We are an American manufacturer specializing in original equipment manufacturing (OEM) for electric guitars. Sometimes known as “ghost manufacturing”; we provide CNC design, machine cut parts and guitar bodies & necks for independent builders and growing brands.

We have a team of engineers, designers and builders who have worked on hundreds of guitar designs. Whether you are a seasoned guitar builder looking to speed up production, entrepreneur with a unique design or seasoned player wanting to start your own business, we are equipped to bring your designs to life!

We work with all types of guitar companies! Whether you are established builder or just getting your company off the ground, we take on the jobs that slow you down. We can provide you with everything from roughed blanks and CNC cut parts to complete builds ready for their final set-up!

We’ve built several configurations of classic designs. Our design team can build you anything that doesn’t violate anyone else’s copyrights or trademarks. We can bring your design to life from our library of standard options or you can add your own twists for an added design fee.

Looking to build your own design? We’ve also worked on various unique builds and proprietary intellectual property. We can execute all kinds of different styles of: neck joint, bridge configurations, body shapes, tuner hole placement, control cavities or non-standard components.

Hire our design team to design your CAD files! We start our builds on the CNC for replicability and accuracy across multiple units. If you don’t have a 3D design, we can create your CAD files from drawings and templates, or you can send us your guitar for us to measure and model. If you already have 3D files (STEP, DXF) we can convert them and create the CAM files required for cutting your design on our machine.

Building your own electric guitar is awesome. But it is can be very difficult to find all the necessary parts, choose from the myriad options, and have the parts all work together without knowing a lot about guitar building. And, you don’t want to shortchange on quality, playability, or appearance.

American Guitar Design & Manufacturing

Lefties! Check out our Left-Handed section for in-stock left-handed guitar bodies and left-handed guitar necks & DIY Guitar Necks. All of our Custom Guitar Bodies and Necks can be made left-handed in our custom guitar builder.

Custom Production

Customizable Bodies & Necks

Projects and DIY

DIY Kits

Hardware & Electronics

Woods & Blanks

High Quality American Made Guitar Parts with Custom Options

• Made in the USA
  • Our custom bodies and necks are manufactured in our shop in Portland Oregon
• Loads of Custom Options
  • Choose your pickup, bridge and control routes, as well as wood.
• Small Shop with Fast Turnarounds
  • 3-6 week wait!
• Great Kits!
  • Complete guitar and bass kits with great components and workmanship.

We have great full-featured S-Styled electric guitars, T-style electric guitars, and LP-style electric guitar. Or, if you are ore experienced and adventurous, then we will build your body and necks to your specification. Buy them with all the other parts like tuners, bridge, and pickups – or just get the body and neck and supply your own components.

Building your own electric guitar is awesome. But it is can be very difficult to find all the necessary parts, choose from the myriad options, and have the parts all work together without knowing a lot about guitar building. And, you don’t want to shortchange on quality, playability, or appearance.

That’s where we come in. Our electric guitar kits are top quality, easy to assemble, and sound and feel great. You won’t be disappointed.

We source parts from a variety of manufacturers and whenever we can produce materials at our own factory in Portland, Oregon. In every case, we make sure that our guitar kits won’t be frustrating mess. You will finish the build and have a great instrument to enjoy.