A few videos to share that show who the builders are at Thompson guitars with the One Sky Films short documentary. Joel Chadd taking you on a tour of the shop and guitar talk with Gareth Jenkins and Chris Luquette […]
News from the Shop
Events, updates and fun news from our workshop in Sisters, Oregon.
Recently our custom shop built several ‘luxury guitars’ to share with guitar players and collectors. Both guitars highlight our refined skills in inlay, binding, finish work, tonal achievement and set-up, creating two very beautiful Dreadnoughts. D-SBA 45 Style Dreadnoughts that […]
OO-14 Fret Short Scale – Quilted Western Maple – Adirondack Bearclaw Top We are excited to begin sharing parts of the process in the making of our 2nd Masterpiece guitar, which is a 00-14 Fret Short Scale Quilted Western Maple […]
One day Preston got a call from Lee Rider about a product he thought we might like to have as an add-on in our guitars. When Preston found out that Lee was working with Gene Parsons, the inventor of the […]
Here is a collection of recent videos of folks playing Thompson guitars. We love finding the time to take and receive videos, edit them and put them on our YouTube Channel. We have lots of playlists to choose from to […]
00-12 Fret MA Soft Cutaway and Parlor (Size 2) 12 Fret BR Preston’s eye was geared towards a classic taste in style as seen with the combination of appointments selected with each custom build. This sense of style will continue […]
This special guitar took a year to design, construct, finish and set-up. We are proud of the collaboration of our team together with Preston’s leadership in completing the first in our Masterpiece series. This OM Shipwreck Brazilian guitar will be […]
We use many sets of wood that have been submerged under water including our Shipwreck Brazilian rosewood sets, Sinker Mahogany sets from Belize and also some top options such as Sitka spruce that were salvaged from Alaska “Floats” (further information […]
Preston wanted that sweet backup sound for a singer, so when one of our biggest dealers – DHR Guitar Experience in Cincinnati encouraged him to create a jumbo maple, Preston took it as a nod to create the first Thompson […]
TRADITIONAL Decorative inlay for furniture and musical instruments is an art form that goes back centuries. Inlay materials that have been chosen include wood for color and contrast, precious metals, stones and a large variety of pearl, abalone and other […]
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