Atkin Guitars

Welcome to the Atkin Guitars YouTube channel - we are a small group of passionate guitar makers, led by Alister Atkin in Canterbury, England. 

Atkin Guitars was founded in Canterbury, England, in 1995. Since then we’ve grown steadily from a one-man operation building a handful of one-of-a-kind instruments each year to become one of the UK’s leading acoustic guitar makers.

Still in Canterbury, and now an 11-man operation, we build around 500 guitars a year, each one still handmade. We now offer a range of vintage-inspired models sold through dealers and a small custom shop making any kind of acoustic guitar that can be dreamt up! In 2022 we are introducing our Electric guitar range, building from the spirit and feel of our acoustic guitars.

“Every now and then, what you might call a ‘real acoustic’ falls into your hands, and reminds you of what this wooden box with strings stretched across it is all about. The Atkin is one such instrument.”
Guitarist Magazine – Sept 2015