mick johnson guitars

changing the world, one guitar at a time…

clients include . . .

The Shadows
Bruce Welch, Hank Marvin, Cliff Hall, Alan Jones, Mark Griffiths, Chas McDevitt, Jet Harris (RIP)
Fender USA
The Buddy Holly Foundation

Kasabian
The Sweet

Andy Scott, Pete Lincoln
Marmalade
Sandy Newman
The Tremeloes
Rick Westwood
10 CC
Rick Fenn
Hogan's Heroes
Brian Hodgson
The Dubliners
Amy Winehouse
Dale Davis
Smokie
Mick McConnell
Yes
Steve Howe
Phil Kelly
Larry Miller
Gary Moore (RIP)
AC/DC
Malcolm Young
The Monkees
Davy Jones, Peter Tork
Elvis
James Burton
Toto
Steve Lukather
The La's
Jethro Tull
Martin Barre
Mike Berry
Marty Wilde
The Hollies

Allan Clarke
Uriah Heep
Mick Box, Trevor Bolder
Sailor
Phil Pickett
Mary Hopkin
Chris De Burgh



ACOUSTIC, ELECTRIC, BASS, CUSTOM BUILT TO YOUR SPEC, REPAIRS, RE-FRET, SET UP, PICKUPS, POTS, RE-SPRAYS, AMPS, CABS, KEYS, MIXERS, FX


A one-stop-shop for acoustic, electric and bass guitar building and repair. Everything from simple fret-dressing and set-ups to pickup replacement, invisible repairs of broken headstocks and custom built dream guitars.
Beautiful birdseye - the headstock of Bruce Welch's Johnson Strat.
Bruce Welch of The Shadows with his prized Johnson dreadnought specially made by Mick for his 60th birthday
In addition to building and implementing any guitar repair work you can throw at him, Mick can design or repair electronics in just about anything including amps, keyboards, FX pedals, mixers and on and on.

If you're a musician, living within spitting distance of Reading, and a piece of kit's not working as it should be, then this is the place to bring it! Drop Mick a line from the Contact page. He loves a challenge!

GRAHAM NASH
at The Royal Albert Hall



Mick was commissioned by the Buddy Holly Foundation to build this replica of Buddy's 1943 J45. The guitar - named "Peggy Sue Got Married" was presented to Allan Clarke of Hollies fame by Graham Nash - pictured - at The Royal Albert Hall Crosby/Nash concert last year.

You'll find a gallery of photos of the instrument on the guitars page.