Ruf Guitars was founded in Poland by Rafał Perz. Rafal started a guitar channel in 2013 and also began servicing his own guitars. He got the idea to make guitars out of composite materials but his time was taken up with starting a project development company, focusing mostly on engineering. Eventually he got around to making his own composite guitars and this became Ruf Guitars. He also works at the university where his expertise includes materials science and machine construction. Ruf electric guitars are made from Ruffaine a synthetic recyclable composite with good tonal properties. They also used Richlite for fingerboards another sustainable composite material.

Source: Ruf Guitars website (22 November 2023)