Kingslight Guitars

Kingslight Guitars John Kingslight is a Seattle area luthier building primarily acoustic guitars including bass, baritone and 12 string models. Custom inlay is also offered.

These are custom, handbuilt to order using the finest in tonewoods, trims and hardware. I've began building acoustic guitars in 1980 working with John Dillon in his Northern New Mexico shop. John had been a student of Max Krimmel. I honed my skills at Dillon Guitars building guitars for such notable players as Michael Martin Murphey, Tish Hinojosa and Hank Williams Jr. In 1982 I began building un

der my own name - Kingslight Guitars. I had to leave lutherie for a time though due to family responsibilities but was able to resume building guitars again in 2002 and have since built instruments for many players across North America, Europe and Japan - most notably Erik Mongrain, Montreal guitar virtuoso. I keep it fairly low key, building usually one or two guitars at a time and doing some occasional repairs or restorations. I don't have a big advertising budget... so you may not have heard of me. I prefer to let my instruments be my advertising and word of mouth - and now some Facebook "shares". Update 2020: I’m currently “retired” from building guitars.

01/10/2021

So now, with the health issues I have and increasingly poor eyesight for up close work... I am considering myself “retired” from guitar building. I still enjoy doing some woodworking and playing guitar but I’m done building them. Loved it while it lasted and nice to know my guitar babies are still out there getting played and loved.

01/11/2016

I'm currently on hiatus from building. I've cancelled my website. May start up again if there is interest. For now I'll post a few more photos here and any updates on my status

Just finished in July of 2014 for a client in Michigan.  Check out the running fox fingerboard inlay!
07/09/2014

Just finished in July of 2014 for a client in Michigan. Check out the running fox fingerboard inlay!

More progress on K-55 - coming along nicely
05/01/2014

More progress on K-55 - coming along nicely

Getting started on K-55 - a custom build for a client in Michigan - an OM size - curly walnut and curly sitka
03/15/2014

Getting started on K-55 - a custom build for a client in Michigan - an OM size - curly walnut and curly sitka

Here are some photos of a recent collaboration project I did with guitarist/musician Darin Locke - a "gypsy jazz" ukulel...
02/28/2014

Here are some photos of a recent collaboration project I did with guitarist/musician Darin Locke - a "gypsy jazz" ukulele

Take a look at my work...
08/28/2013

Take a look at my work...

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Bremerton, WA
98303-98399

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