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L = Leach guitars---
http://www.leachguitars.com/
Spend some time on this guys website, the inlaying is something special.

M = M-Tone Guitars

http://www.m-tone.com/index.html

M-tone is Matt Proctor’s one-man guitar workshop located in Portland, Oregon, USA. Matt had been a professional sculptor for over 15 years before he started making guitars. Through his sculptural work in steel, cast metals and wood, Matt developed a unique style that can be seen in M-tone guitars’ striking designs and surface treatments.

A longtime guitar player, Matt wanted a tough and stable instrument that played like a dream. He imagined a guitar expressive in tone and personality that was made with the materials he loved and respected: great sounding tone woods, steel, aluminum, bone and brass, but no plastic. The finish needed to be deep and intense without being gaudy or overly chromed. Finally, Matt made his own guitar, and then another and another and another and now M-tone guitars are available to a few other people as well.

M-tone currently produces two guitar models. The Stackpole has longer curved horns and the Dynamo has a more compact and streamlined shape. The Stackpole has pickguard-mounted controls and the Dynamo’s control cavity is on the back. Both have highly contoured bodies and good access to the upper frets. Both models are available as a Flatiron variation – with a chambered body and a hand-oxidized steel top.

Production of M-tone guitars is limited. In 2010, Matt will make eight Stackpoles and eight Dynamos, plus a very few custom models. When you acquire an M-tone, you will know that Matt personally made it by hand, starting with a pile of wood and a box of high-quality hardware.

N=Novax guitars http://www.novaxguitars.com/---
Now for something a little different

O - O'Brien Guitars

Beautiful handmade acoustics with beautiful woods, inlays and veneers. He makes both flattop acoustic and classical guitars, including commissions.

"These are handmade, quality instruments built one at a time, entirely by Robert O’Brien in his workshop in Parker, Colorado."


Robert's biography is here: http://www.obrienguitars.com/?page_id=47

Here's a classical guitar maker, just for a change...

P = Prisloe Guitars

Thomas Prisloe - http://www.classicalguitarbuilder.com/n ... ilder.html

Q is starting to become very difficult, however---
Q= Ricardo Quiles. Picture from http://www.hagstrom.org.uk/Quiles/ricardo_quiles_ballester.htm
http://www.hagstrom.org.uk/Quiles/Body_front.jpg

R = Ran Guitars

Ran Custom Guitars... from Poland! http://www.ranguitars.com/

We will create an instrument that will delight you with exceptional tone and great playability, optimized to your personal preferences and all with the utmost quality, beauty, and rigorous attention to detail. We do our best to meet your dreams continually striving for unattainable perfection. Only the best, one-of-a-kind, and built just for you!

The players (endorsers?) list tells you the market they're aimed at, with names like Vader, Cannibal Corpse, Christ Agony and Annihilator! Black Metal, Death Metal, Trash Metal... but they've got some cool looking guitars... and very shiny!!

This one is the Ran Demon

S= Sabolovic guitars---

I'm surprised we haven't done this one yet...

T = Tanglewood Guitars

Established 1992 and "The UK's best selling acoustic guitar brand" - and now available in the US too.

http://www.tanglewoodguitars.com/

Over to you guys for another "U"!!