Philippe Dubreuille / Resophonic Gallery / Guitar
The Department of Creation... This is the core of Philippe's activities, the design and building of custom guitars to clients specifications. The process can start with a scribbled sketch or a vague idea.
Philippe can take your idea through to a completely unique insrument honed from seasoned wood, handpicked by Philippe and built bearing in mind the clients playing style, taste and any other requirements. His long list of previous clients are testament to the bespoke service he offers.
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Philippe Dubreuille, UK
Contact name:
Philippe Dubreuille
Brands:
Philippe Dubreuille
Languages:
English & French
Specialties:
Handbuilt Guitars
Opening hours:
By Appointment
Philippe Dubreuille, designs and builds custom guitars to
the requirements of clients no matter how bizarre they are. His guitars
aesthetically and acoustically finished to the highest standards and he
has been commissioned to build instruments for many recording artists.
Philippe Dubreuille was born on 12th August 1957 in Paris, France. He
played guitar in his teens and decided to build a guitar to his own
specifications when he was about 20. Philippe is self taught and
started customising guitars for himself and friends from this time. In
1985, Philippe worked in a music shop in Geneva repairing guitars for 4
years. He then moved to England to learn English and work with
Nightingale Guitars in Croydon for a year with Bernie Goodfellow and
Neil Macdonald. Moving back to France Philippe started his own workshop
near Evian, built a reputation for designing, building and repairing
guitars for numerous musicians and artists.
He remained there for 10 years until 1996 when he was commissioned by
Mesa Boogie Europe to build a series of his Resophonic guitars which
were branded 'Philgood'. In 1999, Philippe got the opportunity to
further develop his skills as a consultant and director in a classical
guitar factory in the north of Portugal - Guitaras Cigana. He was there
for a year. In 2000, Philippe decided that the best place for further
his musical development was back in London and has been here ever
since, Philippe worked for Neil Macdonald again in Denmark Street in
the repair, customising, design and building department. Now, Philippe
has opened his own repair and customisation workshop in London's West
End at 25 Denmark Street Central London.
Many famous artists have commisioned Philippe's instruments including :
Iggy Pop, Keziah Jones, Ron Ashton, Ben Harper, Mick Taylor, Joe Perry,
Brad Whitford (Aerosmith), Robert Smith, Porl Thomson, Dave Stewart,
Sinclair, Vernon Reid, Buddy Miles, Rudolph Shenker, Chrisie Hynde,
Magma, Billy Bragg, Herman Brood, ZZ Top, Jaques Villeneuve(F1), James,
Urban Dance Squad, Tres Manos, Oasis, Edwin Collins, Gorillaz, The
Streets, Tom Vek, Primal Scream, Luther Dickinson and many ordinary
working musician.
Please call or email me regarding ordering.
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