Beacon

The Beacon is my flagship guitar model. I’ve mixed elements of traditional guitar making and classic electric guitar aesthetics to create a modern and sleek instrument full of sustain and response.

The Beacon as standard is a versatile top-bound, gilded interior semi-hollow body, set neck instrument. It’s fitted with a firebird styled pickup in the neck and traditional telecaster style pickup in the bridge to cover everything from glassy cleans to growling driven tones.

Also available as a solid body guitar.

  • Cavity: Semi-hollow body

    Scale length: 25.5”

    No. Of frets: 22

    Size: 13.0” lower bout

  • Top: To be discussed

    Body: Sapele/Mahogany

    Cavity: Gilded

    Binding: Top bound

    Ergonomics: scalloped heel and belly carve

  • Neck construction: Single/laminate set neck

    Neck woods: Maple/Mahogany

    Fretboard wood: To be discussed

    Fretboard radius: 12.0”

    Headstock: Tri-head plate

    Reinforcements: truss rod and carbon rods

  • Bridge: Gotoh MiJ BS-1

    Tuners: Schaller GrandTune

    Nut: Bone/Horn

    Truss rod cover: Brass

  • Neck pickup: Sunbear Pickups Sunbird

    Bridge pickup: Sunbear Pickups Broad50

    Controls: 1 volume, 1 tone, 3-way blade

  • Starts at £2750

15.5” Archtop

The 15.5” archtop guitar is my first jazz guitar where the design is inspired by the pioneers of the modern archtop guitar. I wanted to create an instrument that captures traditional aesthetics and introduces a more ergonomic approach for the modern player.

The 15.5” as standard is a hand-carved full hollow-body, set neck, jazz guitar. Its soundplate is tuned to resonate in harmony throughout. It’s fitted with a humbucker in the neck to capture the cavity resonant characteristics while retaining warmth and note definition.

Each features a hand carved floating bridge, tailpiece and pick guard featuring themes from Scottish coastal species.

  • Cavity: Hollow-body

    Bracing: X-Braced

    Scale length: 25.0”

    No. Of frets: 22

    Size: 15.5” Lower bout

  • Soundplate: Sitka/Moon spruce

    Backplate: Flamed maple

    Ribs: Flamed maple

    Binding: Double-bound

    Ergonomics: Florentine cutaway

  • Neck construction: Single/laminate with dovetail, joint at 14th fret

    Neck woods: Maple/Mahogany

    Fretboard wood: Ebony

    Fretboard radius: 12.0”

    Headstock: Tri-head plate

    Reinforcements: truss rod and carbon rods

  • Bridge: Floating compensated ebony

    Tailpiece: Scalloped ebony

    Tuners: Schaller GrandTune

    Nut: Bone/Horn

    Truss rod cover: Brass

  • Neck pickup: Benedetto A6

    Controls: 1 volume, 1 tone

  • Starts at £4750

Want to reserve a build slot or discuss your own guitar?