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'For over 12 years now I have had the majority of my necks machined to my exacting specifications by the worlds finest guitar neck machine shop based in the Pacific North West of the USA, I then of course finish hand shaping the neck and fingerboard edges, I then finish the neck in 100% nitro to whatever style of finish the customer requires, this is the only way I can get absolute consistency from one neck to the next, hand carving each neck from scratch is just not economic or accurate enough.. the results are in my opinion stunning ever time...'
If the spec and features and quality is good enough then no issue with the final result, but the perception does not come across like this and the above comment in this OP support that
How comes they're so expensive must be all the outsourcing
(formerly customkits)
(formerly miserneil)
https://www.instagram.com/jncolor/
I don’t doubt his set up work is very good - but it’s seems you pay a hell of a premium for it....
(formerly customkits)
Simon uses the best of the best and that shows, I've played two of his guitars and they were really great but several years ago they cost a friend quite a chunk less than he charges today. But I guess now you are paying a little towards having a guy that deals with gear for the likes of Jeff Beck, Pete Townsend, Robben Ford and Matt Schofield.
I'm pretty sure he used to use this supplier as they used a quote from Simon in the past. Whether he still does or not I don't know as they will not supply necks with exact Fender headstock designs.
http://www.usacustomguitars.com/
It's a 2012 model. I owned it from new, and think the cost of them was about £1700, maybe. I very stupidly sold it when going through a mega fat neck phase, but then got the chance to buy it back for about half what I sold it for. One of the happier days of my life!!
The interesting bit is, he only made these fully 'built in house' guitars for about 2 years as far as I can make out, then moved to a process of buying in necks. These models were called SRG's, and by all accounts still amazing. Just couldn't make the fully built thing work for the price I guess. Probably a similar story with SVL, although at his prices you would have thought he might stand a chance....
Looks like this below. Borrowed pic as never been able to photo Faded Fiesta Red. Just looks bright red when I do it...
Headstock haters, do your worst!
If you cut the wood yourself you make sure people see the process.
I have no doubt whatsoever that the bodies and necks will be of great quality and I am also certain that they will be assembled and set up perfectly but I am collecting a new Tele next week from a builder who did source the blanks, cut out the necks and bodies and paints them himself for half the price of a SVL.
It's going to make people think about buying one no matter how well they play.
Some of the comments on this thread are laughable, frankly.
Eqd Speaker Cranker clone
Monte Allums TR-2 Plus mod kit
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