The Guyton Guitar CompanyBefore mid 2000 Andrew Guyton was almost unknown in the field of guitar building. Since that time he has established himself as one of the premiere guitar builders in the UK. The Guyton Guitar Company specializes in building high quality instruments to custom specifications. Throughout the process of building only the best materials and component parts are used.
Andrew carries out work for a number of top musicians such as
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Guyton News
Mark Chapman interview :: posted 06th January :: |
| Check out www.mondoguitars.co.uk for a great interview with Mark Chapman. |
Red Special Plans :: posted 31st October :: |
| It has been brought to my attention that plans for a Red Special type guitar are for sale on e-bay. The current owner of these plans seem to be using a picture of a Guyton BM guitar. I'd like to point out that this picture has been used WITHOUT my, or the guitar owners permission....and I have certainly NOT released any plans or information. |
'A' on tour :: posted 05th October :: |
| Everyone must try and catch 'A' on the british leg of their tour. Tour dates are on www.a-communication.co.uk. They put on a fantastic show...so catch them while you can. |
Mark Chapman in 'Total Guitar' magazine :: posted 27th July :: |
| Yes....it's him again!! This time he's in August's 'Total Guitar', and he's made the cover. |
Mark Chapman in 'Guitar and Bass' magazine :: posted 27th July :: |
| Check out Augusts issue of 'Guitar & Bass' Magazine for an interview with Mark Chapman...there's also a small section on how he met Brian May and of course his Brace of Guytons! |
Meeting Mark Tremonti :: posted 29th June :: |
| While I was at Download a couple of weeks ago, (see last news post)Mark Chapman introduced me to Mark Tremonti. (ace guitar player from Creed and now of Alterbridge)This was quite an honour as I've been a huge fan of his playing, and he is something of a hero of mine!
Thanks for this must also go to 'Total Guitar' editor Stephen Lawson. |
Mark Chapmans thunderous use of Guyton guitars at Download :: posted 29th June :: [read more...] |
| I know this is old news now....but I keep forgetting to put on!!!
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Vote for 'A's new single :: posted 28th June :: |
| Vote for 'A' on the radio 1 website http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/newreleases.shtml
At the moment they seem to be neck and neck with.....The Mitchell Brothers?????? - The mind boggles! |
Brian May's new guitar :: posted 27th June :: |
| Check out the 'Special Projects' for exclusive info and pictures on Brian's new Guyton guitar! |
Site update :: posted 27th June :: |
| As some of you may have already noticed, I have had the news moved to the homepage. I felt that the site had started to look a little static - a bit of a 'closed book'. Also, very shortly, Brian May's latest Guyton guitar will be featured on the 'Special projects' page. |
E-mail problems solved!! :: posted 21st June :: |
| At last, the contact page is now working and I am recieving all incoming e-mails. Apparently this has been faulty for some time, but because of a backlog of spam mails, any messages that were sent before the middle of May have been deleted. Everything sent after this date has now been recieved, and I will answer all mails ASAP. Anyone who e-mailed before this date, please feel free to contact me again. My humblest apologies for any inconvienience!!! |
E-mail problems continued... :: posted 20th June :: |
| It seems as though the link from the contacts page is not forwarding messages to me as it should. This will be rectified ASAP. Any enquiries should be sent through the e-mail address listed in the last news post.
