Since 1998 we have enabled over 300 students, from ages 11 to 70, with no previous build experience to build their own guitars.

  • I am in love with an inanimate object! All thanks to Bailey Guitars
    - Andy
  • One of the most rewarding experiences of my life so far
    - Duncan
  • I can't remember the last time I enjoyed myself so much...Wait until mum sees it
    - Tony
  • My dreams are now a reality (sitting on the workbench in font of me as I write this)
    - Andrew
  • This is an amazing experience. Bailey Guitars are top class
    - William, Brazil
  • Some of the nicest days of my life!
    - Stan, Belgium
  • The most positive and rewarding course I have ever been on
    - Patrick
  • Every day I have felt like a kid at Xmas with the excitement of each stage completed
    - Andy
  • My own dream guitar in 5 days. Mark you are a genius
    - Doug
  • Great time to spend to learn how to build my own guitar
    - Luc, France
  • Mark is a genius
    - Stevie & Annie
  • I wouldn't have believed it was possible
    - Richard
  • So much what you do here is truly brilliant and special
    - Charlie
  • I can't wait to show the boys at the Fender club
    - Phil
  • Awesome experience
    - Steve
  • I have genuinely had one of the most amazing experiences of my life
    - Neil
  • Absolutely amazing...an out of this world experience
    - Simon
  • The whole experience has been way more than great
    - Paul, Netherlands
  • An experience I will never forget
    - Johann, Iceland
  • Second time, and just as enjoyable as the first
    - Kai
  • It's the best guitar in the world, bar none
    - John W
  • Didn't believe it could be done..best playing and sounding guitar I've tried
    - Tony
  • People who genuinely care whether you are getting what you want. Brilliant
    - Adrian
  • Once again I am chuffed...quality time with quality people...roll on no 5
    - Duncan
  • Thank you for 8 days of creativity previously untapped
    - Adam
  • I built a guitar to die for
    - Dan
  • I will never look at a piece of wood in the same way ever again
    - Dave
  • Many of our friends didn't believe that we made the guitar!
    - Arjan & Eric, Netherlands
  • Wonderful experience. I am delighted with the result
    - Mark
  • Rewarding and therapeutic even to non-musicians
    - Anne
  • An unbelievable experience
    - Steve
  • This is unbelievable. I make my own guitar
    - Ulfar, Iceland
  • Definitely an experience I'll never forget
    - Anna
  • You f@**g rock
    - Matt, Australia
  • Mark is an amazing teacher...and I am leaving with the perfect guitar
    - Adam
  • The best couple of weekends since I don't know when
    - Herb
  • I am still in awe of the finished product
    - Richard
  • This will change the way I think about the guitar forever
    - John
  • This is now the only guitar I play
    - Leon
  • We are both thrilled with the guitars we have created
    - Liam & Andrew
  • Beautiful beyond merit
    - Paul
  • This course has changed my life
    - Chris
  • Sometimes miracles do happen
    - Marcel, Netherlands
  • WHAT an experience!
    - Ian
  • We enjoyed every minute of it
    - Louis & Tom, Netherlands
  • What can I say? Probably the most rewarding thing I have done for myself
    - Adam
  • Wow,what a ride!
    - Neil

Bailey Guitars are the UK leader in guitar building short courses, and make some of the finest handcrafted guitars in Britain. We have been running BYO Guitar courses since 1998.

We offer several different courses – each with a different aim, cost and timescale – to respond to all the queries about building and the different types of hobbyist.

We are offering a range of experiences which can be 'pick and mixed' to suit most people's need and budget. All guitars are built from raw wood in a minimum of five days.