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PICKUPS

One of the biggest contributors to the sound of your guitar is the pickups - our preferred pickup brand is Monty’s, although there are a multitude of great pickup builders doing excellent work out there.

SOME OF OUR FAVOURITES
- Monty’s Retro Wind Jazzmasters
- Monty’s Retro Wind P90s
- Monty’s Retro Wind Firebirds
- Monty’s PAF Humbuckers

Monty's P90

Monty's Jazzmaster

Monty's P90 in Jazzmaster enclosure

Creamery Travis Bean Humbucker

Monty's Firebird Mini Humbucker

TV Jones Filtertron

BODY

Choosing the right wood for your body and neck can heavily shape not only the tone, but also the feel and look of your instrument. There are plenty of comprehensive guides online, such as this one.

Tempered Pine

Tempered Pine (painted)

Tempered Pine (Stained)

Basswood

Basswood (painted)

Mahogany

Mahogany (painted)

Poplar / Tulipwood

Poplar / Tulipwood (painted)

Maple top

NECK

The neck is where most of your interaction with your instrument happens, and each of our necks is hand carved, shaped and sanded to your preference. We love to take the finish on the back of the neck down for a super smooth, fast playing guitar.

A good rough guide to material choices here

Walnut

Mahogany

Birds Eye Maple neck

Maple

FRETBOARD

We often use ebony boards, and hold a stock of exotic ebony if you’d like a unique grain pattern on your board. Rosewood is also a great choice for a classic, softer feel. Fingerboard and fret ends will be rolled and rounded for a vintage, unhindered playing feel. Our preferred fretwire is Evo Gold, which falls somewhere between nickel and stainless steel in terms of hardness. We love the feel and look of it. Lots of info on fret materials here

Rosewood Fingerboard, EVO Gold frets

Rosewood Fingerboard, Nickel Silver Frets

Exotic Ebony Fingerboard, EVO Gold Frets

Ebony Fingerboard, Nickel Silver Frets

BRIDGE

Choosing the right bridge is integral to your build. Whether you choose the unrivalled accuracy and tuning stability of a Mastery vibrato kit, the classic feel of a Bigsby or a more solid option like a tune-o-matic or wraparound bridge, the bridge plays a massive part in the character of your instrument.

A good general guide to bridge types here