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But on the other hand every one I speak to who owns or have played an SVL says it is the best strat they have ever played!!!!
I class a custom guitar as made from start to finish by someone who actually makes it including picking the wood and spec etc otherwise it's just a kit you're paying for imo.
That's my take on it, we do everything ourselves and that's what i'd expect as a paying customer.
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There are many ways to build a guitar, as long as the maker is honest about it does it really matter how much they do themselves.
I say this as someone who has attempted it all successfully numerous times, but also builds from parts, or orders in preslotted fretboards, or ships out some finishing duties etc.
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If you don't like what I say then say something constructive.
What part of that don't you understand
A custom guitar maker should do everything start to finish imo, nothing else to say
You'll also note I said ask the maker
I do go and choose all my wood and cut planks down to size, that will have been kiln dried or do you think I should now get a saw mill
I got alot of wood from a saw mill owner in Africa and I went through it when it's here.
I know what and where my stuff comes from and I'm pickey about final weights that's why I go myself.
(formerly customkits)
The point I am making I there will always be someone who does more themselves. We had a debate about the masterbuilt term recently, essentially just building a partscaster by all accounts - but there is still a lot of skill in that
Unfortunately your definition of custom does not match the markets definition of custom. Yours would rule out most uk luthiers.
Personally, I don't make fender style necks in standard fender wood because its just not worth my time when good quality ones can be purchased and modded to suit. I have built them in the past though, numerous times.
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I just think if it's a custom guitar that implies it's made by one person start to finish otherwise your choosing parts for a kit.
I do recall when I started posting on here about maybe doing kits it got some negative comments and if its too expensive etc yet that's what some people are essentially getting and maybe without even knowing.
I'm not saying it's wrong or anything but people should know what they're paying for.
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Custom to most people just means deviation from standard spec. Go back to the 60's and it often just meant a non-standard colour or a couple of upgraded features on a factory made guitar
So unfortunately custom, in guitar terms, rarely means its been built from the ground up to be different. to me custom still fits what the parts builders offer, just like it fits what fender churn out from their custom shop.
Bespoke may be a more accurate term for what you are offering.
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