Powell Guitars

I’ve been a semi-professional musician for many years and played in many fine venues throughout England, Scotland and Ireland, mostly with a successful band called Risky Business.

I come from an engineering design background and my curiosity and ideas in the design and construction of the guitar set me on a quest.

Most professional guitarist’s and enthusiasts naturally search for the instrument that suits them best and I think that changes with each instrument played! After such a search and growing curiosity I decided to look into building one for myself and I’ve never looked back, it is a passion that grows with each new finished instrument.

I have spent a lot of time researching and studying, trying to find the optimal construction and design to evolve an instrument that suits the serious picker and I now have a steady stream of orders, my reputation is continuing to grow.

Recently my output and orders have intensified and now include a three quarter size guitar, and a guitar shaped Mandola or short scale bouzouki.

All instruments are designed and hand made by myself, although like most builders the odd power tool is used to take out some of the hard work, band saw, router etc.