Once and awhile we like to build with other woods besides what is normally traditional in the bluegrass flatpick world. We love to continue to investigate different sounds produced by our guitars that are made here in Sisters, Oregon – […]
News from the Shop
Events, updates and fun news from our workshop in Sisters, Oregon.
Our most popular guitar is the Dreadnought model. Originally inspired by the highly responsive 1930’s Martins which are considered by many to be the high water mark for dreadnought design, we utilize many of the design features which made them […]
The combination of wood and abalone in our inlay designs provide a texture and look that is unique. Using a variety of woods provides the different coloring and shading that adds a realistic touch to the design.
Welcome! A few updates from our world to yours… thank you to everyone that has supported music and music making endeavors during this time! SIGNATURE GUITAR MODELS Here is Molly Tuttle giving us a review on her Signature Thompson Model! […]
The GeoDeco design on this all mahogany OM adds a modern look. It is accented with turquoise reconstituted stone, mother of pearl and mahogany wood pieces making for a very eye catching original torch. The old style dots on the […]
One of Preston’s favorite models to play was the 000 12-fret and it is also the one that Peter Rowan purchased in the 1980’s at Winfield. This model strikes a balance and works for not only a finger-style player, but […]
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 […]
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 […]
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