Born in ParisBuilt in Michigan
Custom electric guitars and basses, built around you.
Electric guitars and basses, handbuilt without compromise, one player at a time.
Trusted by artists and industry partners
Boutique guitars too often hide imprecision behind tradition. We keep the hand work and raise the standard: every board rated, every neck PLEK-processed, every instrument built for one player.
From Paris to Michigan.
From our first manufacture in Paris to our operation in Michigan, the same instruments, built to the same standard.
Paris
Our first manufacture. The models, the identity and the design of Belforti were born here.
Michigan
Where Belforti operates today. Every instrument is built by hand in our Big Rapids workshop and ships from here with its certificate of authenticity.
Our models.
G·2, G·4 and G·6 guitars, the A·2 archtop, B·2 and B·4 basses: each with its own voice. Every one is built to order, in the woods and specs you choose.
G·4
Compact body, dual humbuckers: bold, saturated tone with real low-end authority.
From $2,700
Explore G·4
What every Belforti shares.
Seven details built into every instrument, whatever the model.
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PLEK-processed
Every neck is measured under string tension on the PLEK, and each fret dressed to it, so the action can sit low without buzzing.
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Invisible fret tangs
No fret tang shows at the edge of the fretboard. Just smooth wood under your hand, from the first fret to the last.
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Carbon reinforced necks
Carbon reinforcement runs inside every neck, so it stays straight through seasons, travel and string changes.
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Easy truss rod access
A spoke wheel sits right at the end of the fretboard. Adjust the neck in seconds, without taking the strings off.
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Premium hardware
Bridges by ABM, made in Germany. Tuners by Hipshot, made in the USA.
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Graded tonewoods
Every body, neck and fretboard is vibration-tested with BING, the method developed by CIRAD, and scored on the Belforti Rating™. Only woods scoring 70 or more become a Belforti.
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Heel-less design
The neck flows into the body with no heel block, so your hand reaches the highest frets without a bump.
Design it in 3D, before we build it.
Choose the shape, the woods, the hardware and the electronics. See every choice on your instrument in 3D, with the price updating as you go. When it feels right, we build it.
New for 2026.A·2, the modern archtop.
A complete rethink of the archtop: a sculpted internal chassis, inlaid top and back, and real ergonomics. In a traditional or headless multi-scale version.
Before you order.
The questions every player asks, answered.
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Essential builds start at $2,700, Masterbuilt at $4,000, Signature at $5,000. Every spec moves the price in the 3D configurator, so you see it as you build. A 30% deposit confirms the order.
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Four to six months for an Essential, five to seven for a Masterbuilt, eight and up for a Signature. Twenty to thirty instruments leave the workshop each year, and you get photos along the way.
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In Big Rapids, Michigan, inside the Galloup Studios. Belforti was founded in Paris and built there for four years before moving. Instruments ship from Michigan worldwide, DAP outside the United States.
Our workshop -
Everything: strings, scale length, neck profile, woods, finish, pickups, hardware, down to the side dots and the string gauge. Or set the brief and let us make every choice.
Design yours -
A PLEK-processed setup to your playing, a lifetime warranty on workmanship, a premium gig bag, setup tools and a certificate of authenticity.
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Yes. Every customer who orders a new Belforti can visit the shop and witness the birth of their instrument, by appointment.
Plan a visit
Your instrumentstarts here.
Design it in 3D, or talk it through with the workshop first.