This is one I have battled with for some time due to cost and depreciation etc. I was originally looking at something tasty from PJE, PRS, Gibson to celebrate my 40th, but what I had in mind was coming in at 4500GBP+. I started looking at Aussie builders whilst i'm here on secondment. It took me a while, but I have landed on an awesome guy called Andrew Hobson (
https://www.hobsonguitars.com/) who is a carpenter and does custom builds as a labour of love on the side. So my order is in!
I wanted something personal and reflective of my time here in Australia (I may be coming back in the New Year).I have gone for a droptop super strat style (like the PJE 96, Anderson Angel etc). Aussie Redwood back, Quilted maple top, Flamed maple neck. Hipshot hardware. Pickups TBD. The colour is a very cool burst fade across the guitar which runs from a natural to turquoise.....looks like a shallow aussie beach if you catch my drift? The neck is a choice of Ebony or stripped Ebony (I think the former) and an inlay of my choice around the 12th fret (also to be decided as want it personal but not tacky). Compund radius. Total build price is a smidge over 2500GBP.
Will post some progress pics as the build progresses. I appreciate it may sound garish to some...but I am trying to balance the design so it remains classy and not bling. You guys can decide if I succeed.
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Just off to pick one of them back up this morning
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My band, Red For Dissent
My band, Red For Dissent
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He's really passionate and we're choosing every detail together. We're going through the quilted drop top woods at the moment and fingerboard ebony.