Manic Guitars started in 2017

Being surrounded by guitars every day made me think more and more about what I actually wanted from an instrument myself. Not what was fashionable, not what would suit a production line, but what I would build if I could create a guitar exactly the way I wanted it to feel, play and respond.

So I built one.

What started as a personal idea soon became something more. Other players connected with what I was doing and began asking me to build guitars for them. That was really the beginning of Manic Guitars as it is today.

I have always approached building from two sides: as a craftsman and as a guitarist. I use the kind of instrument I create. I know what it means to rehearse with a guitar for hours, to take it on stage and to depend on it when it matters. That experience naturally becomes part of every build — in the balance, the neck, the response, the comfort and ultimately the feel of the instrument.

But Manic is also about something bigger than my own way of building. I believe traditional craftsmanship is worth preserving. There are plenty of excellent factory-made guitars in the world, and there is nothing wrong with that. Choosing a handmade instrument is simply about valuing something different: the time, knowledge and human hand behind it, the individuality of the materials and the fact that no two instruments will ever be exactly the same.

Every Manic guitar is still built completely by hand, one at a time, without CNC machines or production lines. Over the years, the guitars have travelled considerably further than the workshop. I have exhibited and presented Manic Guitars at NAMM in Los Angeles in 2020 and at guitar events and exhibitions in Sweden, Denmark and Germany, including Gothenburg, Odense, Copenhagen and Mannheim. I have also been invited to present my work at Dunkers Kulturhus in Helsingborg.

I was honoured to receive a scholarship from Hantverksinstitutet in recognition of the craftsmanship and artistic work behind my guitar building — from form and design to the making of the finished instrument.

In 2026, another milestone was reached when Manic Guitar No. 30 was completed and delivered.

Thirty guitars may not sound like a huge number in an industry built around mass production.

For me, that is exactly the point.

Each one represents many hours of work, a conversation with a player and an instrument that did not exist before.

Made by hand. Built to be played. Made to become yours.