The Jack on a sunlit workshop bench with walnut shavings, leather tools, clamps, and hand-finished hardware.
Wimberly Guitars · Texas

Built for time,
not trends.

Made-to-order electric guitars from our father-and-son workshop in Texas.

Preston and Jim Wimberly

Built in Texas. Built in small numbers.

A father-and-son workshop building two models, one guitar at a time.

Preston came out of touring, studios, and stages. Now the work is shared with his father, Jim: walnut, leather, metal, and wire, each instrument signed with a small burned W.

About the workshop

Blackened guitar tuners, strap buttons, and jack cup laid out on a leather pickguard before installation.
Tuners, strap buttons, and jack cup, darkened and sealed in the shop before installation.
Materials

Walnut, leather, darkened metal.

Wood. Solid walnut bodies, hand-rubbed in Tru-Oil. Maple headstocks receive the same finish.

Leather. 8 oz veg-tanned pickguards, cut, burnished, and engraved in the shop. The sunburst is dyed by hand, amber at the center and dark at the edges.

Metal. Steel is blued or fire-colored; nickel is blackened, carded, and sealed. Brass is left raw. The surfaces change with the player's use.

Questions

Common ground.

What do you build?
Made-to-order custom electric guitars built in Texas from wood, leather, metal, and wire. The current line is The Jack ($3,800) and The Lucio ($4,500).
How long does a build take?
New builds are currently waitlisted. Once a build slot opens, the build takes 12–16 weeks from deposit to delivery.
Do you artificially relic guitars?
No. The materials are chosen to age honestly through use. The marks should come from the player, not the shop pretending time has passed.
What pickups do you use?
Seymour Duncan Antiquity series, Telecaster bridge on The Jack, Strat set on The Lucio. Gunstreet 50s hand-soldered wiring harness on both.
Current waitlist

One guitar at a time.

New Wimberly builds are currently waitlisted. Add your name below and Preston will write back when the next build slot opens.

Preston will use these details to reply about the build waitlist.