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Its obvious by the neck joint, materials and contours alone that they’re not clones.
Fair play to Tom. He makes guitars for a living, loves it and was able to get his guitars to Graham Coxon and Dan Steinhardt and is retailing out of andertons.
Its ahsame that when a UK builder pops up to wave the flag for home made talent many of us turn the other way or open fire.
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95% of the things I get asked for are variations on classic designs.
dont hate the player, hate the game
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Watch the whole video when you get a chance. Their make up is different to a Strat and tele.
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All i get asked for is vintage based stuff which is where my passion is anyway, it's win win for me
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Such a shame. The guitar plays fantastically but my experience has been terrible. Over £3k on a guitar and it’s clear that he simply doesn’t spend a sufficient amount of time checking his instruments, or he doesn’t care. I’m at the point of considering talking to trading standards.
Been uploading old tracks I recorded ages ago and hopefully some new noodles here.
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As the vid says, these are inspired by and an homage to classic Fenders but are not intended to be Fender clones....Lee was honest saying if you want a Strat or a Tele, why wouldn't you just buy a Fender?!
But these are expensive and the price point at around £3,000 a pop means that Gray guitars are going to be up against some serious competition not least Fender Custom shop, Feline Guitars, PRS, etc.
I think these guitars will be in the boutique category that will appeal mainly to the well off that already have a lot of traditional guitars and might just fancy something British thats a bit different, or a player not concerned with brand or future resale values, who just wants a really great quality and great sounding guitar.
Aesthetically, the necks and heel joints look incredibly comfortable, but Feline have been doing this for years and have a terrific reputation and service history. If I was in the market to spend this type of money on a guitar I think I'd be more drawn to Feline simply from a reputational perspective, plus Croydon is easier to get to for me than Guildford.
The only thing I'm not totally crazy about are the headstocks but I could live with, and the lack of position markers on the fret board other than the 12th fret. Personally, I still find these useful, and I think fretboards look too bare without them. Other than that, these do look very nice guitars and I do like the all British concept, so wish Gray guitars well. Tom is certainly passionate and I hope he goes from strength to strength.
Or simply about keeping everything local?