To anyone who has sent me an e-mail and has not had a reply....Huge Apologies!!!!! If you could re-send your messages, I would be extremely grateful. |
E-mail problems!!!! :: posted 19th June :: |
| It has come to my attention that some e-mails have not been getting through - so if anyone has e-mailed me in the last month or so, and hasn't had a reply - please re-sent your message to guyton.guitars@virgin.net - this should definately get through, and appologies for any inconvienience this may have caused..........Thanks!!! |
Mark C and his Guytons in Guitarist Magazine. :: posted 25th May :: |
| In this months Guitarist magazine (June) there's a great feature on Mark Chapman, ace guitarist from 'A'. There's also a great write-up on his two Guyton guitars. |
Queen & PR at Brixton Academy :: posted 29th March :: [read more...] |
| We were lucky enough to witness Queen and Paul Rodgers at the Brixton Academy last night! |
The Forum is back!! :: posted 17th March :: |
| As some of you have probably already noticed, the forum is back online. Thanks for your patience and I look forward to reading all your future posts. |
Guyton Guitars in a Porsche magazine!!!!! :: posted 17th March :: [read more...] |
| Guyton Guitars feature in this months (April 2005) GT Purely Porsche magazine. |
Brian May's new guitar. :: posted 11th February :: |
| I am currently putting the finishing touches to Brian's new guitar. This guitar will feature a couple of interesting departures from Brian's usual design, and will possibly be used on the forthcoming Queen/Paul Rogers tour. As soon as is possible - it will be featured in the 'Special Projects' section. |
Guyton Guitars Forum :: posted 11th February :: |
| Some of the visitors to this site might have noticed that the forum is currently unavailable - apparently, the forum has been attacked by some virus/worm type 'thingy' that has rendered it inoperable. Steps are being taken to reinstate the forum as soon as possible. |
DWB to play at Lowestoft music festival :: posted 23rd August :: [read more...] |
| On the 11th September the Debs Warren band will be playing at the Festival on Royal Green, Lowestoft. |
Mark Chapman's new guitar :: posted 23rd August :: [read more...] |
| Mark Chapman from 'A' has just collected his second Guyton guitar. |
A :: posted 24th August :: |
| 'A' will be playing a couple of warm up gigs at Newquay and Aldershot prior to Reading and Leeds festivals. Aldershot has sold out, as has Reading, so, unfortunately chances to see 'A' this summer are pretty limited. |
BM's :: posted 19th July :: [read more...] |
| The new Brian May guitar is out, after 40 years, Brian's second design is finally realised. |
The Guyton Amp :: posted 19th July :: [read more...] |
| The Guyton amplifier is currently well on the way..... |
BM's new guitar :: posted 18th July :: |
| Keep your eyes on this site's new Special Projects section and also www.brianmay.com for news on Brian's new guitar! |
New Special Projects section :: posted 18th July :: |
| In the next day or so, Guytonguitars.com will feature a new section, entitled 'Special Projects'. This will replace the virtually redundant services section, and will feature the particularly interesting and unusual jobs that pass through the workshop. (includes some interesting Brian May related items) |
Ride in a Stratos :: posted 13th June :: [read more...] |
| I know that this has absolutely nothing to do with guitars, but it's something I feel I should share!! |
Guyton Guitars interview :: posted 07th June :: |
| Scott from Mondo Guitars, recently paid us a visit to conduct an interview with myself and, coincidentally, Mark Chapman.
Read the interview at, www.mondoguitars.com |
D-Void rock Donington :: posted 07th June :: [read more...] |
| Saturday 5th June saw Lowestoft band D-Void play The Download festival at Castle Donington. |
Green :: posted 01st June :: |
| The 'Green' specials have nearly sold out - there are only 2 left from the 10 in the order books, if anyone is thinking about ordering one, it might pay to act fast to avoid disappointment. |
The Guyton Semi Acoustic :: posted 29th May :: [read more...] |
| The Guyton Semi Acoustic is very near completion. |
Pictures on news postings :: posted 29th May :: |
| I'll shortly be updating news items past & present with pictures where possible! |
Guyton Amplifier :: posted 29th May :: [read more...] |
| With the help of Mark Chapman (A), we have started extensive testing of the new Guyton Amplifier. |
'A' do the festivals :: posted 29th May :: |
| 'A' have been confirmed to play Leeds and Reading this summer. |
The New Site is Live! :: posted 27th May :: [read more...] |
| GuytonGuitars.com has just received a new face-lift and has been enhanced with a brand new message forum where musicians are welcome to discuss anything related to guitars and music in general.
