Makino Guitars

Custom electric guitars made by hand in Houston, Texas.

A Makino Guitar combines traditional formats and methods with unique, stylish designs. Every instrument is made with the care and attention to detail that’s only possible with instruments built one at a time.

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What inspires you? Your music may stand on the shoulders of giants - but it’s yours. Your songs, your sound. Why should your guitar be any different? Makino Guitars evoke the spirit of traditional designs, but with distinctly …

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When I was young - maybe 5 or 6 years old - the cool older kid next door got an electric guitar for his birthday. I don’t think he ever learned to play it (I later saw it hidden in the corner of a bedroom closet). That didn’t …