Looking to buy a custom Chibson guitar built to your preferred design and specifications? At Chinese-Guitars.com, we can help source and arrange custom Chinese-made guitars with a wide range of options for finishes, hardware, pickups, neck specifications and cosmetic details.
Rather than being limited to guitars already available in stock, a custom Chibson-style guitar gives you considerably more freedom to choose the type of instrument you're looking for.
Whether you have a particular single-cut, SG-style, Flying V, Explorer or another guitar design in mind, contact us with your ideas, reference photographs and preferred specifications to discuss the available custom build options.
Custom Chibson Guitars Made to Order
One of the biggest advantages of working with Chinese guitar manufacturers is the variety of customisation available.
Depending on the design and manufacturer, guitars can potentially be built with choices covering everything from the basic finish to pickups, hardware, fingerboard materials and smaller cosmetic details.
This makes custom ordering particularly useful when you have a specific guitar in mind but can't find the right combination of features among standard production models.
Tell us what you're looking for and we'll help determine what options are available for the project.
What Is a Custom Chibson Guitar?
Chibson is an unofficial term commonly used online when discussing certain Chinese-made guitars based on familiar Gibson-style designs. It isn't an official guitar manufacturer or brand.
The term is sometimes associated with counterfeit instruments carrying unauthorised branding, although it is also used more broadly by guitarists searching for Chinese-made alternatives and custom guitars.
For a custom project, we recommend concentrating on the actual design and specifications of the guitar rather than attempting to represent an instrument as something it isn't.
A custom Chinese-made guitar can take inspiration from familiar guitar styles while giving you control over many of the details that make the finished instrument your own.
What Can You Customise?
The exact options depend on the guitar design and manufacturer, but custom projects can potentially include choices such as:
- Body style
- Body colour
- Finish
- Top or veneer options
- Hardware colour
- Pickup configuration
- Pickup type
- Bridge configuration
- Tuner style
- Fingerboard material
- Neck specifications
- Fret specifications
- Inlays
- Binding
- Control configuration
- Cosmetic details
- Left-handed construction
Not every option is available on every build, so we'll confirm what's possible before the guitar is ordered.
Custom Chibson Les Paul-Style Guitars
Single-cut and Les Paul-style designs are among the most popular choices for custom Chinese guitars.
A custom build can allow you to choose between traditional-looking finishes and much more unusual configurations.
Depending on availability, options may include different top finishes, hardware colours, pickups, fingerboards, inlays and other cosmetic details.
If you'd rather choose from guitars already available, you can also browse our Chibson Les Paul-style guitars for sale.
Custom Chibson SG-Style Guitars
SG-style guitars are another option for custom projects.
The familiar double-cutaway design can be combined with traditional cherry, black and white finishes or taken in a completely different direction with alternative colours and specifications.
Pickup configurations, hardware, fingerboards and cosmetic details may also be customisable depending on the project.
You can also browse our current Chibson SG-style guitars if you'd prefer an existing instrument.
Custom Chibson Flying V-Style Guitars
The distinctive V-shaped body provides plenty of opportunities for unusual custom builds.
Alongside conventional finishes, custom V-style guitars can potentially incorporate graphics, alternative hardware, different pickup arrangements and fixed or tremolo-style bridge configurations.
This can be particularly useful for players looking for an unusual rock or metal guitar that isn't readily available as a normal production model.
Custom Chibson Explorer-Style Guitars
Explorer-style guitars can also be customised with different finishes, pickups, hardware and cosmetic details.
The angular body shape works particularly well with both simple solid colours and more unusual custom finishes.
If you already have a particular Explorer-style guitar in mind, send us photographs or specifications and we can investigate the available build options.
Build a Guitar from Reference Photos
You don't necessarily need to know every technical specification before enquiring about a custom guitar.
If you've seen a guitar design you like, you can send us reference photographs showing the type of instrument you're interested in.
It helps if you also tell us which details are particularly important to you.
For example, you might like the body colour from one guitar but want different hardware, pickups or fingerboard specifications.
The clearer the reference material and requirements, the easier it is to establish what can realistically be produced.
Choosing Your Custom Guitar Specifications
Before ordering a custom build, it's worth separating the features that are essential from those where you're willing to be flexible.
Body and Finish
Choose the basic guitar style along with your preferred colour, finish and cosmetic appearance.
Neck and Fingerboard
Consider neck specifications, fingerboard material, fret preferences and inlays.
Pickups and Electronics
Decide whether you need a particular pickup configuration or simply have a general preference for the type of sound and output you're looking for.
Bridge and Hardware
Fixed bridges and tremolo systems can significantly change the specification of a guitar, so this is worth deciding early in the project.
Cosmetic Details
Binding, inlays, hardware colours and other visual details can then be considered once the fundamental specification has been established.
Custom Chibson Guitars for Left-Handed Players
Custom manufacturing can also be useful for left-handed guitarists.
Certain unusual designs, colours and specifications can be difficult to find as standard left-handed production guitars.
Depending on the model and manufacturer, a custom build may allow a left-handed version to be produced with specifications that would otherwise be difficult to source.
Contact us with the type of guitar you're looking for and we'll check the available options.
How to Order a Custom Chibson Guitar
The easiest way to begin is to send us details of the guitar you'd like to build.
Include as much information as possible, such as:
- The guitar body style
- Reference photographs
- Preferred colour and finish
- Pickup configuration
- Hardware preferences
- Fingerboard and neck requirements
- Any custom inlays or cosmetic details
- Whether the guitar needs to be left-handed
- Any other specifications that are particularly important to you
We can then look at the project, discuss what's realistically available and establish the specification before an order is placed.
Quality Matters More Than Cosmetic Accuracy
When ordering a custom Chinese guitar, it's easy to concentrate entirely on appearance.
However, we'd recommend prioritising the fundamentals of the instrument.
Good neck alignment, fretwork, bridge positioning, construction and overall playability matter far more than whether every small cosmetic detail matches a reference photograph.
Hardware and electronics can also be changed or upgraded relatively easily compared with correcting fundamental construction problems.
A good custom guitar should therefore start with sound construction and realistic specifications, with the cosmetic details built around that foundation.
Custom Chibson vs Buying an In-Stock Guitar
A custom build isn't necessarily the best choice for everyone.
If we already have a guitar with the design and specifications you want, purchasing an in-stock instrument is usually the simpler option.
A custom guitar makes more sense when you're looking for a combination of features that isn't readily available.
This might be an unusual finish, a particular pickup or hardware configuration, a left-handed version, or a design based on several different reference ideas.
If you're unsure, browse our current guitars first and contact us if you can't find what you're looking for.
Buy Custom Chibson Guitars Online
At Chinese-Guitars.com, we specialise in Chinese-made guitars and can help with custom Chibson-style guitar projects alongside our existing selection of in-stock instruments.
Whether you're looking for a custom Les Paul-style guitar, SG-style guitar, Flying V, Explorer or another Chinese-made electric guitar design, send us your ideas and preferred specifications.
We'll help establish what's possible and work with you to define the guitar before the custom build goes ahead.
Contact us today with your guitar idea, reference photographs and specifications to get started with your custom build.