The Brian May info is also now available, in the inventively titled "Red Special" section. I hope you enjoy the site. |
Guyton BM pages nearly there! :: posted 24th May :: |
| I have had a number of requests about when there will be more info on the Guyton BM special edition guitars. The news is that it will be up and running any day. Shaun, the chap who looks after my site, has given the whole site a bit of a visual lift, so consequently, it has delayed the BM pages. We both thought it best to save the BM info for the face lift!! |
Guitar Tech duties :: posted 23rd May :: [read more...] |
| I'm off to Donington Download in June to be guitar tech for Scuzz TV winners D-Void. |
D-Void Win!!!! :: posted 23rd May :: [read more...] |
| D-Void have won the Scuzz TV Demolition contest to play at the Download festival in June. |
Vote for d-void :: posted 23rd April :: |
| Local band d-void, have been chosen from literally thousands of bands, and have made it to the last 4 in the Scuzz TV competition for an unsigned band to play the Download festival.
Next week, Scuzz channel 471 will be playing the video to d-void's 'DOWN IN CODES', at 5pm, 9pm and 10pm. Talent like this shouldn't go unnoticed, they're a great bunch of chaps, and Simon's drumming has to be seen to believed (think Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins - but better!!!!), they deserve to succeed......SO VOTE FOR D-VOID!!!! For more info, go to www.dvoidmusic.com |
Bryan Adams :: posted 23rd April :: [read more...] |
| I recently had the pleasure of meeting Bryan Adams and working on some of his guitars. |
Guitar updates :: posted 12th March :: [read more...] |
| The Red Special and guitar gallery section will be updated soon. |
Brian's Green Special :: posted 12th March :: [read more...] |
| Brian May, yesterday became the owner of Green Special s/n 120319 (P-1G) |
Fourth 'A' album :: posted 12th March :: [read more...] |
| Guyton Guitars are being used exclusively for 'A's fourth album. |
Guyton 'Red Special' guitars :: posted 24th February :: [read more...] |
| On Tuesday 17th February, I returned to Brians for the final approval on the Guyton RS. |
E-mail problems :: posted 10th December :: |
| It has come to my attention that some e-mails have not been getting through - so if anyone has e-mailed me in the last month or so, and hasn't had a reply - please re-sent your message to guyton.guitars@virgin.net - this should definately get through, and appologies for any inconvienience this may have caused..........Thanks!!! |
Guyton :: posted 25th September :: [read more...] |
| The final specification and options for the Guyton Red Special replica, has now been officially approved. |
Red Special X-rays :: posted 16th September :: [read more...] |
| On Friday 12th, I finally got to see the Red Special X-rays. |
The Guyton Guitars Annual Bash :: posted 12th August :: [read more...] |
| On Sunday 10th August, we had the first Guyton Guitars bash! |
Brian May's Red Special :: posted 07th August :: [read more...] |
| My 2 days examining the Red Special |
"A" Good Time :: posted 31st July :: [read more...] |
| See Guyton guitars first video appearance, courtesy of guitarist Mark Chapman of "A" |
Guyton Semi Acoustic model :: posted 31st July :: [read more...] |
| Work is now in progress on a new Guyton guitar - a double cutaway semi-acoustic. |
Guyton :: posted 20th February :: [read more...] |
| Great News!!! - I've just been given the nod to produce replicas of Brian May's "Red Special". |
Nokia Ad. :: posted 11th July :: |
| Hear Mark Chapman's Guyton guitar on the new Nokia Ad. |
Brian May Guitar Restoration :: posted 21st June :: [read more...] |
| Restoration of Brian May's 1st guitar. |
'A' at Download Festival :: posted 21st June :: [read more...] |
| Mark Chapman of 'A' with a Guyton guitar headline Scuzz stage at Download Festival |
Updates in the future :: posted 30th April :: |
| Look forward to updates to the restoration page regarding that interesting story. The work is currently in progress, and getting closer to completion every day...
Look out for more details on the Amplifier, our electronics engineers are working hard on the details of the design. Guyton shirts available soon! |
The 'A' guitar :: posted 29th April :: [read more...] |
| Met up with the band 'A' during rehearsals to hear the new guitar in full flight. |
