NGD: Williams Lil' 58

imalrightjack

My first ever custom build, by the super-talented Haydn Williams.

Local maple top (Tindale fell, right next to his workshop), mahogany body, oiled maple neck, ebony fretboard, Creamery 87 pickups, Graphtech Ghost saddled and Acoustiphonic piezo, hand-made ebony knobs, custom inlays (just a reversal of his usual abalone/ivory), abalone logo, etc.

Love it!

Having played a Mojo, Evo (new one) and Sage also, I will be going back for more.  Stunning build quality.

http://williamsguitars.co.uk

   
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prlgmnr

Was going to say "that's a great top" but then I saw the back of the neck and forgot everything else.

Nitefly

Phwoar, that's  gorgeous!  Love the markers - what are they?

ourmaninthenorth

That's got quality written all over it. 

In the finest of health.....

SlopeSoarer

prlgmnr said:

Was going to say "that's a great top" but then I saw the back of the neck and forgot everything else.

Couldn't agree more.

Very nice!

imalrightjack

Nitefly said:

Phwoar, that's  gorgeous!  Love the markers - what are they?

Abalone and ivory, I believe.  He usually does the abalone inner/ivory outer, but I asked him to reverse it.  Right choice, I think!  First time he's done hand-made ebony knobs, I think, too.

Wonky

Really stunning. Bet your chuffed. 
What is the battery box for?

imalrightjack

Wonky said:

Really stunning. Bet your chuffed. 
What is the battery box for?

Edit required!  It has a piezo too!

Winny_Pooh

Beautiful 

merciful-evans

Stunning!

Wonky

imalrightjack said:

Wonky said:

Really stunning. Bet your chuffed. 
What is the battery box for?

Edit required!  It has a piezo too!

I thought that's what it was.  I love it even more now.  Really beautiful instrument you have.
What was the process like for getting this done and how long did it take if you don't mind me asking?

imalrightjack

@Wonky For me personally, it was the culmination of buying and selling a lot of PRS guitars, after realising it was a the right neck for me (Wide Fat).  I spoke to Haydn, discussed what I wanted, woods, pickups, etc.  Four months later and we're in business.

MLten80

nice prsalike 
  excellent craftsmanship 

normula1

Very nice indeed. That's not far off the guitar I would love to get made one day.

Moominpapa

That top is something else. Happy new guitar day!

Tenebrous

New car, caviar? No, a guitar...

That is an absolute beauty in every single way. Gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous.

John_A

The last guitar show I was at the Williams stand was the one that made drool.  Almost shelled out for a gold leaf finished singke cut before I had a stern talk with myself!  

That looks lovely!

Schnozz

Incredible - Awesome colour choice too 

I was expecting blue or red

imalrightjack

Glad you all like it! I’m really, really happy with how it plays and sounds.

Schnozz said:

Incredible - Awesome colour choice too 

I was expecting blue or red

I saw Haydn’s build for the Birmingham Guitar Show (the Mojo) and thought the colour was lovely. And less blingy than red or blue (especially with my desire for faux fretboard and headstock binding, abalone logo and reversed fret markers).

zepp76

That is a stunner, congratulations! Stupid question time, what would the Piezo be used for? What tone does it give compared to the standard pickups?

imalrightjack

zepp76 said:

That is a stunner, congratulations! Stupid question time, what would the Piezo be used for? What tone does it give compared to the standard pickups?

@zepp76 Acoustic. With Helix and IRs, it’s very usable.