https://www.oakhillguitarworks.com/home daily 1.0 2025-09-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/622ba08362d7e7719437bb87/75ed9e17-549f-4637-8412-91ee43dd0576/ohgw1.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/622ba08362d7e7719437bb87/6d04f106-b2ad-42b1-95b1-1f7423175e23/westburys.jpg Home - Our Services Whatever service you’re looking for, we’ve got you covered. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1618497259178-6XJGK9GR6YAVBQL5L519/20140301_Trade-151_012-2.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607694583486-2PQT0LQ193RL7MCB6DX4/20140228_Trade+151_0046.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/622ba08362d7e7719437bb87/91019f44-86f4-4587-9e46-de7adf6916cb/1oak.png Home https://www.oakhillguitarworks.com/about daily 0.75 2025-07-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/622ba08362d7e7719437bb87/ea19af09-0fcc-4c30-9b76-4f749e287b62/Screenshot_20220311-173923-119.png About - About Us Oak Hill Guitar Works is my repair shop located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania offering setup and repair services for all brands of electric and acoustic guitars and basses. I am a Fender Silver Level Certified Guitar Technician and my love affair with guitars began in 1982 at the age of 13 when I was given a Vox Stroller electric guitar by a neighbour in my home town of Croydon, England. In over 40 years since, I have owned, played and worked on just about every type and brand of guitar and bass you can think of. I started my guitar repair journey in 2000. I had moved to Orlando, Florida from England in 1999 but returned home to see my father just before he passed away. While I was home I spent time in the South London shop of renowned British luthier Bernie Goodfellow, formerly of Goodfellow Guitars and more recently proprietor of GB Guitars. Bernie's friendship was invaluable in helping me get through a time of grief and without him I probably wouldn’t have started on this path. His infectious enthusiasm for building and repairing guitars really rubbed off on me, so upon my return to the USA I set about learning the craft and gaining as much experience as I could. I received a copy of 'The Guitar Player Repair Guide' by Dan Erlewine for my birthday that year and after that I was on my way. Moving to Northern Virginia in 2008 I established my shop as Jade Guitars, which I operated for five years and in 2009 I became a Silver Level Certified Technician for Fender Musical Instruments Corp., one of the proudest moments of my career as a repair technician. In 2013 I renamed the shop Oak Hill Guitar Works to reflect where I was based and after relocating to Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 2021 I decided to continue with the Oak Hill name once I had re-established my shop. I am proud to be able to offer my services to the music community here in Lancaster and I look forward to providing you the very best service I can. Graham Drew - Owner and Certified Repair Technician. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/622ba08362d7e7719437bb87/00f6e31a-67a6-43a2-8842-e8ac11aa2ae4/certs.jpg About - Fender Certified Since April 2009 I have been a silver level certified acoustic and electric guitar and bass technician for the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. That means if you bring any guitar or bass from the Fender family of brands to me for service you’ll have peace of mind knowing that it’s in the hands of someone certified by the same company that made your instrument. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/622ba08362d7e7719437bb87/bea0958a-ea00-4d01-98df-dce1f14d5b98/QB1.jpg About - Local and Regional Partnerships We believe that connecting and building relationships with similar and like-minded businesses and organizations in our area makes for a stronger, more vibrant and more diverse local music community. Quarter Bend Guitar Studio, Lancaster PA. We partnered with Quarter Bend Guitar Studio, Lancaster’s premier music lessons facility, to offer all active students a 10% discount on our services (excluding parts). If you’re looking for a great spot to get guitar lessons, Quarter Bend is the place to go! Check out their website at www.quarterbendguitar.com https://www.oakhillguitarworks.com/contact daily 0.75 2025-02-10 https://www.oakhillguitarworks.com/gallery daily 0.75 2025-07-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/622ba08362d7e7719437bb87/f95632f8-3393-4e11-8b4e-eeecdb5a9083/blueburst.jpg