The Bond guitar company was set up in Scotland in the early 1980s by English luthier Andrew Bond.  The company was established to produce the ground breaking Bond Electraglide model. The Electraglide was not a commercial success and the company stopped trading in 1986. Andrew Bond died in 1999

The body and neck of the XOX Audio Tools Handle is a hollow sectioned carbon fiber monocoque. This ultra lightweight material is much stronger than wood and won’t bend or deform under high temperatures or humidity. The guitar won the "Good Design" 2006 award from Chicago Athenaeum Museum.

XOX Audio Tools is a new company (probably based in Italy) using carbon fiber to make guitars. At present they offer a single model, the Handle designed by Peter Solomon.

The Blackbird Rider is a compact, carbon fibre acoustic, which Blackbird claim sounds as good as a traditional, full-sized acoustic. Dimensions are 36" x 10.5" x 4.25" (scale length is a respectible 24.5" with 18 frets) and weight is 3 lbs. The recommended retail price (early 2008) is $1600, with an under-saddle pickup as a $140 optional extra.

BOND made the ELECTRAGLIDE between 1984 and 1986.

Rainsong is an innovative acoustic guitar manufacturer currently based in Woodinville, Washington. The company makes high-end carbon fibre bodied acoustics and acoustic electrics. Their model include nylon string guitars, 12-string guitars, and a jazz archtop.