Meet Ingold Audio Design CO.
All of our products are made by hand, one at a time, in Tampa, Florida by company owner & operator Mike Ingold. Mike has over 25 years of wood shop experience and has been building and modifying guitars, speaker cabinets, pedals, and pedal boards for himself and friends in the local music scene since the early 2000's. For the last 10 years Mike as been working as a Professor of Art and Design and the Wood Shop Technician for the University of Tampa while continuing to design, build, and modify guitars and accessories in his spare time. As of January 2023, Mike has made the leap to full-time guitar building, opening Ingold Audio Design Co. in a new shop space in the Seminole Heights neighborhood of Tampa.
In addition to being a builder, Ingold has also been an avid guitar player for thirty years. He was gifted his first guitar at age 12; a 1970s Madeira A30-R, which is still his favorite and gets played daily. Over three decades in music, Mike has owned, played, modified, and repaired innumerable instruments, always taking the time to identify the traits and specs that appealed to him most. Ingold Audio guitars borrow from brands and models you know and love without ever directly imitating any one in particular. Our instruments feel familiar yet new, comfortable yet unique, recognizable yet different. They are a modern take on a well-loved tradition.
In addition to being a builder, Ingold has also been an avid guitar player for thirty years. He was gifted his first guitar at age 12; a 1970s Madeira A30-R, which is still his favorite and gets played daily. Over three decades in music, Mike has owned, played, modified, and repaired innumerable instruments, always taking the time to identify the traits and specs that appealed to him most. Ingold Audio guitars borrow from brands and models you know and love without ever directly imitating any one in particular. Our instruments feel familiar yet new, comfortable yet unique, recognizable yet different. They are a modern take on a well-loved tradition.