ST JOHN
Guitars & Amps
Hand-built electric guitars, basses, and amplifier cabinets.
Lynden, Washington · Whatcom County
Guitars & Basses
One-at-a-time hand-built instruments. Stratocaster, Telecaster, and Les Paul style, wired and set up gig-ready. Local pickup only.
See what is for sale →Pickups, Harnesses & Pickguards
Hand-wound pickups, hand-soldered CTS harnesses, and copper-shielded loaded pickguards. These smaller items I will ship.
Browse parts →The Quick-Swap Tone Plug
My plug-and-play tone cap system. Change voicings by hand in seconds, no soldering iron. Add it to your guitar or have it hardwired.
How it works →Book My Bench Time
Repairs, pickup swaps, pickguards, tune-ups, fret level and polish. Two to five hours, rate agreed up front. Free estimates.
Book luthier time →Custom Builds
A Strat or Tele built from bodies and necks you help pick, with the hardware you choose. Priced on parts plus labor, built when it is right.
Start a build →Amp Cabinets
Custom guitar speaker cabinets to spec, 2x12 and beyond, impedance matched to your amp. Speaker reloads and rewiring too.
See cabinets →Local drop-off & pickup only — Lynden and Whatcom County.
Cash, Venmo, or CashApp. Free estimates, quoted per job. Trades welcome at like value.
We do not ship guitars, amps, or cabs. Smaller items — pickguards, harnesses, pickups, tone plugs — we ship.
Bring me a project or a problem, and I will tell you straight what it needs.