Hiatus Paused

After an eight month hiatus dealing with my house in France and helping to look after my terminally-ill father, Derelict (and Elle’s) Guitars is having a brief window of activity again – I have an order to get out in January, three Elle’s Guitars to…

Welcome!

Welcome to Elle’s Guitars Hi and welcome to Elle’s Guitars! We are a charitable initiative based in the UK and active in the UK, Canada, Australia and Kenya, that provides electric guitars and basses to girls and young women, aged 13-21, free of charge. You…

The Hippycaster – an early Jpax original!

We’re so lucky to be making the friends we have though this initiative. The latest of these is the wonderful Scottish artist Jennifer Armstrong (or Jpax – check out her Facebook page here). We already have one emerald green Tele that features a Jpax-painted pickguard…

Recipients!

We’re so so pleased that Ms. F and Ms. G are happy with the Elle’s Guitars they received over the Xmas period!

Call for recipients!

We have some wonderful news to share! We are going to have too many guitars! From the receipts we took from the summer raffle, plus donations this Christmas, we will have six guitars to give to worthy homes in the New Year. We’ll even have…

Proud shirt sponsors of Maghull Ladies & Girls Football

EllesGuitars.org is now the proud shirt sponsor of Maghull Ladies & Girls Football! Our huge thanks to Colin Calderbank for helping to improve our presence in the real world! Leigh says “Wonderful that our little charity is also helping one of Elles other loves: football….

Nominate a recipient

If you, or someone you know, would like an Elle’s Guitar, let us know. We post out to recipients in the UK and EU, and also have a stock of several guitars available currently in Kenya. Perhaps you’re a music teacher who would like to…

Donate! (Guitars, parts, strings)

We happily accept donations of broken, unused or unloved guitars that require a new home. Before throwing it in the skip, taking it to a charity shop, or listing it online for barely-anything, consider us instead! We happily accept anything in any condition, and can…

Donate! (Cash, wonga, spondoolicks, money)

Although we do sometimes receive donations of unwanted and broken guitars to transform, we also go out and buy them. We can frequently be found trawling junk shops, eBay and Facebook Marketplace for the unwanted and unloved (and we also buy guitars from you!) Our…

Welcome to Elle’s Guitars

Hi and welcome to Elle’s Guitars! We are a charitable initiative that provides electric guitars and basses to girls and young women, aged 13-21, free of charge.

You can read more about our story on the ‘Who We Are’ page above, but in short, we provide pre-loved guitars that have been given a new lease of life including a little bit of new unique, quirky character. These are then donated to associations, schools and music teachers or directly to young people who would love to play the guitar but cannot justify the expense, or simply don’t have access to one.

We are always looking for donations, of unwanted or broken guitars, or cash (obviously!) plus we’re also now on the lookout for candidates who would like one of our unique guitars. We’re also open to new relationships with artists, luthiers (guitar-builders), music teachers and more, so please do get in touch if you think you could help us, or we could help you!