Sauvage guitars

EST. 2015 | France

Acoustic | Archtop | Electric Guitars

Electric Sauvage guitar with a blue body, wooden sides, and black and white controls, placed on a dark surface.

“Where the Extraordary is the Only Standard.”

Julien Roure | Luthier

  • Unveiled at NAMM 2016, Sauvage instruments have become known for their uncommon character and their refusal to conform. They follow no template. They aim for no category. They seek only to create a moment of connection—brief, visceral, and unmistakably human.

    In 2026, Sauvage introduces THE TR3PTYCH, three instruments reflecting the three great lineages of the guitar: acoustic, hollow-body, and electric. Together, they form an exploration of how sound travels through time—how heritage, emotion, and imagination can coexist within a single artistic gesture.

    At Sauvage, craftsmanship is a form of inquiry. Each instrument begins with a question rather than an answer.

    Sauvage Guitars: where the unreasonable becomes inevitable.

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Sauvage Guitars: One-Piece Guitar Creation — From Design to Final Tuning

Follow Sauvage Guitars through the complete one-piece guitar-building process—from the earliest design sketches to the final hand-tuning of the instrument. Founded by Julien Roure and presented at the 2016 NAMM Show, Sauvage explores guitar making as an artistic practice rooted in emotion, form, and uncompromising craft.

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The Sauvage One-Piece Master: Design, Craft, and Sound at The Music Zoo

Join Renaud Sauzedde as he reveals the inspiration, engineering, and craftsmanship behind the Sauvage Guitars “One-Piece Master,” carved from a single ash olive burl. Explore the unique construction, innovative resonant design, and hear artist Jay Wud put this remarkable instrument to the test.

boutique guitar showcase en tour | 2019

  • Image of a Sauvage custom wooden guitar displayed on a black background, with details of its specifications listed below.

    entour 2019

  • An electric Sauvage guitar with a white pickguard, two humbucker pickups, and three control knobs, set against a wooden background.

    entour 2019

Three people working together in a workshop, with one person holding a camera to film the other two who are handling tools and small objects on a workbench.

“Inventor, Builder, and Keeper of the Wild Spirit.” 

julien roure | Luthier

  • Conceived as an independent creative platform, Sauvage allows Roure to step away from modularity, systems, and adaptability, and instead focus on singular instruments shaped by concept, material, and emotion. Each Sauvage guitar is developed as a complete statement—where construction, ergonomics, and sound are inseparable from the idea that initiated the build.

    Roure’s background in precision engineering and experimental design informs his process, but Sauvage is not driven by solutions. It is driven by questions: how far can structure be reduced without losing expression; how does one piece of wood speak differently when allowed to remain whole; how much design is enough.

    Modern tools are used selectively, alongside traditional hand techniques, to serve clarity rather than efficiency. The resulting instruments feel deliberate, quiet, and resolved—objects meant to be lived with rather than optimized.

    Where other aspects of Roure’s work explore versatility and transformation, Sauvage Guitars is about commitment: one idea, one instrument, taken as far as it needs to go.

gallery | sauvage guitars

A Sauvage guitar with a body similar to a traditional acoustic guitar but with a black pickguard and metallic accents, mounted on a wooden display board with metal supports, against a black background.
Close-up of a black electric Sauvage guitar with silver pickups and a wooden neck.
Close-up of a guitar headstock with tuning pegs and strings, featuring a sleek black finish and a metallic inlay, with the Sauvage Guitars logo in the bottom right corner.
Close-up of an electric Sauvage guitar body, featuring three black control knobs on a natural wood finish, with part of the black guitar body and strings visible, and the Sauvage Guitars logo at the bottom.
Close-up of a Sauvage guitar's body with three control knobs on a wooden panel and a black pickguard with strings and a metallic bridge.
Close-up of an electric Sauvage guitar with a black pickguard, wooden body, and chrome hardware, placed against a black background, with a logo reading 'Sauvage Guitars' at the top.
Electric Sauvage guitar with a dark gray body, wooden accents, and a light wood neck, displayed against a black background with a 'Sauvage Guitars' logo at the top center.
Two electric guitars with wooden bodies, one displayed from the front showing the fretboard and pickups, and the other from the back showing the natural wood grain and hardware. Black background with the 'Sauvage Guitars' logo in the center.
A modern electric Sauvage guitar with wood and gray finish, leaning against a quilted leather and gray guitar case near a window.
A metal badge with French text, reading 'Nom de l'instrument: Ove Piece Master' and 'Réalisation: N. J.', placed on a wooden surface. Sauvage Guitar
A smartwatch with a round face displaying a simple clock, placed on a silver electric Sauvage guitar with a tan strap. The guitar features metallic pickups and a wooden fretboard.
Close-up of a wooden Sauvage guitar body and neck with a natural finish, displaying wood grain patterns against a black background.
Close-up of a wooden guitar body mold with carved cavity and matching top piece, resting on a black surface with a 'Sauvage Guitars' logo in the corner.
Close-up of a wooden Sauvage guitar with a smooth, light-colored surface and natural wood grain patterns.
Unfinished wooden guitar body on a black surface with a Sauvage Guitars logo in the top right corner.
Wooden art piece carved in the shape of an electric Sauvage guitar with a guitar pick at the top, mounted on a wooden board.
Close-up of a wooden surface with metal rods, featuring the Sauvage Guitars logo at the bottom.
Wooden wall art with black outline of a guitar, mounted on a black background, with 'Sauvage Guitars' logo in the center.
Close-up of a black metal A-frame sign with cut-out logo, mounted on a wooden post, with part of a blue and silver object on the left side. Sauvage Guitars