Welcome to Blanchflower Guitars
After years of playing and modding guitars, combined with a hunger for custom models that my bank account didn't allow, I decided to have a go at building my own guitars from scratch. Lumps of timber in hand and two decades of experience as a carpenter/general builder, Blanchflower Guitars was born.
Initially starting with my take on T and S style guitars, I soon had a hankering to build something original. I wanted to make the concept individual yet instantly recognisable alongside the classics. Taking nods from guitars I've adored through my guitar journey thus far, I took pencil to paper, then on to hard formed outlines.
This all sat fermenting, on the back burner whilst I carried on the popular MarcusDluxe Pedalboards. Then, a move of house and a new workshop gave me the time and environment to take this idea to the masses. With the official launch of the brand at the Brighton guitar show in July 2024, the current single design, the Blanchflower Bolt, in it's three guises went down a storm. So much heartwarming, positive feedback.
Using quality tonewoods combined with a selection of components chosen to compliment the guitars aesthetics, promote playability and ensure resonance, people who have played them sing their praises. If you'd like to find out more please, get in touch.
Blanchflower Bolt
The Bolt is the first model from Blanchflower guitars which are made by myself (Marcus) at home in my workshop. I take hand selected timbers and marry them together to make beautiful, tonally vibrant instruments.