Gallery - Europa TP-90 Offset Electric Guitar Total weight 6lb 9oz Licensed S-style neck w/thin nitrocellulose finish & rosewood fretboard Reclaimed pine offset body finished in Sonic Blue burst over Vintage White Vintage-style alnico pickups, P90 (neck) and T-style (bridge) Gotoh vintage-style tuners Wilkinson 6-saddle T-style bridge Premium CTS and Switchcraft electronic components Chrome hardware TUSQ XL nut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/622ba08362d7e7719437bb87/06e1e16c-e615-47a1-b2c8-f5275fc9e52a/euro_hht.jpg Gallery - Europa Custom HH-T Electric Guitar Total weight 6lb 12oz Figured walnut neck w/thin nitrocellulose finish, padauk fretboard and offset marker dots Reclaimed pine HH T-style body finished in Vintage Amber satin nitrocellulose lacquer Seymour Duncan Jazz/JB humbucker pickups Locking die-cast chrome tuners Wilkinson vintage-style hardtail bridge Premium electronic components and hardware Hand-carved rosewood pickup rings Zebrawood knobs *Built for Steven J. Torregrossa of Vienna, VA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/622ba08362d7e7719437bb87/139b114f-23f3-46fc-83c0-742aede417f9/IMG_20221124_124821460.jpg Gallery - Custom S-Type Electric Guitar Total weight 7lb 12oz Licensed T-style neck w/thin nitrocellulose finish & ebony fretboard Alder S-type body in Candy Apple Red Vintage-style alnico pickups Gotoh locking tuners Babicz Full-Contact tremolo system Premium electronic components All black hardware *Built for customer Brett Shappell of Lancaster, PA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/622ba08362d7e7719437bb87/18dc64c5-5a57-40aa-9886-c507313fa465/IMG_20221021_124616547.jpg Gallery - Europa Custom Electric Guitar, Hand-Painted by Keisha Finnie Hand-painted by Lancaster contemporary artist Keisha Finnie (www.keishafinnie.com) Total weight 6lb 5oz Licensed maple neck w/satin poly finish Reclaimed pine HH body GFS Dream 90 humbucker-sized P90 pickups Tone Ninja chrome locking tuners Half-size T-style bridge with compensated brass saddles Premium electronic components and hardware https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/622ba08362d7e7719437bb87/eef2825e-d15a-4e72-b093-3879d720f7e3/IMG_20220908_102407825.jpg Gallery - Europa ‘49 Esquire Prototype/50’s T-Style Hybrid Single Pickup Electric Guitar Total weight 7lb 7oz Vintage tinted aged relic licensed one-piece maple neck Alder body in heavily relic’d/ worn lacquer finish Vintage 1971 Fender Telecaster bridge pickup Aged LP Jr. brown tortoise pickguard Aged vintage-style 15:1 ratio tuners Aged T-style bridge with compensated brass saddles Premium electronic components Aged hardware https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/622ba08362d7e7719437bb87/327c31b7-0d02-4300-aef8-87c3dce9b9d9/IMG_20220724_124211438.jpg Gallery - Custom Ash T-Style Electric Guitar Total weight 8lb 1oz Contoured solid swamp ash body Warmoth birdseye maple neck with compound radius Joe Barden compensated bridge Kluson vintage-style locking tuners Reversed T-Style maple wood control plate Custom P90-voiced Tele pickups by Tom Brantley Premium hardware and electronic components Thin satin nitrocellulose lacquer finish *Built for Howard Rabach at Machine Room Studio in Arlington, VA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/622ba08362d7e7719437bb87/0b2c8436-c7cb-4ce3-9d8e-6089f1078c8d/IMG_20220524_142934514.jpg Gallery - Europa Esquire-Style Single Pickup Electric Guitar Total weight 7lb 11oz Vintage tinted aged relic licensed one-piece maple neck Alder body in ‘washed and worn’ Surf Green over Vintage White nitrocellulose lacquer finish Seymour Duncan SP90 pickup Aged custom parchment pearloid pickguard Custom Esquire wiring harness and circuit Aged vintage-style 15:1 ratio tuners S-type relic hardtail bridge Premium electronic components Aged hardware https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/622ba08362d7e7719437bb87/554fd4ef-fbcf-40b0-a712-64240880a517/IMG_20220411_152326652+%281%29.jpg Gallery - Europa Pine P90 Offset Electric Guitar Total weight 6lb 2oz Vintage tinted licensed one-piece maple neck Reclaimed pine body finished in satin nitrocellulose lacquer GFS Vintage alnico ‘soapbar’ P90 pickups Reversed T-Style maple wood control plate Gotoh vintage-style 15:1 ratio tuners Wilkinson ‘Chopped T-Style’ hardtail bridge Premium electronic components All gold hardware