Devon based used guitar shop, launches Crowdfunder to build repurposed guitars.

From strength to strength Devon based used instrument business, Life Guitars, continues to buck market trends and is fast growing into a national provider of the rare, vintage and unique musical instruments.

Established in July 2020 amidst the start of a global pandemic, award-winning Life Guitars Co burst onto the UK independent retail scene with a vision to breathe new life into old and used guitars, amps and effects pedals.

Since then, they quickly established themselves as a popular and trusted guitar shop and have consistently grown, despite the bleak economic backdrop which they’ve operated in.

With a strong ethical and environmental backbone, their small but beautifully formed guitar store in Devon repairs, restores and upcycles second-hand guitars, amps and pedals. They so everything within their power to use or save every part of every piece of gear that comes into their shop, to reduce wastage and decrease the environmental impact of used equipment being discarded by their previous owners.

And the end result? A store which has become a treasure-trove full of beautiful, high-quality used guitars, amps and pedals which are as close to new as physically possible (sometimes even better than new in the case of our guitars, given that wood ages and improves over time).

Despite the many challenges that have come with starting a business in pandemic conditions, Life Guitars Co have built a loyal community of customers and creatives. The business has continued to grow and thrive since day one, and have expanded their premises and team to keep up with this growth.

It hasn’t all been plain sailing though! As different lockdowns have come and gone, they’ve had to be agile and responsive to the various trading scenarios they’ve have found themselves in. Apparently, fortune favours the brave and Life Guitars is testing that theory to the max!

What’s next for Life Guitars?

Life Guitars are now ready for their next ‘gear-change moment’ as they move forward into their exciting future.

So, Life Guitars are inviting you to join their community by supporting the next chapter of their story – the launch of their first ever range of LG Repurposed Guitars.

Staying true to their ethics and vision, they are excited to announce that they are starting to assemble re-purposed guitars, made out of the highest quality parts from used donor guitars.

These are painstakingly assembled, painted, tested, setup and quality-assured, resulting in what looks and feels like a brand-new guitar, but without costing the earth (both literally and metaphorically!).

No factories, assembly lines or added pollution in sight - just great guitars, assembled with love by a team of dedicated and passionate guitar lovers based in the heart of Devon, UK.

Life Guitars initial goal is to build their first 50 of these repurposed guitars, with a stretch target to assemble an additional 50 if possible. They need your support to buy some machinery/tools, invest in parts and also to pay for the additional man hours required to make this dream happen.

Hear more about the vision behind LG Guitars from Joff Alexander-Frye and Daniel Frye the Co-owners of Life Guitars Co.