Corey James Custom Guitars

05/19/2026

I look forward to building guitars again while I work towards retirement. In the meantime, I've really connected with Suhr guitars. The main reasons have nothing to do with the bodies, but everything to do with the fretwork, neck quality, and electronics.

This is recording tracks with a Suhr Oso for what may become another album:

Pinch me and thank you to my friend Jon for loaning an amp !...

05/23/2025

Greetings! Sorry that I haven’t posted much. I’m going to try to engage this page more often in the near future.

I will build guitars again, I’ve been blessed with an amazing family & an incredible career. As I’d like to retire someday, building guitars has taken a backseat.

In the meantime, I’ve never stopped designing guitars, writing music, or acquiring gear as I love it as much as any other musician.

More to follow, though feel free to subscribe here:

09/11/2024

@defleppard@sweetwater Excited to perform a track in celebration of 40 years of the PyroMania album. Stick around for the medley, which is a...

08/16/2017

Got to meet the Duke of Pearl, such an awesome guy with many tales of inlay mastery! Great exhibits to check out and explore the amazing diversity of our musical world. There is currently a traveling exhibit of Dragons and Vines, very talented musical artists!

01/25/2014

I met a lot of people at NAMM today.

Happy to say that Marco Sfogli, Pete Thorn, James Lomenzo, Billy Sheehan, and Marty Friedman were all class.

01/23/2014

This morning I am fortunate to be heading to California for NAMM with Tim Mann and friends. Looking forward warm weather, sunshine, & incredible music!

01/22/2014

Welcome to the page!

01/22/2014