Welcome to Riversong Lutherie of Colorado!

We are excited to build your next custom instrument! We also do repairs.

REVIEWS

VISIONARY

"I never thought any current guitar could make me play anything other than my vintage Gibson jazz boxes. Well, John Cross and Riversong have made me rethink that position. JC worked closely with me in designing and building an archtop electric that exceeded my expectations. Using his vintage Epiphone template, we incorporated features I requested that yielded a truly unique and irresistable instrument. I am inspired by its beautiful appearance but also the fine recreation of my 1964 L5 neck and fingerboard. The guitar has a warm welcoming tone acoustically yet comes alive when plugged into an amplifier. We added Throbak PAF pickups to the recipe and final result is magnificent."

---Wolf Marshall

Check out Wolf Marshall at www.wolfmarshall.com for lessons and excellent guitar books!

“I had the opportunity to purchase “Wild Thing.” She’s a beautiful f5 mandolin made by John at Riversong. If I have free time, she’s in my hands. The action, setup and tone of Wild Thing rivals any mandolin period. Her chop is gnarly but if you back off Wild Thing has an impressive sweetness. I have yet to find anything I would change. John has a life long customer. Why purchase an instrument from anyone else? It just wouldn’t be as good… ”-Nic Bordwell

Check out Nic's YouTube Channel playing his new f5 Riversong Mandolin!

You can visit his channel here: https://youtube.com/@nicbordsy?si=bmrvWsWAxFk2wGw5

Check out Wolf Marshall and Stan play West Coast Jazz on Riversong guitars and read Wolf's review below:

LATEST PROJECT

John is constantly striving for perfection. He is lucky to work with notable and known clients, who trust him and let him guide them with his creative vision, making their dreams true.