The Origin Standard brings PJD’s signature design and tone to a more accessible range, offering both offset and single-cut models with distinctive gloss finishes. Each guitar delivers the feel, balance, and playability that define every PJD, crafted to the same standards that guide our UK Custom Shop instruments.
The PJD Origin Humbuckers have been voiced with our Standard Humbucker models in mind. The bridge pickup has a medium output allowing a good balance between clean and gain tone, whereas the neck pickup is comfortably in the vintage PAF range, allowing for beautiful and vocal clean tones as well as juicy blues.
Body Wood Mahogany
Neckwood Maple
Fretboard Indian Rosewood
Radius 10”
Bridge Hardtail
Neck Profile PJD Standard
Pickups Bridge Alnico V Humbucker Neck Alnico V P90
Frets 22 Medium
Finish Gloss Poly
Gig Bag
Colour Options The St. John Standard is available in our standard colour options or with a "Spray Over" finish.
What is a "Spray Over" finish? A Spray Over finish sees our guitar initially painted in Three Tone Sunburst. A second colour from our standard options is then sprayed directly over the top. The finish is then rubbed back in certain areas to reveal the three tone sunburst beneath, giving the guitar a unique aesthetic.
PJD Guitars is one of the UK's biggest instrument manufacturers. Founded in 2010 by Leigh Dovey, the brand's name is a tribute to his late father, who worked as a prop maker for London's Royal Opera House. Picking up his dad's skills to become a proficient woodworker, Leigh honed his guitar-making craft over the years alongside a full-time role in sound/video engineering.
Fast-forward to 2017, and PJD Guitars took a big step by moving to a large York-based workshop in order to increase production and set up a place to officially call "home". In the time since, Leigh and his team have created hundreds of incredible electric guitars for players who adore the finer things in life! The best thing about PJD's guitars is that they're true high-end instruments made in the UK, priced reasonably.
PJD Guitar Range
The current PJD Guitars lineup encompasses 5 core models — the Carey, St. John, York, Valhalla, and Woodford. PJD's Carey guitar follows the classic single-cut design but has a unique humbucker/P90 configuration (Standard) and a flat body top. The St. John takes inspiration from the legendary '60s offset, albeit with the same base pickup pairing as the Carey and a modified shape, while the Woodford is a versatile S-type guitar both elegant and bold. The PJD York introduces our take on a time-honoured and revered guitar. Featuring our very own PJD, custom hand wound, single coil, ‘High Tea’ pickups and an open grain nitrocellulose finish.
Standard, Elite, and Limited Edition versions of these models are available, with the latter featuring more exotic timbers and features.
Order a Custom PJD Guitar
PJD guitars can be custom-ordered to your specific requirements. If you'd like to select particular colours, woods, pickups, frets & more, please contact our experienced team and they'll help you make your dream guitar a reality! Click here to enquire today.
