Mr_Bond Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Who should I go to if I want an instrument made to my exact requirements? As well as a multitude of details, I want to be able to specify the shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 One of the guys here did that several years ago. I recall he got the Zoot/Iceni/Purple-Chili guys, in Essex, to make a bass to the shape he specified. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudi8 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 MLP in hungary, he is really good and nice Stradi in poland, great prices ACG,Shuker also i believe can do in whatever shape you want if you pay the right price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allighatt0r Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Depends what you want, I would suggest talking to a few different ones and seeing who you prefer communication with! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 [quote name='allighatt0r' timestamp='1418830469' post='2633804'] Depends what you want, I would suggest talking to a few different ones and seeing who you prefer communication with! [/quote] This. IME the best way is to find someone who is already making something very close to what you want and checking that they are on the right wavelength to be sympathetic to the changes that you want to make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 It would be handy if you could see some of the Luthier's previous work before committing to a build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradwell Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 [quote name='Rumple' timestamp='1418831597' post='2633828'] It would be handy if you could see some of the Luthier's previous work before committing to a build. [/quote] This! There's plenty of luthiers who simply do customised versions of already popular guitars that won't be suitable for a totally custom design. Probably best to work out your budget, be prepared to wait 6 months for the build to be done and learn to compromise when an idea won't work. Did a quote for someone a while ago, his son wanted a Rickenbacker 330 type guitar and thought it'd be better getting a custom build, told him I could build something that'd blow the socks off a 330 starting at £1,700 on a 6 month build time. His budget was about £500 and I came to the conclusion that I'm mostly just going to build instruments for myself and very close friends. No profit in that as I'd have been doing it mostly to gain experience and an hourly rate of well under minimum wage. Sure there's going to be plenty of people willing to offer advice but feel free to drop me a PM, might be able to point you in the right direction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobthedog Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Not sure where you are based but give Andy Viccars a call. He is Milton Keynes based http://www.andyviccarscustom.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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