producing finely crafted guitars for over 10 years and counting.

NashGuitars - Tone is taken seriously at Nash Guitars. Specializes in custom shop guitars and relics.

Onyx Forge Custom Electric Guitars – custom solid and hollow body 6, 7 and 12 string standard, fretted and fretless basses and baritone guitars.

R&B Guitars – Makes an incredible resonator and electric guitars.

Simon Custom Guitars – Ed Simon makes super nice custom acoustic 6 and 12 string guitars. Ed does everything by hand, including the beautiful inlay work.

Starr Guitars – Offers custom shop quality guitars without the wait, and at half the cost.

Trimmed and Burnin Amps and Guitars – The home of finely-crafted guitar amplifiers, harp amplifiers, and electric resonator guitars.

Valenti Basses – Custom builds the best possible basses at more then reasonable prices.

Wavelength Guitars – specializes in individualized dyed-top graphics, finishing directly on the guitar and bass bodies and necks.

Yajima Stringworks – this small manufacturer offers unique, radically designed, high quality custom guitars.

Zero Guitars – Makes cool semi-hollow aluminum body guitars.

Guitarist Resources

Charlie Chandler’s Guitar Experience – Chas offers custom guitars and expert repairs in the UK.

FretTech.com – Rob DiStefano’s fretted instrument technical services. Great nut cutting tutorial and DIY finishing tips as well.

GuitarTricks.com – over 40 guitar instructors offering over 2,500 online guitar lessons in one giant site. The lessons use video, MP3 and guitar tabs so you can learn guitar day or night. Lessons for every major style including; acoustic, blues, classical, country, jazz, rock and metal.

ProjectGuitar.com – offers slews of links and instructions for all of your guitar needs.

The Guitar ReRanch – rescues vintage guitars with refinishing supplies along with application instructions.

Time Electronics – Specialists in Live Sound FOH Engineering, Music & Studio Production,Vintage Instruments, and Tube Amplifiers

WorkshopLive – provides 1000’s of music lessons online.

Guitarist Resources

Bare Knuckle Pickups - This UK company is making some of the most unique versions of single coils and humbuckers around.

Best Guitar Parts - The preferred hardware vendor for USA Custom Guitars.

Big Cookie’s Tube Amp Parts and Repair – Offers quality modification and repair for tube amplifiers.

Bill Lawrence Pickups – Mr. Bill Lawrence has been a pioneer in electric pickup design for over 40 years.

Cox Guitar Repair - Quality guitar repair shop located in upstate New York.

Custom Inlay – offers the best in custom inlay.

Earvana - Has a unique approach to open string intonation – a compensating nut to fix intonation problems.

Fret Not Guitar Repair - New and Vintage fretted instrument repair and more.

GuitarElectronics.com - One of the World’s biggest resources for guitar parts and wiring information.

Guitar Guru – Rick Giarmo in New Jersey does airbrushed graphics, custom finishes, repairs, and restorations.

HAS Sound - Custom guitar controls, harnesses and Stan Hinesley handcrafted pickups. It’s all about the tone!

Kangaroo Amp Covers - Nice for travelers.

Kinman Pickups - Toneful noiseless single coil pickups all the way from Down Under (AU).

Medina-Made Custom Leather Guitars Straps - specializes in personal designs and themes for all instruments.

MJ Tele Relic Finishes - Mark Jenny provides excellent relic nitro finishes at affordable prices.

Mosby Guitars – Offers real excellent inlay work, as well as, other services.

Music123 - your premium source for musical instruments and reviews. Offers a lowest price guarantee and free shipping on many items.

Naked Body Guitars - a top shelf nitrocellulose lacquer finishing service in Long Island, NY

RS Guitar Works - offers some of the finest antique aged finishes since they got started in 1994.

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