Custom Shop

Using the finest materials, our luthiers build instruments that are not only intricately beautiful, but exceed the most discriminating standards of design, tone, and workmanship.
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Luthiers
Luthiers

First Act has assembled a top-notch team of luthiers who bring knowledge, talent, and experience to our state-of-the-art Studio for Artists custom shop. At the workbench, each guitar is infused with a passion for craftsmanship, design, and sound. Immense care and precision goes into the creation of each instrument. 


Check out some of the custom guitars and basses we've built for professional musicians. If you’ve fantasized about the perfect guitar, we can make it for you. Tell us what you'd like; choose the wood, the shape, the sound, the hardware... we'll design the guitar of your dreams.


Contact us to find out more.

Luthier Internships
Luthier Internships

First Act's apprenticeship program provides mentoring and guidance to luthiers entering the profession. By shadowing our own top luthiers in our Studio for Artists, apprentices hone their craft and learn about guitar design, wood selection and storage, custom building techniques, and business/artist relations. Email us for more information:

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Guitar Builder
Guitar Builder

Use our online Guitar Builder to design your dream guitar.

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SHOP NEWS

Los Lonely Boys

DIY-TV's Handmade Music followed our Chief Luthier Kelly Butler and his talented crew as they created full-on custom guitars for Los Lonely Boys' Henry and JoJo Garza.
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Saunder Jurrians' Doubleneck

Our talented team of luthiers created a unique doubleneck guitar-and-bass instrument for Saunder Jurrians of the alt-metal trio Priestbird.
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