To hear Prestige Guitars owner Mike Kurkdjian, that’s a major reason so many guitar-builders are drawn to BC. “One of the appeals of coming into Vancouver is the tonewood,” says Kurkdjian ...

It was a perfect meld of his two passions, guitars and marketing. By the time he was in Grade 12, he was grossing $200,000 a year. He worked a bit for others, then 21 years ago founded Prestige ...

The Prestige collection guitars range in price from $10,200, for the Prestige '66 Strat, to $50,000, for the aforementioned Contura Strat. “The Prestige Collection showcases bespoke masterpieces ...

Shania Twain may be from Timmins, Ont., but the custom acoustic guitar she plays in concert comes from North Vancouver-based Prestige Guitars. While big music stars and collectors love the custom ...