Dan Lawrence GMP® Guitars

The GMP® Team:


	Dan Lawrence Owner, Chief Executive Officer Without further ado let me introduce myself, my name is Dan Lawrence. Some of you may know me for my airbrush and custom paint work in the music industry, (my Bio page); others may be reading about me for the first time. My enthusiasm for guitars extends far beyond paint and graphics, so when the opportunity came about to obtain the distinguished GMP® guitar name, I couldn’t resist. Painting and building guitars has been something I have always enjoyed. So I guess I can consider myself a fortunate man, as my passion is my work. Having the opportunity to create a Genuine Musical Product from a fine wood billet, all the way through to a finished instrument has been my aspiration. The GMP® crew consist of myself graphic artist and luthier; original GMP® master builder, Glenn Matejzel, who just so happens to work along side me at DRL Graphics; Willam "Bill" Stempke who was also an original GMP® master builder and my lovely wife Kim.
My history, as well as Glenn’s, extends over twenty five years in the guitar industry. We both started in the early eighties at the original Charvel/Jackson guitar facility in San Dimas, California. Then in the mid to late eighties, we were both employees at BC Rich guitar plant in El Monte, California. In the early nineties, I decided to start up my own graphics business and offer my artistic and paint services to various guitar manufacturers and builders. Glenn continued in the guitar building industry where he was employed at the original GM Precision Products and helped design and build original GMP® guitar brand. Like me, he is very excited to create and continue building the GMP® brand. Although under new ownership, you can expect to receive the same great custom quality from GMP® Guitars! I continue to be in frequent touch with many of the original builders to ensure that everything is where it needs to be. The guitars will still have that same exquisite feel, sound and rock solid playability that the GMP® name is known for, and more! It is my intention to provide you with the highest quality instrument possible, a real Genuine Musical Product!		Back to Home page

The Crew:

Bill Stempke, Dan Lawrence and Glenn Matejzel

Glenn Matejzel
Master Builder

Glenn's unique luthier abilities come from his extensive and impressive resume. Starting in the early 80's at Charvel/Jackson, then on to BC Rich guitars. Ultimately Glenn helped start the original GMP® Guitar factory, from the time of its inception. With his twenty-five plus years of vast experience we are elated to have Glenn (aka "G") on our team!

John Spangler
CNC Programmer & Operator

John’s passion for guitars started at BC Rich in the 80’s with Dan and Glenn. His resume extends from talented guitarist to owner of high performance racing parts manufacturer “Hotshot Performance”, which he operated with his wife Martha. Hotshot parts were featured the movie “Fast and the Furious”, “Last Ride” and many more. John holds his Real Estate License with Century 21 Masters in Walnut and his career has come full-circle working once again with Dan and Glenn. We are elated to have John on our GMP® team!

Kimberly Lawrence
Administrative Professional

Kim is the glue of the GMP® company and handles many of the day to day operations. She wears a multitude of hats and carries out the company's correspondence, financials, web-enhancements & designing, as well as the businesses administration responsibilities.

She is the harmony of the GMP® team!

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"Looking forward to building your GMP®"