"What can be dreamed can be built"
CopperGhost Guitar Reserve creates exclusive, one-of-a-kind instruments where original designs and craftsmanship meet uncompromising quality. Each custom piece is born of passion and precise artisanship. Art that meets functionality, made to be played. Available personally to select clients. Some models available online. Check link below.
This is a curated, personal process. We work closely with you to guide your unique instrument from concept into fruition.
CRAFT
The Intersection of High Art and Sonic Precision
Every CopperGhost guitar begins with hand-selected premium wood, chosen for their visual character and unique resonance. Through the process of meticulous carving and assembly, we create instruments that are as much a joy to hold as they are to hear. Each instrument is unique and never to be duplicated. Our Reserve series represents the pinnacle of our lutherie, where passion meets uncompromising craftsmanship.
"Authenticity is key"
Custom Design Application
Help us understand your vision for the perfect instrument.
We design each guitar with you. After the design and price are agreed, a minimum 50% deposit starts the build and is non-refundable once work or materials are committed. The balance is due before shipping or pickup. Lead times are estimates. Handmade wood instruments vary naturally. We warrant our workmanship as described below. Change-of-mind returns are not available on custom builds. Full TOS link below.
My Story
Before there was CopperGhost, there was a kid in Denver with a broken guitar and a roll of speaker wire. Ron Bonham, Scarknuckle, didn’t wait for a better instrument. He fixed the one in front of him, then never stopped. Every guitar he owned became a canvas. He started bands, got radio play, sat for interviews, and in his early twenties packed that hunger for California to chase the music for real.
School taught him graphic design. Fifteen years in architectural work taught him materials, wood and metal that have to survive the real world, while nights stayed full of songs, sessions, and more custom builds under his hands. Nothing in that path was a detour. It was apprenticeship.
CopperGhost Guitar Reserve is where it all lands: inquiry-only electrics that carry his art and his design into one of a kind works of passion. Strat. LP. V. Or whatever you’ve been hearing in your head. Authenticity is key.
What can be dreamed can be built.