OUR STORY

My name is Chris O'Dee. I am the owner, operator and luthier at Retro Guitars which was founded in 2012. I started this journey playing the guitar and found that by the age of 13 I had a real passion for all things guitar. I lived and breathed it and played every moment that I could. My first guitar was a Harmony and I played that guitar to death. I loved that guitar, but it wasn't long before I found myself disassembling, repainting and modifying it to look and sound like the guitars I would see on MTV and in the hands of all my guitar heroes.  Then in 2005, I decided to try and build a guitar out in my Dad's shop. After completing my first guitar, I decided to top myself which led to another and another, and I found that I just loved the satisfaction I got from building a guitar. It even rivaled the satisfaction/ enjoyment of actually playing the guitar. Since then I have gone from my Dad's workshop to a small garage, and finally to a 600-square-foot workshop. I love getting up everyday and getting to build guitars. I couldn't have a better job.