Hand Made Guitars and Basses
Built in Denver, NC USA
From the finest lumber and materials
I'm in love with guitars
Like seriously in love with guitars. It started over 30 years ago when my mom bought me my first electric guitar (a Lotus Les Paul copy - thanks, Mom!). I love playing them, holding them, looking at them, reading about them, working on them, watching videos, shopping for them....
I am in LOVE with guitars.
My Building Journey
While I've been taking guitars apart and putting them back together pretty much since day 1, I'm also a hobbyist woodworker and have always been intrigued by building a guitar from scratch.
My guitar-building journey started in October 2019 with a Tele-style guitar that I call "Number 1". That guitar took about 4 months to complete and I have been completely obsessed with building since.
It's been incredibly fulfilling. It has really lead me to a deeper understanding of the instrument and an appreciation of how amazingly good the guitar designs of the 1950s continue to be to this day.
Me
My name's Mike Luce, I live in Denver NC with my beautiful wife, Becky, and kids, Michael and Connor. I've been involved with the North Carolina music scene for 20+ years playing in the bands Wayward Reason, 13th Door and Jinx.
My son Michael is the bassist in American Theory www.AmericanTheory.net
My son Connor plays saxophone in his middle school band
My wife Becky is very patient with my six-string obsession.