Individually built electric guitars, handmade in the UK.
No myths. No magic. Just handmade electric guitars that feel right.
Unique electric guitars – built by hand from premium and reclaimed materials. Original hardware, sourced in UK where possible. These guitars are the closest to 100% UK built that you are likely to find.
Nottingham City Guitars is primarily an instrument workshop, specialising in hand-building original NCG Guitars.
NCG Guitars are individual designs, based on a common bespoke footprint and 25.5” scale length. Each NCG guitar is unique, being hand-carved, sanded and machined. No two are ever exactly the same.
Andy did amazing work re-fretting, lacquering and respraying my Strat – and went out of his way to source and fit Kluson tuners. His care and attention to detail are first-rate, and breathed new life back into a much-loved guitar. Highly recommended for the workshop and the product line – I’ll definitely be back soon!
Ben
Wow, very original guitars! They all sound great!! Cheers to Andy, his work and his shop!
Andy at NCG is such a nice guy. He did an fret dress and set-up on my Les Paul and it really improved the instrument.
After a week of playing the Mule I have to say that you have done a fantastic job. It looks, plays and sounds superb. In fact it is so good that that I would like to buy it 😎
Gav
I just wanted to thank you again for the fantastic job you did on my Martin guitar. It looks as good as new(ish), which given the state you received it in is no mean feat!
Richard
So thank you.
Andy is very nice and very knowledgeable – he fitted a pickup to my old acoustic guitar on the same day and gave me some excellent advice. I wouldn’t hesitate in recommending him, especially if you know next to nothing about the technical side of guitars and amps. Great experience.
Samir
I’m small-handed, and usually prefer the Gibson scale length, (obviously I knew prior to buying that the Apostles are 25.5inch) but these guitars have just an absolute tonne of “mojo” – for want of a better word – so I don’t even notice the stretch.
James
Both guitars sounding amazing through a Dr Z Wreck Jr combo with just a Xotic BB pre-amp overdrive + a Vahlbruch delay pedal. Proper players’ guitars these – addictively so – and tough too – so I’ll probably lend them (briefly) to a couple of local semi-professional guitarists – word will soon spread!
Thank you once again for making these very very fine guitars.
Superb shop – unpretentious and friendly. I bought my 335, a Cornell amp, a Mayson acoustic with Marshall amp and numerous pedals from Andy, who has a wealth of knowledge and is always helpful.
Jon
I have been exploring your website after a fair amount of time. The guitar creations are fascinating, seemingly evolving creatively from your particularly chosen or evolved ‘components’ with a great deal of design flair, appreciation of hardware, and technical knowhow.
John
