In ancient times, the warrior heading valiantly into combat wielded his Battle Axe and swung it with great skill and precision. Similarly, in the modern age, a guitarist heading off to rock also wields their own Axe, handling it as if it were an extension of their own body. Those ancient battleaxes were forged by blacksmiths, the artisan craftsmen of their day, produced with intense love and attention to detail. They had to be perfect in every way, uniquely tailored to the individual warrior who would own it. They were the original Custom Shop Axes. A guitarists Axe today is no different. Lovingly crafted to the highest specifications, from the finest materials, uniquely customised by the luthier to meet the needs of the individual musician who will own and play it. Just like those warriors of old, todays musicians need their own Battle Axe. They need a BTLX. To those about to rock - We salute you. BTLX Custom Guitars - pronounced BattleAxe - is the name behind Ireland's latest and finest brand of custom hand made hybrid musical instruments. ​ Each BTLX guitar is individually crafted in the small seaside town of Carrickfergus, in the shadow of our majestic 800 year old Norman castle, either as a stock model, or to the unique specifications of the individual customer. Our instruments are made the old fashioned way - one at a time - which may seem like an unusual way to work, but we like to devote 100% of our time and attention to each guitar, seeing it through to perfect completion before devoting the same attention to detail to the next one. Above all else however, we aim to bring you very high quality hand made custom guitars, without the usual astronomical price tags that you would normally associate with this kind of instrument. ​ Unlike other guitar makers, we don't follow the established crowd by creating copyright infringing clones of the big brand manufacturers models. Instead we have spent considerable time developing our own unique design, optimized to make the most of both traditional and cutting edge composite materials forged together with particular attention being paid to both playability and the perfect tone.