About Offkilter

Offkilter Guitars was founded by me, Dan Provost, in 2026. I love guitar, and I love to make things, and this company is the natural and inevitable result of that. 

It all started a few years ago when I began to tinker with my own electric guitar mods. One thing lead to another, and eventually I was building my own guitars. As a persnickety designer, I wanted things to be just so, and I often found in order to get exactly what I wanted I had to make it myself. 

Every Offkilter Guitar, at its core, starts with one of the finest instruments in all of music: the Telecaster. Leo Fender got so much right with his original design in 1950, and it has stood the test of time. Millions of players rely on it today, for its reliability, versatility, and incredible sound. However, no matter how much I loved the beautiful simplicity of the Tele, I could never jibe with the brutalist, uncontoured slab body. I figured this was an area ripe for improvement.

The bodies of our guitars are made right here in Texas. The designs are based on familiar silhouettes, but updated and improved to provide better balance, comfort, ergonomics, and weight reduction. The other components, like the neck, pickups, and hardware, are carefully sourced from top tier suppliers. A slew of upgrades, like a 4-way switch, rounded fretboard edges, compensated saddles, shifted volume knob, and contoured neck heel, add up to a whole greater than the sum of its parts.

The word “boutique” gets thrown around often in this industry, but just know every single Offkilter guitar is assembled and set up by me to my exacting standards. My goal is to build your new favorite guitar, and one to last a lifetime of playing.

I have been making things by whole life. My other company I co-founded, Studio Neat, has been making world-renowned products since 2010. My design approach centers around a focus on simplicity, and paying deep attention to every last detail.

I can’t wait to build your next guitar. My email is always open, please reach out if you have any questions, and thanks for reading.

—Dan Provost