Welcome to West Valley Guitars

Custom Guitars. Hand Built in Somerset, UK

“These guitars are beautifully built...a joy to play.”
— Dave Burrluck, Guitarist Magazine
“A fantastic guitar…a pleasure to play.”
— Justin Hayward-Young, The Vaccines
“‘I think it’s absolutely stunning.”
— Lee Kiernan, IDLES
“Impeccably crafted guitars.. a masterpiece.”
— Petter Ericson Stakee, Alberta Cross
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Close-up of an electric guitar body with strings, pickups, and pickguard.
Pink electric guitar on wooden table in a workshop with tools and artwork on walls.
Electric guitar with turquoise body and maple neck.
Close-up of a guitar headstock with the brand name 'West Valley' and tuning pegs.
Teal electric guitar on a wooden table in a workshop.
Close-up of a wooden electric guitar with a semi-hollow body, showing the strings, pickups, and tuning knobs, set on a wooden table.
Close-up of a wooden hollow-body electric guitar with visible strings and f-hole.
Wooden electric guitar with f-hole, on workbench in workshop setting
Red electric guitar with white pickguard and brown wooden fretboard on a wooden table.
Close-up of a guitar headstock with tuning pegs
Red electric guitar with white pickguard on a wooden table in a workshop, with tools and artwork in the background.
Close-up of a blue electric guitar with a brown tortoiseshell pickguard.
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Blue electric guitar with a tortoiseshell pickguard on a wooden table, tools and equipment in the background.
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Close-up of a guitar headstock with tuning pegs on a wooden surface.
Pink electric guitar on a wooden table in a workshop setting.
Red electric guitar on table, white pickguard, chrome hardware.

Made to Order

Chose a model. Colours, pickups, hardware and timbers can all be customised on request.

West Valley Indiana in Cola Red

£3,250

Close-up of a pink electric guitar with black pickguard

West Valley Indiana in Coral

£3,350

Electric guitar with blue body, tortoiseshell pickguard, and metal hardware on a wooden surface.

West Valley Indiana in Baby Blue

£3,250

Close-up of a custom electric guitar with a wooden body, single cutaway, and f-hole design placed on a wooden table.

West Valley Indiana Thin in Elm

£2,950

Pink electric guitar with white pickguard on a wooden workbench in a workshop.

West Valley Indiana in Shell Pink

£2,950

Turquoise electric guitar with wooden fretboard and gold pickguard.

West Valley Junior in Surf Green

£2,450

West Valley Indiana Mahogany

£3,185

West Valley Indiana Cadillac Green

£3,350

Built to your specifications

My custom shop guitars are built to spec using only the finest materials, the best quality hardware and the worlds most prestigious pickups.

EMG logo in white on red background.
Gotoh logo with stylized red "G" and black text.
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Hipshot Products, Inc. logo with stylized guitar design.
Mojo Pickups logo, yellow and red design with stylized waves and symbol
Bare Knuckle Pickups logo with vintage boxer and Union Jack background.
Kluson logo with gear icon in text
Logo with the word 'Trent' in stylized font inside a circle
House of Tone Pickups logo with guitar pickup illustration

Artists

  • IDLES

    Lee Kiernon

    Two people posing with a wooden electric guitar, both wearing caps, one with long hair and glasses, in a music room setting.

  • Alberta Cross

    Petter Ericson Stakee

    Musician playing electric guitar on stage with equipment and cables; wearing a hat and casual clothing.

  • The Vaccines

    Justin Hayward-Young

    Guitarist playing electric guitar on stage with spotlight

  • Noah & the Whale

    Matt Owens

    Person holding a green electric guitar with a patterned shirt in dim lighting.

Players Comments

“ We wanted to make something together... I said I wanted something that looked like a beautiful piece of furniture. He said, ’say no more’…. this is it, this is beautiful. I think it’s absolutely stunning.”

Lee Kiernan, IDLES

“Impeccably crafted guitars, some of the best I’ve ever played. The guitar he made me is a masterpiece and almost plays itself. It’s so good.”

Petter Ericson Stakee, Alberta Cross

“Josh’s guitars are beautifully built. They’re lively, open sounding with lovely feel and tone aplenty.”

Baz Warne, The Stranglers

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