The Story Behind the Guitars: Luthier Daisy Tempest

Love the art of guitar? Register today for our 2025 Fretboard Summit in Chicago, Aug 21-23, 2025: https://fretboardsummit.org Space is limited. On this week's Fretboard Journal Podcast (episode 482), we're sharing an inspiring chat on guitarmaking and storytelling with UK-based luthier Daisy Tempest. In just a few years, Daisy's YouTube channel - where she documents the craft (and toil) behind her handcrafted instruments - has exploded in popularity. (A recent video documenting the $36,000 acoustic guitar she built currently has over 300,000 views and counting.) Still in the early stages of her guitar career, she's already expanded the audience for high-end acoustics with her fresh take on content creation and some truly gorgeous instruments. It will be fascinating to see what's next. 0:00 Introduction, Fretboard Summit, our new issue 4:23 Meet Daisy 5:16 Discovering guitarmaking, apprenticing 16:06 The art of storytelling 26:55 Finding a new audience via YouTube; the Fretboard Summit 33:40 Current guitar output; pricing guitars 42:38 What's next: A guitar for charity 48:50 Wood supplies, "The Tree" 53:29 Filming yourself while building guitars 55:28 Helping young women discover guitarmaking 59:44 Final thoughts During our talk, we discuss her background, her decision to become a luthier, her unique build videos (which she currently films and edits entirely on her own...while simultaneously making the guitars), where she finds inspiration, the guitar market today, and so much more. Follow Daisy: YouTube / ‪@DaisyTempest‬ https://www.tempestguitars.com Subscribe to the Fretboard Journal print magazine. Keepsake journalism for guitarists in the know: https://shop.fretboardjournal.com/pro... Instagram: ‪@fretboardjournal‬ Our weekly podcast is brought to you by: MIke & Mike's Guitar Bar/ ‪@MMGUITARBAR‬ Peghead Nation / ‪@pegheadnation‬ Stringjoy Strings / ‪@Stringjoy‬