Category Archives: Factory tours

I somehow missed this amazing 5 part behind the scenes tour of Suhr Guitars with head honcho John Suhr himself from Accordo.it when they posted it. John takes you through the process of creating his guitars from the wood stores in the video above and the various stages of the build as well as theContinue Reading

Thanks to Premier Guitar Magazine once again for a brilliant factory tour of Godin Guitars factory. In this tour you are actually seeing the Acoustic guitar factory, Godin manufacture Acoustic guitars under a few different brand names, Simon & Patrick (seen on the side bending machine), Norman Guitars, La Patrie Guitars and Art & LutherieContinue Reading

Check out this great shop tour of Schecter Guitar Research setup and custom shop by PremierGuitar.com.

Check out these great videos from PRS Guitars showing you some of the processes for finishing one of their Acoustic Guitars: Final assembly Grainfill, Wetsand and Buff Finishing Paul Reed Smith on Play testing Acoustic Guitars Check out their Acoustic guitars here – http://prsguitars.com/angelus/ (there is a menu at the top to browse the fourContinue Reading

Premier Guitar recently visited the Ernie Ball Music Man factory and was treated to a tour by the main man himself Sterling Ball, also check out the video below which shows the Steve Morse #2 production guitar from 1986 and the original Reflex prototype: Also check out this video showing some more prototypes from theContinue Reading

PRS Guitars have uploaded yet another series of awesome behind the scenes videos showing parts of their production process, these videos take you through final assembly, enjoy. Assembly and Play Testing (Part 1 of 2) – Final Assembly Assembly and Play Testing (Part 2 of 2) – Final Assembly Electronics – Final Assembly Fret DressContinue Reading

PRS Guitars have continued their brilliant series of behind the scenes videos on their YouTube channel this time focussing on their Amp range. Check out the story of PRS Amps with Paul Reed Smith himself above. Design and Component Selection PRS Amp Designer Doug Sewell explains his design process: Assembly and Burn-in Amp Assembler JeffContinue Reading

I love guitar factory tour video, they make me wish that I made guitars for a living instead of websites, I also love my Suhr guitar and effects pedals so you can imagine my excitement when I spotted this video over at Mark McGuigan’s website! It is really cool to see where my guitar wasContinue Reading

PRS Guitars have uploaded videos showing the the final stages of the production process, if you missed the earlier videos check out “How PRS Guitars Are Made” and “More behind the scenes goodness from PRS Guitars“. Enjoy! Stain and grain fill: Basecoat Spray and 220 Sanding: Prepping a PRS for spraying part 1: Prepping aContinue Reading

Last month on Guitar Noize I posted a few videos from PRS Guitars that delved into their production process, I find these videos fascinating so I wanted to share the latest uploads from PRS hope you enjoy them as much as I do. Wood selection and drying: Body Sanding: Finish Sanding: CNC / Tooling: NeckContinue Reading