One of the reasons we enjoy the Ullapool Festival so much is that we have an excuse to make instruments to our own specifications. We can choose the technical details and the materials, have our favourite artist play the guitar, then find a perfect match when we come to sell it. We don't really need an excuse, we simply enjoy doing it.

I'd planned in advance to have demonstration videos made while we were there, and decided what to make based partly on who was going to play them.

I'll explain more of that in the video below

For this guitar I chose the best pieces of figured Claro Walnut to pair with the fine dark Sinker Redwood soundboard. The neck is made from Walnut and Mahogany, all possible only because we have such "extensive" timber stocks. Gotoh tuners, 45mm neck with Abalone Diamond inlays.

It's a 12 fret long scale, placing the bridge just where it wants to be to achieve a big, rich, warm balanced tone. A beautiful giant of a guitar.

For sale at £7,400