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SRChrono

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Favorite Custom Guitars?
« on: March 28, 2009, 08:06:40 AM »
I'm not sure if many people have heard of them, but my dream guitar is made by Brian Wicks. Unfortunately, he changed his website up recently and only has a picture one one guitar up in the photo gallery. Just wondering what other people liked.
http://www.wicksguitars.com/

Actually found a couple more pics on the myspace page.

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewPicture&friendID=262521979&albumId=245608

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Re: Favorite Custom Guitars?
« Reply #1 on: March 28, 2009, 08:32:59 AM »
Hmmmm

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Re: Favorite Custom Guitars?
« Reply #2 on: March 28, 2009, 09:18:32 AM »
That's worse than the old Gordon Smith Website......

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Re: Favorite Custom Guitars?
« Reply #3 on: March 28, 2009, 10:08:46 AM »
Feline, Wezv..
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Re: Favorite Custom Guitars?
« Reply #4 on: March 28, 2009, 10:17:40 AM »
Randy Parsons.

That's the guy who makes Jack white's guitars like the Triple Jet Copper Top.


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Re: Favorite Custom Guitars?
« Reply #5 on: March 28, 2009, 10:19:25 AM »
<----- Falls over with shock......I want that one
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Re: Favorite Custom Guitars?
« Reply #6 on: March 28, 2009, 10:54:57 AM »
I wondered where he got that from.  Tasty!

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Re: Favorite Custom Guitars?
« Reply #7 on: March 28, 2009, 12:51:55 PM »
Legra, easily :D

Followed, purely by the ideas behind the guitars (in some cases) and looks (in others), in no particular order. Oh, and all these are on the list because I still havent played any, so they havent been thrashed by my legra and I can still believe they at least have the potential for the same order of magnitude of awesomeness. 

Ran
KxK
Blackmachine
WezV
Hufschmid
Mayones
Rek

Were I to get a custom thats not a Legra (which is rather unlikely) it would probably be a Wez or a Ran...a rek or a blackmachine as the outside contenders.

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Re: Favorite Custom Guitars?
« Reply #8 on: March 28, 2009, 01:31:40 PM »
Feline
Crimson
Organic
Bernie Rico
KXK

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Re: Favorite Custom Guitars?
« Reply #9 on: March 28, 2009, 01:37:53 PM »
Not wanting to grovel to our fellow forum members  :P , but if I was ever to get a custom it would be a Feline.
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Re: Favorite Custom Guitars?
« Reply #10 on: March 28, 2009, 02:04:39 PM »
Jackson custom shop - especially pre-2002 before Fender came along & took away some of my favourite options :(

EDIT to add: I also really like the Feline guitars I've played & can imagine several things he might build for me :)
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Re: Favorite Custom Guitars?
« Reply #11 on: March 28, 2009, 02:18:59 PM »
I have 3 WezV's, 3 Will Scott's, 2 Nial McDunnough, 3 Bravewoods and also a feline modified neck.  I also have about 10 Warmoth guitars that I have put together myself.  Each of them has their own features that I wanted (or could never afford in an original).  All of them are great makers as any of their guitars will prove.  As someone who has over 60 guitars, I would never limit myself to one brand and the same is true for custom makers.  What I can say is that going to a custom builder will get you something that you can't get off the shelf and if you have some experience of playing and know what you want, then a custom guitar will really get you that extra that you are looking for.
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Re: Favorite Custom Guitars?
« Reply #12 on: March 28, 2009, 02:25:02 PM »
lets see... its more a case of who would be building what as i have quite a list

Multiscale from Perry Ormsby http://www.ormsbyguitars.com/
A singlecut by Scott French, probably headless http://www.scottfrench.com/
A semi from David Myka, http://www.mykaguitars.com/
A bass from Alan Cringean, http://www.acguitars.co.uk/index.php
A bravewood esquire, http://www.bravewoodguitars.co.uk/

that would be a nice little collection

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Re: Favorite Custom Guitars?
« Reply #13 on: March 28, 2009, 04:24:59 PM »
A bit hard to research / narrow down for me - as mine would be probably be one of the bespoke ( probably U.S.A ) based  'archtop' Jazz  Guitar makers.

This remains completely speculative and largely academic though, as unlike asking for a quality but still affordable solid body or flat top hollow from Feline  e.t.c.  I would probably have to sell my house to pay for what I like.

( Meanwhile, thank goodness for top quality, Far eastern factory built guitars that just need B.K.Ps adding ! ) 

As for ' in the real world' solid body / hollow flat top guitars - I ( with all respects to the craftsmanship of WezV ) like the aesthetics of Feline guitars seen on this forum .  :)
« Last Edit: March 28, 2009, 04:29:30 PM by Fourth Feline »

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Re: Favorite Custom Guitars?
« Reply #14 on: March 28, 2009, 04:54:57 PM »
I've always liked John Bolin's work - the stuff he's built for Billy Gibbons over the years is great!