Langcaster Guitars is a New Zealand guitar brand founded by Dutchman Joh Lang. The Langcaster Guitar is distinctive for its unique prehistoric swamp kauri body and intricate patterns made from the roots of the native New Zealand Kauri tree. Carbon dating carried out by the scientists at the University of Waikato in New Zealand and the University of Groningen in the Netherlands has found wood used in the guitar bodies to be more than 35,000 years old.Notable players of Langcaster Guitars include Jan Akkerman, Kara Gordon, and Arli Liberman.