Welcome
to the 12th Fret guitar shop, Portland Oregon. This is the
home of
guitar repair, custom modification, complete restoration, and custom
guitar building by master craftsmen and luthiers since 1979. The tens
of thousands of instruments attended here range from extreme
vintage to just plain extreme, from acoustic to electric. The
customers we serve here range from the absolute bottom to the
absolute top of the musical world.
We're proud of our innovations that further the art of lutherie while carefully honoring the spirit and intent of the creators of period instrument technologies. We're also dedicated to applying those high levels of traditional quality standards to progressive explorations in new designs. For the people here at The Twelfth Fret, being good at what we do means doing it better and we love being good at what we do!
Whether you're getting ready for your next world tour or for your next mind tour, you'll play better with an instrument optimized at The 12th Fret .
Jesse Reno custom Art-guitar
Check out the 12th Fret F.A.Q.
Here is just some of
the produts we are proud to carry:
"I've taken my guitars to the 12th Fret for decades. Wherever I might be in the world I would send my guitar to the 12th Fret because they're the best!"
- Terry Robb
"Dandy Warhols stamp of approval"
- Peter Holmstrom
"... just wanted to say ... you do first-rate work and I am very grateful for the time and effort you put into repairing my 'baby'.
-Vic Lund