Leighton's Guitar Workshop

05/02/2026

A rare post from the ever busy workshop, and an even rarer new proprietary design. Available at Southend Music Exchange for a limited time.

I'm happy to report that I finally managed to squeeze another one of my own designs through the workshop. There's nothing wrong with recreating classic designs for customers, but I have to say that it feels great to tear up the blueprint and make something that pushes things a little further. This i...

19/09/2023

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It's ALL been going on, ALL of the time, ALL at once, and the workshop has been overwhelmed at times. When this happens, I have to slow the custom builds down to keep up with the guitar and amp servicing... sorry about that :| But I'm pleased to say that custom orders are back on track and I'm start...

18/05/2022

Some natural-look recent builds....

28/11/2021

This is a Barncaster with two Mojotron pickups was custom made for a customer from some beautifully distressed, reclaimed pine and maple timber. All hardware was lightly aged for a more sympathetic appearance.

01/08/2021

Latest custom build to emerge from the workshop...

This is one of my favourite and sweetest sounding custom builds to ever to emerge from the worksop... Body cut from a single piece of American swamp ash with a translucent white nitro finish; bound maple neck with diamond inlays; Mojo P.A.B pickups and modified Bigsby vibrato; custom engraved scratc...

19/06/2021

Custom Order - Oak and Reclaimed Mahogany LP Style with Evil Sheep Guitar Pickups P90s.

24/04/2021

Had this onion the workshop all week. Perfect for a sunny afternoon. Just perfect.

24/11/2020

Custom control plate to keep the controls away from strumming fingers - made in the workshop