Paul Tebbutt founded Pilgrim Guitars in the 1970s in Leicestershire, UK as a small scale producer of acoustic guitars. Production stopped n the mid 1980s. In 2009 JHS and Paul Tebbutt joined forces to bring the Pilgrim brand name back to the market. The range now includes Pilgrim banjos, G banjos, tenors, ukulele banjos, bluegrass models, resonator and long neck models. There are also Pilgrim Mandolin, Mandolas and acoustic guitars.

Source: JHS Pilgrim website (1 March 2018)