SCOTT LENTZ JR AND SCOTT LENTZ SR GUITAR MAKERS

Ask boutique-minded guitarists for recommendations on a superior bolt-neck, single-coil, single- or double-cutaway electric and the fervent cry “you need a Lentz!” will come back time and again. While the uninitiated might see few significant variables in the construction of archetypal slab-bodied instruments with 25.5-inchscale necks attached by four wood screws, aficionados of the breed understand that myriad nuances in their construction come together to produce a professional instrument, and to justify the difference between a price tag of £400 and one of £4,000.

The builders at California-based Lentz Guitar understand those nuances like few makers working today, and their mastery of them has delivered instruments that perform at the top of their capabilities, landing them in the hands of a long list of discerning pros, from Buddy Whittington to Phil X, to loads of hard-working studio and touring artists.

FINISHED PRODUCT

With some 40 years of building experience from Scott Sr, the last 20 years of which have been shared alongside his song Scott Jr, there’s a wealth of skill and knowledge to be tapped here, so let’s dig in and see what makes a Lentz stand out from the crowd. In addition to the acclaim for the full-build instruments, Scott Sr