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Oxyde Steel Guitars
STEEL GUITAR WORKSHOP · FRANCE

Oxyde Steel Guitars, handmade steel guitars from France: Oxidation
is not a flaw,
it’s a signature.

Limited-edition pieces, handmade in steel and made to live with their musician.

07/10

Pieces released in 2026. Each guitar carries its number, material and own story.

01 · ORIGIN

Steel becomes instrument.

Oxyde Steel Guitars began with a simple intuition: what if steel, a material I have shaped for years, could sing too?

My name is Damien. Trained as a boilermaker, I spent years working metal — first with the discipline of the hand, then through 3D modelling and precision tools. A long-time guitarist, I eventually wanted to bring these two worlds together.

After months of research, drawings and prototypes, the first Oxyde guitar was born in June 2025. In 2026, the workshop became Oxyde Steel Guitars: a house dedicated to the craft of metal applied to musical instruments. Each piece is designed, cut, welded, oxidised and set up in my workshop near Bordeaux. No two are alike; each carries the mark of its material and its maker.

02 · THE SERIES

Two series.
One material.

Every Oxyde starts with a steel body designed, cut, welded and oxidised by hand in the workshop. Two series currently carry it.

Premium Series

The workshop’s most accomplished pieces.

Numbered instruments with the most refined finishes, fitted with hardware chosen for each piece. Every guitar is set up to suit your playing and strung with the strings of your choice before shipping.

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Founding Series

The first Oxyde guitars, pieces with a story.

The first Oxyde Steel Guitars Class B pieces: a steel body built in the workshop, paired with pre-owned necks, pickups, tuners and hardware, selected and checked. Their history is visible and openly acknowledged.

The Founding Series helps fund the workshop: a first edition of the brand, with a singularity that may appeal to collectors.

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03 · MODELS

The models.

Premium Series

Argon #26007

Argon #26007

Available

€2,250

10% deposit · €225

Single-cone resonator, biscuit bridge, raw relic finish.

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Hydrogène #26009

Hydrogène #26009

Available

€2,450

10% deposit · €245

Steel resonator, National single cone, mahogany neck.

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Founding Series

Resonators

Acétylène #26006 — Founding Series Class B

Acétylène #26006

Sold

Founding Series price€1,110

Future premium price (indicative) · €2,450

Single-cone steel resonator with biscuit bridge

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Azote #26004 — Founding Series Class B

Azote #26004

Available

Founding Series price€1,110

10% deposit · €111

Steel single-cone resonator, bolt-on neck, humbucker pickup.

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Electrics

Fer #26005 — Founding Series Class B

Fer #26005

Available

Founding Series price€1,020

10% deposit · €102

Future premium price (indicative) · €2,250

Angry TH-Style, rust and blue/green patina, SP Custom pickup.

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Nickel #26002 — Sold archive piece

Nickel #26002

Sold

Founding Series price€1,020

Future premium price (indicative) · €2,250

Single cut, brushed steel, Bigsby and dual humbuckers.

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Cobalt #26008 — Founding Series Class B

Cobalt #26008

Available

Founding Series price€1,080

10% deposit · €108

Future premium price (indicative) · €2,390

T-style model, black patina over a petrol-hued base.

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04 · CRAFTSMANSHIP

Craftsmanship

01

Design

Design and drafting of the model

Every model begins as a drawing and a 3D model before taking shape in steel.

02

Cutting

Cutting the steel

The steel is cut following the template of the chosen model.

03

Assembly

Assembly and welding

Every part is welded and shaped by hand.

04

Finishing

Finishing the guitar

The guitar is sanded, set up, and ready to live.

Steel body

We chose steel where others stay with wood: a raw, demanding material that imposes its own character. It hides nothing, it ages in its own way, and every mark it carries becomes a signature rather than a flaw.

Wooden necks

Against the coldness of steel, the wood of the neck brings the warmth playing needs. Each species is chosen for its feel, stability and response under the fingers, in deliberate contrast with the metal body.

Electronics

Pickups designed to reveal steel's particular tone rather than mask it. Hand wiring, carefully chosen components, for a sound true to the instrument and never standardized.

Finishes

No two guitars come out identical. Oxidation is guided, never fully controlled: in the end, it is what signs the uniqueness of every piece that leaves the workshop.

05 · PARTNERSHIPS

Good gestures are passed on.

They support us and share our values. Discover the workshops, companies and partners who support Oxyde.

Nom du partenaire 1 LUXBAG and its aluminum cases
06 · THE SOUND

The sound of Oxyde.

Discover the material, feel and character of every Oxyde Steel Guitars piece through the hands of guitarists.

Acétylène #26006

Tested by Calum

Order an available piece.

Open the page of an available instrument and select “Order this piece”. Your form is a pre-reservation request only: no payment is made online and no contract is formed at this stage. The workshop replies within 24 hours with the bank details, the payment reference, the terms of sale and instructions for the 10% deposit.

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07 · CONTACT

A piece in mind?
Let’s talk.

Prices shown are in euros (€), excluding shipping. For deliveries outside France, shipping cost and lead time are quoted case by case once we know your country.

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