Looking Back and Looking Ahead for Lichty Guitars
Lichty Guitars began back in 2009 when Jay (then home contractor) began building ukuleles for fun in the garage. Shortly thereafter, I (Corrie) joined in on the fun by photographing and marketing each instrument just as soon as the strings went on. Fast forward to 2023 and together we have worked hard to build a successful, internationally renowned luthier business. Jay has crafted over 350 instruments which have shipped to incredible customers in over 20 countries. While he began with ukes and acoustic guitars, he kept stretching out with the builds. There were fiddles, electric guitars, a mandolin, an electric banjo and many custom one-off designs in the mix. The current project on the luthier’s bench reflects that the innovations in the shop continue. It is a two neck electric guitar!
At this juncture in the road, we are looking back with pride and gratitude for the pile of great memories and times and, we are looking forward with excitement.
Jay has decided to retire from custom instrument builds and to pursue his passion of building whatever he dreams up, day by day. This new round of Lichty instruments are guaranteed to be one-of-a-kinds!
We expect to have a handful of instruments available each year for purchase and will post them on the site as soon as they are ready to ship. If you would like to be notified by Jay when a new instrument is coming up please send him an email (lichtyguitars (@) gmail.com). He will keep you in the loop!
To kick off this version of “Lichty Guitars 2.0” we have a very special guitar to offer …
A Selection of Custom Lichty Instruments …