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Inside the Nirvana Custom Shop

Nirvana Workshop·11 August 2026

Every Custom Shop instrument starts as a conversation about sound rather than a specification sheet.

Choosing the timber

Weight, grain and resonance are assessed together. Two boards from the same tree can behave completely differently.

Neck profiles are cut by hand and checked by feel, because a measurement does not tell you how a neck sits in the palm.

Thin finishes let the wood move. They take longer and they are worth it.

Every instrument is played before it leaves. Nothing ships on measurements alone.

Pickups, necks, weight and budget — the four things that actually change how a first guitar feels to play.

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