Best Custom Guitar Service?
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Most 'Custom Shops' are not that custom- you can't order anything from Fender or Gibson that isn't one of their standard shapes, for instance. You get to select from specific parameters unique to each style. If you want a truly custom guitar built, there are a lot of choices...we even have some great builders on our forum.
Most 'Custom Shops' are not that custom- you can't order anything from Fender or Gibson that isn't one of their standard shapes, for instance. You get to select from specific parameters unique to each style. If you want a truly custom guitar built, there are a lot of choices...we even have some great builders on our forum.
Boogie Bill
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Another vote for G&L.
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Another vote for G&L.
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Hot Octopus
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Jackson makes killer guitars, but the wait list is 2 years long.
ESP will do crazy custom work (check out the Alfee angel carved guitars), and you'll pay through the roof for one
Suhr, Anderson, Tyler, Baker G&L, Dean- all have good woodshops.
Schecter USA has been puttiing some great guitars out recently
Jackson makes killer guitars, but the wait list is 2 years long.
ESP will do crazy custom work (check out the Alfee angel carved guitars), and you'll pay through the roof for one
Suhr, Anderson, Tyler, Baker G&L, Dean- all have good woodshops.
Schecter USA has been puttiing some great guitars out recently
Sirion
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The first question: what are you looking for? For instance, I can vouch very highly of James Byrd's guitars (www.byrdguitars.com). I have one, and it is the best guitar I have ever played, but, the actual options for building one are very limited: you basically get one body shape and neck type, and good luck if you want to convince him to put a humbucker in it! He has a very firm idea about what he wants in his guitars, and nobody has managed to make him budge on some key points yet.
The reason I mention this is that he would be my #1 suggestion if you want a stratty guitar, but I couldn't recommend him for anything else. Likewise, there are other makers that do particular things very well. Relatively few makers do everything equally well.
The first question: what are you looking for? For instance, I can vouch very highly of James Byrd's guitars (www.byrdguitars.com). I have one, and it is the best guitar I have ever played, but, the actual options for building one are very limited: you basically get one body shape and neck type, and good luck if you want to convince him to put a humbucker in it! He has a very firm idea about what he wants in his guitars, and nobody has managed to make him budge on some key points yet.
The reason I mention this is that he would be my #1 suggestion if you want a stratty guitar, but I couldn't recommend him for anything else. Likewise, there are other makers that do particular things very well. Relatively few makers do everything equally well.
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Custom Jacksons are not cheap either.
I was gonna throw Carvin out there too.
Custom Jacksons are not cheap either.
I was gonna throw Carvin out there too.
Hot Octopus
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check out Sullyguitars.com
GMW might be worth a look too.
check out Sullyguitars.com
GMW might be worth a look too.
YeRedHouseOverYonder
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Depends on your budget really. If you want a "seafoam green flying V with no neck pickup", maybe you should contract or commission a build from a skilled luthier. I had to do that for my fireman tele (built from scratch). Can't argue with the results.
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Depends on your budget really. If you want a "seafoam green flying V with no neck pickup", maybe you should contract or commission a build from a skilled luthier. I had to do that for my fireman tele (built from scratch). Can't argue with the results.
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ehdwuld
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I have had Carvin build me a 5 string bass some years ago
Neck thru with Koa wings. Beautiful
I recently contracted an Asian builder for my latest guitar
It just cleared customs yesterday I'm excited
I will let you know how that turns out
Asian builder is much less expensive
I have had Carvin build me a 5 string bass some years ago
Neck thru with Koa wings. Beautiful
I recently contracted an Asian builder for my latest guitar
It just cleared customs yesterday I'm excited
I will let you know how that turns out
Asian builder is much less expensive
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ehdwuld
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Kiesel/ Carvin will make almost anything
If you have unique requirements that are not on their online builder
Call them
Odd colors kinda throw them a bit
You may have to be specific or send them a swatch of the color
I know Jeff was on a rant about that one time
His customer complained about the color being off
And he thought the color was perfectly fine
There was a YouTube video of the details
With Jeff's response
Kiesel/ Carvin will make almost anything
If you have unique requirements that are not on their online builder
Call them
Odd colors kinda throw them a bit
You may have to be specific or send them a swatch of the color
I know Jeff was on a rant about that one time
His customer complained about the color being off
And he thought the color was perfectly fine
There was a YouTube video of the details
With Jeff's response
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Yeah, that's basically what I was looking for. There aren't any luthiers around where I live, and I can't find any good websites that provide those kind of services.
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http://www.ronkirn.com/
nice work at a fair price.
http://www.ronkirn.com/galleries/
http://www.ronkirn.com/
nice work at a fair price.
http://www.ronkirn.com/galleries/
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