Matty Baratto founded Baratto Guitars in 2000, following a career working with some of music’s most influential guitar players and artists, both as a custom builder and as a touring and session guitar technician. His guitar building and setup experience includes periods working as a guitar tech at Gibson and a builder in the Ibanez USA custom shop. Baratto Guitars is known for its high-quality guitars, basses and cigar box guitars (Cigfiddles).