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Leighton
Oct 3, 20181 min read
....and here is a video
As promised... here is the video of our latest custom build for sale... It's an S-model in Fernando Alonso orange with 3 excellent Evil...
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Leighton
Sep 22, 20181 min read
For one day only! Discounts at London International Guitar Show
So...this is going to be our last guitar show of 2018, and to mark this special occasion, we'll be offering a 10% discount on all guitars...
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Leighton
Sep 7, 20182 min read
Guitar Show Report
So... last weekend I got on my horse and moseyed on up the A1 to peddle my wares at the Leeds & Bradford Guitar Show. This was the first...
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Leighton
Aug 27, 20181 min read
Leeds & Bradford Guitar Show
So....we'll be exhibiting here on 2nd September....which will be nice
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Leighton
Aug 27, 20181 min read
Gearing up for the Leeds and Bradford Guitar Show
So...we've finally finished all of our custom builds and restored vintage guitars just in time for the Leeds and Bradford Guitar show on...
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Leighton
Aug 5, 20181 min read
Mesmerising shoegazing sounds from a custom LGW2
Here is a clip from Sin Music's beautifully textured set at the Railway Hotel in Southend-on-Sea on 4th of August 2018. The LGW guitar...
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Leighton
Jul 31, 20181 min read
Behind the scenes on one of our photo shoots
Here's a nice pic of Dudley, our art director, doing a final inspection of one of our latest builds before the shoot begins... He's a bit...
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Leighton
Jul 14, 20181 min read
New Custom Build Vid....
Here is our latest new-build vid...https://youtu.be/qvAXqIjdVr8
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Leighton
Jun 27, 20181 min read
Tuppeny Bunters play the bar @ Leigh Folk Festival (literally)
Here is a great picture of Fi Dulake from the Tuppeny Bunters rocking a LGW guitar at a packed Leigh Folk Festival. The neck and body of...
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Leighton
Jun 27, 20181 min read
Fender Mustang Restoration
This early 70's Fender Mustang needed some TLC to reduce the size of the tuner holes, which had been widened by a previous owner. We...
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Leighton
Jun 21, 20181 min read
Vintage restoration
This beautiful old Hopf Saturn has no truss rod and needed its neck straightened. We obliged and also sorted out its dodgy electrics ...
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Leighton
Jun 13, 20181 min read
Can't find a vintage part? We'll make it.
We've been lucky enough to see some amazing old instruments in the workshop recently. Vintage parts are often tricky or even impossible...
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Leighton
Jun 6, 20181 min read
Bodies everywhere
here are some gratuitous naked body pictures...
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Leighton
Jun 1, 20181 min read
Lamps R us
So...the transformer in this old valve tester decided it had been on the planet long enough and spontaneously melted. The transformer in...
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Leighton
May 28, 20181 min read
It's a girl!
Did you know that each Leighton's Guitar Workshop guitar comes with it's own unique birth certificate which contains photos of your build...
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Leighton
May 24, 20181 min read
Repair shop guitars and amps
Here are some of the guitars and amps we've had in this week....
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Leighton
May 18, 20181 min read
LGW website goes live
So...the website is here! why not let us know what you think?
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Leighton
May 13, 20181 min read
LGW All pine Surf Guitar and matching Amp prototype
Not exactly a high-definition photo, but then again, nor is the guitar. This is a prototype for a LGW 24 3/4" scale surf guitar. The amp...
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Leighton
Apr 30, 20181 min read
LGW Guitar made from our favourite boozer
This is a custom build made from the old mahogany bar from our favourite pub, The Railway Hotel, Southend-on-Sea. The scratch plate is...
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