Custom Shop turn around time.

[toejam]

That's a lot of nice figures, but from what I understand, the CS only does CS orders now. Anything else (USA Selects) is done completely by another crew.

I heard they stopped that and that it's back to the way it was, USA Selects are made by the same people that do the Customs.

[toejam]

Even if the Jackson crew worked 365 days a year, that would equate to more than 4 guitars finished per day! So when you put in an order, it's going to take a lot of time to finish. The actual build time may only be a few months, but until they can even start, it might take a year or more!

Hell, Hamer only does (did?) 15 guitars per week, and their guitars kick ass! I'd rather have them take their time and get something right. Not sure if it's the same now that they're under Fender ownership or not.

[damagedjustice93]

first, they have to grow the trees, as no ordinary tree will do. These trees are lovingly watered with mike shannon's urine, which contains extreme amounts of mojo. This takes a while, obviously, because mike can only drink so much beer in a day and still function at work.

Once the trees have finished growing, they cut them down with a pocket knife - in fact, the very same knife which they then use to whittle your guitar's basic shape.

Once they've got it whittled down to the basic shape, they sand the guitar by hand into the final form using 3000-grit sandpaper. This retains the proper amount of "mojo" which is otherwise lost when using coarser-grain paper.

Binding and inlay work is completed using an electron microscope and surgical instruments, and everything is glued together using a glue made from mike shannon's fingernail and toenail clippings, again, due to the extreme mojo content.

Next, they paint the guitar using a magnifying glass and a single-strand horsehair brush. This allows the finest gloss and minimal thickness of finish- essential for mojo retention.

Once the base coat is laid down, a fine mist of of clear coat is sprayed on the guitar only on odd-numbered days. In around 6 months, a sufficient layer of clear is built up, and the finish is hand rubbed to a high gloss using q-tips and rubbing compound.

Finally, the mounting holes are drilled, guitar is assembled, and then inspected. After inspection, the factory guys rock out on it regularly until you call a few times to complain about what the hell is taking so long, at which time they send it to you, the customer, and you are damned glad to have your guitar finally.


And now, you know!

that was awesome

[Mazz]

since we're on about custom shop....

what's the best body wood?

[Rob Panciera]

i like basswood the most

[MakeAJazzNoiseHere]

since we're on about custom shop....

what's the best body wood?

Wow, that's a can of worms.

Different woods have different tones. Different guitarists like different tones. And, on top of that, there's also the issue of whether it's supposed to be good looking (transparent finish), stand up to only an oil finish vs. being painted, etc.

Go over to warmoth.com and read up on the info they have about body wood. It's good info about the tone and appearance and suitability for natural vs. paint, etc.

I personally like a nice light weight piece of Mahogany.

[Grandturk]

since we're on about custom shop....

what's the best body wood?

Ash for strats, Alder or Basswood for superstrats, mahagony for for Gibbo scale guitars.

[Newc]

Ash for anything, Alder/Poplar for anything, Mahogany for anything.

[Leo Chang]

Koa for anything

[streetbob]

I think a year is rediculous let alone 2 years!!! no one knows where or what they'll be doing in 2 years!!! Hell if I had a guitar shop I would'nt even know where my finances would be in 2 years..any wait over 6 months then they need more builders. I could erect a Fucking highrise in 2 years!!!

:ROTF:

[streetbob]

I have a custom shop on order thru Willoughby music, I hope it does'nt take to years.

[deflep]

It took me 2 yrs to get my PC1!! 2 freakin years....



I got my Suhr in 6 months.

[streetbob]

Nice Suhr! Pc1 is cool too, but two years!?

[Brian]

It took me 2 yrs to get my PC1!! 2 freakin years....

I got my Suhr in 6 months.

They give you any reason why it took so long? Did they screw something up?

[jacksonpc1]

I want an explanation as to why it takes so long to get a guitar made once it is ordered and the order has made it to the shop. As far as I can see the only things that might take a moderate amount of time is the drying processes. Such as paint, clear coat, and adhesives.

Are these builders truly building everything from scratch? Are they sourcing then purchasing all the hardware and other componenets separately such as fret wire, bridge, nut, screws, tuners y'know all the "stuff" that goes onto a guitar for each individual guitar, or do they have a stockpile of available of basically everything they need?

I mean C'mon, are they winding the damn strings by hand?

I'm of the opinion that it should take at the most 2 months for a guitar to be built from start to finish.

If it is a natural finished guitar, even less time.
What gives?


Seriously.

In my opinion, I wouldn't want them slapping my custom shop together in 2 months. When I pay top dollar for a awesome instrument I want to know they spent time building a quality product that I will have for a lifetime. I think if you want a cheap built hunk of junk, well then you should buy a First Act guitar that you can run right down to wally world & buy today. If you want a friggin' awesome work of art then you buy a custom shop & wait. Besides the turn around time is a lot better than it was 10 years ago....I remember waiting almost 2 years for a production model guitar.