A luthier's shop
that also teaches.
Lester Guitar Custom Shop is a small guitar workshop in Angeles City, Pampanga. Lester builds, repairs and sets up guitars, and teaches: private guitar lessons for players, and luthier training at the Lester Guitar Academy.
Player, builder, teacher.
Lester is a guitarist and luthier in Angeles City. At the bench he does setups, fretwork, structural repairs, electronics and custom builds: the same work the Academy teaches, step by step.
He teaches because players keep asking two things: how to play better, and how to look after their own guitars. The programs on this site are his answer, a clear level-by-level path with the full curriculum written down, so students and parents know exactly what they're getting before they enroll.
- Building: custom guitars from raw tonewood to final setup
- Repairs: setups, fretwork, structural and electronics
- Teaching: private guitar lessons and luthier training
- 2015
The shop opens
Lester Guitar Custom Shop starts doing setups, repairs and custom work in Angeles City.
- 2026
Guitar lessons
Private lessons open, built around a three-level program with a published curriculum.
- 2026
Lester Guitar Academy
The shop opens its benches to students who want to learn the craft.
- Next
Your first session
Take the 2-minute assessment and we'll find your starting level.
The craft.
What makes us different.
A working shop
You learn where real repairs and builds happen, not in a classroom.
A clear path
Three levels in each program, with a published curriculum and outcomes.
Personal attention
Private lessons and small bench groups of 3 or fewer.
Learn from the bench.
Explore the two programs, or take the assessment and we'll suggest where to start.