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Permalink Reply by BrianQ. on June 1, 2023 at 8:44am

Nice, that headstock reminds me of G&L 

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Permalink Reply by Taffy Evans on June 1, 2023 at 9:54am

Hi Brian, yep it seems that whatever changes one makes from one builders design makes it close to someone else’s.

. At a glance the body looks like that of Tele, but their are slight differences. Taff

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Permalink Reply by Timothy Hunter on June 7, 2023 at 12:30am

like the headstock as well. 

may i enquire as to how much you would sell a guitar like that for? i mean if someone commisioned it ? 

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Permalink Reply by Taffy Evans on June 8, 2023 at 4:39pm

Hi Tim thanks for your inquiry. I don't have a set price as there are so many variables, and even more when you start talking to the customer about their wants and needs.
I have not built a solid body for a number of years but back then I suppose a build like the one pictured could be around $2300.00 and up.
Cheers Taff

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Permalink Reply by Timothy Hunter on June 9, 2023 at 12:39am

cheers Taff.

very reasonable for a bespoke custom job.

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Permalink Reply by Taffy Evans on June 10, 2023 at 10:58am

Hi Tim, I look at it as buying from the manufacturer at wholesale prices, with no middleman.
I have pulled back on building on commission as people always wanted something different from what I already had, or was building at that time. The acoustic guitar I just completed took seven years to finish due to selling off it but not getting the chance to complete it.
So now it's a case of - ya buy what I got - or pay a premium for special orders. All guitars are still different in some way from each other
Taff

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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on June 28, 2023 at 11:56am

Looks great Taffy. How do you like the Pearly Gates pickups?

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Permalink Reply by Taffy Evans on June 30, 2023 at 4:46pm

Hi Paul, thanks for the comment.

Regarding the pickups, yes I like them, not sure how to describe the sound of them but I find that through my A-class valve amp, I get different tones between the neck and bridge pickups. I'm not talking about the usual warm-to-bright change in tone but the bridge pickup also has a different sound. This I like when soloing as I can switch from one to the other to add some variety and a different feel to the piece.

I normally play on the bass side of the tone pot, as the treble settings are very single-coil sounding. That's about the best I can do, I do not know if that makes sense.

I also use a '59 Bassman pedal or an Ibanez tube screamer pedal.

Cheers Taff

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