Nottingham City Guitars

Custom NCG Builds

Looking for Something Individual?

NCG Guitars are designed and handmade in our workshop in Nottingham’s Lace Market.

A £500 non-refundable deposit secures a build. Time to completion is 4 – 6 months. Final cost, pre-agreed, depends on build options, current guitars for sale is a good indicator of total cost. Balance payable on completion. Shipping in addition. Photographs supplied; interim inspections welcome.

We have a gallery of previous guitars we have built to get a feel for what is possible.

The following options to be considered. If it’s not there, please ask.

Mahogany, roast maple or maple blank. Two-way heel adjust truss rod. 25.5” scale length.

Rosewood, maple, mahogany or ebony fingerboard. 12” radius. 21 or 22 frets. Dot markers. Jescar frets. Bone or man-made nut. Six-in-a-line tuners.

Solid, semi-hollow or fully hollow.Timber – 2 or 3-piece poplar back and ply top or solid alder are good options. A range of other woods are available. One-piece blanks are difficult to source.

Any brand. Single or two pickup options. 3-way switch, volume, tone.

Guitars are designed for our own NCG Bridges, licensed by Mastery Bridge. Mastery Bridge & tremolo systems are also available to fit, as an option.

Celluloid binding to top. A range of colours available. Celluloid pickguards are hand cut, if required, to suit pickup configuration.

A range of nitro-cellulose paints, lacquers or stains. Mild – heavy ageing.

A full written specification will be supplied on ordering.

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Contact Nottingham City Guitars today to discuss your guitar requirements.