TCBYNG
(This Could Be Your Next Guitar)

To give you an idea about what is possible on a custom, handmade guitar, here are some ideas that might work for you. Any combination of shown woods or parts is possible, but of course depending on availability.

 

This could be an ES-350 T style guitar with the best of everything; fifties Gibson tailpiece, aged Kluson waffleback tuners, carved bearclaw Sitka spruce top, laminated maple back, your choice of pickup(s), natural (like Chuck Berry's ?) or sunburst, and your choice of string length like original short Byrdland like scale, or 24 3/4 inch , 25 (PRS) or 25,5 L5 style length......

 

The road to perfection; wonderful patina 50 year old tailpiece, aged Kluson wafflebacks; the looks and the vibe, but not the tuning problems ! Match this with an aged bridge ( no sagging, no overcut worn saddle notches) and it is a combination that will bring you to tone heaven.

 

 

 

 

Genuine Gibson Custom Shop Citation or acoustic L-5 / Super 400 guard, in their best "mottled" early 60's-style material. Geometric mod patterns are ultra hip. Their best quality…stunning looks and impossible to get. Factory route for a floating pickup (Johnny Smith style) or can be enlarged for humbucker.
Stunning Super 400 tailpiece, mint condition.
Bearclaw Sitka spruce top, quilted maple back.

 


Available now in the workshop a wide selection of quality woods and 2 original Gibson L5 tailpieces; gold plated, all plating intact, light scratches from a few decades of use............. the perfect tailpiece for your L5 style project
pictured here with Sitka spruce top, quilted maple back, mahogany neck blank with rosewood strip, ebony fingerboard

 


Please note that tailpieces are not sold seperately, only to be used on commissioned guitars

 


This guitar is finished; you can see it here

 

 

 


Sitka spruce top, flamed maple back, mahogany neck, ebony fingerboard


Gold plated Gibson tailpiece with original maple and ebony inset (not sold seperately, only with guitar)

 

 


This could be a Black Betty or ES-150 style sunburst
Sitka spruce carved top, Honduras mahogany back and sides
Charlie Christian style pickup with the big magnets (and sound...............)

 


Antiqued tuners, they've got the looks and work beautifully

 


Original Gibson ES-150 tailpiece


 


16 inch guitar, European spruce top, laminated maple back, solid sides
Kent Armstrong humbucker, ebony tailpiece, Kluson tuners

 


Kluson TonePros on mahogany neck

 


European spruce carved top

 

 


One-piece quartersawn flamed redwood tops, Jazz Junior size only (14,5 inch lower bout)

 

 


With Brazilian rosewood on the list of endangered species, a great substitute in both tone and looks is Madagascar rosewood.
Available in the workshop are some very Brazilian-like fingerboards, a statement choice for your DS-5 project guitar.