Benoit Lavoie has been showcased here previously, but it’s hard not to show his works due to their modern design and his consistent innovation. In this example, we see Benoit …
Emerald Guitars
I’ve heard a lot of carbon fibre guitars and haven’t been impressed with their overall feel and sound. They have a certain appeal to the modern guitarist, however. Not just …
Rick Toone Dark Matter
With Rick Toone, you can always tell his guitars as they have a certain aesthetic: typically darker colors, wood melded with metal and carbon-fiber with an industrial look — often …
Sankey Cold Fusion Archtop
Most luthiers today spend their time honing their craft, designing and creating guitars (vintage or modern) that eventually become a standard model in their product lineup. Once the standard models …
Michi Matsuda NY Pizza Roll Archtop
Another masterpiece from the hands of Michi Matsuda: “Arch top” guitars have a strong established image in our time, which is fine. But, sometimes it becomes a boundary. Instead of …
Benoit Lavoie Acoustic Archtop
Benoit Lavoie is another tremendous luthier from Quebec, Canada. His submission to the 2016 Holy Grail Local Woods Challenge involves a guitar with some unique woods. The top is yellow …
Mother Plucker Guitars
I really like the design aesthetic and choice of figured woods used at Mother Plucker Guitars. The name is pretty cool too! The luthier is Keith Felker, and his pricing …
Michael Sankey Nightflight
Built for the 2016 Holy Grail Guitar Show Local Woods Challenge, this nylon string guitar has some very interesting woods and construction. Here are the details: Neck: Butternut (Juglans Cinerea), …
Thierry Andre Harp Guitar
Thierry Andre hails from Quebec Canada and is producing some incredible avant-garde guitar masterpieces. The harp guitar shown here was recently displayed at the 2016 Holy Grail Guitar Show in …
Boutique Guitars at Winter NAMM 2017
I wasn’t able to make it out to NAMM this year, and luckily, many boutique makers are exhibiting there, getting valuable exposure. Many of the great makers I saw at …