https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/622ba08362d7e7719437bb87/cbda4190-338b-4238-a697-6bf28ebe6685/1oak3.jpeg Gallery - Custom Hardtail Stratocaster Guitar Total weight 7lb 6oz 2001 Mexican Fender Stratocaster neck XGP/Guitarfetish alder body in Dusky Rose DeArmond USA Gold Tone humbuckers Wilkinson vintage hardtail bridge Brown tortoise HH pickguard DP/DT switches in the tone pots to split the coils Premium electronic components and hardware https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/622ba08362d7e7719437bb87/1d6f1ab6-7af0-4c1c-80d8-7a0b202644f2/hb3.jpg Gallery - Natural Hardtail Single-Pickup Stratocaster Guitar 3-piece alder hardtail body finished in clear satin nitrocellulose lacquer Single Seymour Duncan Hot Rails pickup in the middle position with push/pull volume pot to split the coils Wilkinson hardtail bridge 1998 Mexican Squier Stratocaster neck Kluson vintage-style tuners Custom brown tortoise pickguard by Pickguardian Premium electronic components and hardware https://www.oakhillguitarworks.com/custom daily 0.75 2025-07-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/622ba08362d7e7719437bb87/76a00c7d-a872-4d0e-b5f6-d8d2053a6c6a/p90-1.jpg Custom - Custom Building Ever dreamed of having a custom guitar built to your own specifications, but don’t have thousands of dollars to spare? We may be able to help. We can build many different variants of classic bolt-on neck designs based on what you want. Several options are available to you - you can buy all the components yourself and simply have us put it all together for you, we can order components for you, or we can do a combination of the two. Either way if you’ve got an idea in your head for a custom guitar or bass, chances are we can achieve it together. Drop us a line here with your inquiries - we’re always happy to talk guitars and flesh out ideas! Also check out our Gallery page to see instruments we’ve built already. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/622ba08362d7e7719437bb87/3fad90b4-08df-4bc6-b8e3-c0f041cbbb11/ds1.jpg Custom - Building History Between 2010 and 2013 I built thirty-one instruments under the name Drew & Sebastian Guitars. These were high-end instruments which were my take on what I thought a custom shop-level bolt neck instrument should be. One was given a glowing review by Vintage Guitar Magazine, which also published a builder profile about me, and I was also featured in Premier Guitar Magazine. D&S was an amazing experience which culminated in me taking a trip to the Southeastern Guitar & Amp Show in Raleigh, North Carolina in September 2011 as an exhibitor where I met many wonderful people from the industry. Unfortunately D&S was not destined to last in the long term, but I've always known I wanted to get back to building again. (Pictures below - VG Magazine review of the D&S Avenger and pics from the Southeastern Guitar & Amp Show with pickup maker Lindy Fralin, who is holding D&S guitars with his pickups installed). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/622ba08362d7e7719437bb87/6f18fd67-1b40-4ac5-b48e-7c01e67a37e4/IMG_20220524_144247890.jpg Custom - Europa Guitars Beginning as a discussion with an artist friend about a collaborative project where she would hand-paint bodies for guitars I would build, we chose the name Blackbird Guitars (after the Beatles song of the same name with all its cool meaning) but found that a company with that name already existed. Needing to find another name, I hit on the idea of naming the new custom guitars after one of the models I built under the Drew & Sebastian brand, and so Europa Guitars was born. My D&S models were truly high-end boutique instruments with every body and neck made to the customer's precise specifications and finished in expensive gloss finishes. This time around I’ve decided to make my guitars more 'stripped down' and accessible - in addition to being as eco-friendly as possible - but they still feature premium pickups, electronic components and hardware. Europa Guitars will feature licensed necks and raw or reclaimed solid wood bodies which will be hand-finished with a thin satin nitrocellulose lacquer to allow the wood to breathe and resonate as much as possible. Due to the reclaimed/rustic nature of the wood in the bodies there will likely be imperfections and marks in the wood, but these are a characteristic of the guitars which will be accentuated by the thin satin finish. 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