The Tricky Bits
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How it all began…
Allan lives and works in Glasgow and as a left handed player has had a lot less choice of guitars over the years – he came on the Design Your Own Guitar Course in early 2012 and left behind his dream guitar ideas on a full scale drawing. These ideas & choices became a quote – he then paid his deposit and the roller coaster build began…
To infinity and beyond!
We want all our players to stand back at the end of a build and say ‘its exactly what I wanted and more’… but having almost infinite choice at the outset can sometimes be daunting. We don’t expect people to know everything they want or need…that’s all part of the process. Exploring options. Making choices. Updating quote. Its a two-way process where the final thing has evolved from the decisions made at every stage.
Left Handed? No problem.
Allan wanted an L/H electric – he really liked the Exotica model and its laminated thru neck with a slightly altered body shape which he drew himself on the design day, and after seeing a double stained and bursted quilted maple carve top in a magazine – he wanted something like that…
The Finish
All our finishing is done ‘in house’ here at the workshop by our master craftsman Billy – this one is a cellulose gloss – none more shiny!
The Trickiest Bit…
The Fernandez sustainer was not easy to fit – originally the two switches were soldered to the circuit board and there was no chance – luckily I have a very good friend who specializes in soldering of the tiniest order. Somehow he managed to remove the switches and add extension wires and that gave me just enough leeway to fit it into the control cavity. After that final assembly and setup was a breeze – you can see the finished photo’s in blog coming your way very soon!!
Your Turn?
If you have an idea for a guitar design that you would like to make into reality – contact us with your ideas or book yourself a design session – and lets get started!