Moon Guitars is a guitar shop, making customised instruments, located in Scotland. It was established in 1969 by Jimmy Moon in a small workshop on the Island of Arran in Scotland. The company has produced custom instruments for Big Country, Altered Images, Simple Minds, Wet Wet Wet, Scissor Sisters, Coldplay and Del Amitri. They mainly produce acoustic guitars and mandolins. Some of the woods used in manufacturing include Indian rosewood, maple, mahogany, ebony and Alaskan spruce. They produce around 200 guitars a year, with a regular acoustic taking between six and twelve weeks to make, and up to nine months for a customised model. Other notable clients include; Bryan Adams, Keith Scott, Dougie MacLean, Paolo Nutini, Trevor Rabin, Adele and Steve Earle.
References
- ^ Harvey, Steve (29 January 2010). "Moon RD3 acoustic review". MusicRadar.
- ^ "All Tuned To The Moon Behind The Counter". The Herald. 22 July 2004.
- Cohane, Ondine (September 2010). "Glasgow (Scotland)". Condé Nast Traveler. Vol. 45, no. 9. ProQuest 756151784.
Gretsches, Danelectros, and baritones are among the high-end options at Moon Guitars, but the custom stuff's the real draw they recently built a Flying V Banjo for Babydaddy of the Scissor Sisters, and Coldplay get their acoustic numbers here/
- Bastidas, Grace (13 April 2012). "The Weekend Escape Plan - Glasgow". New York Magazine.
External links
- Company website
- Short video at YouTube
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