Pickups

Pickups Pickups are very much a personal choice and I tend to ask the customer what particular sound they are looking for, and advise them accordingly. I recommend the range of seymour duncan pickups and EMGs both of which I have had fantastic results with. Check out their websites www.seymourduncan.com www.emginc.com Back to top

Wood

Alder Dating back to the late 1950's this wood is found in more 3 single coil, double cut-away, 25 ½" scale length guitars that any other. Due to its wide-spread popularity, it produces a very familiar "vintage tone". Its sound is primarily a thicker, midrange tone. Alder is a mid to light weight wood that is a medium tan in colour with little to no pronounced grain pattern. This wood is usually best finished with solid colours or a few carefully selected transparent colours. Back to top

Ash The other, so called 'vintage wood' began its usage in single coil, 25 ½" scale length guitars during the early 50s. It has a ‘rather scooped’ out midrange tone with a robust, low end and sparkling highs. Its colour is light blonde, highlighted by a darker brown elongated grain pattern. This wood looks extremely good with many transparent colours. Back to top

Basswood This wood gained popularity in the 1980’s and for a time was probably the most-used wood for locking tremolo guitars. It has a very light weight and produces a fairly even and full midrange response. Many people feel it is well matched with humbucking pickups because it produces a lot of the same frequencies that humbuckers easily reproduce. This is not to say that single coil tones aren’t great as well. Its natural colour is light-blonde to off-white with little to no discernible grain. A solid paint colour is usually chosen for a basswood guitar body. Back to top

Mahogany Mahogany is a wood that became popular since the 1950’s primarily being used on 24 ¾” scale length guitars. Its tone is thick and concentrated with a forceful midrange. Medium brown in colour with a red or orange hue, this mid to mid-heavy wood has a mild grain pattern that looks great with many transparent finishes. Back to top

Maple top Maple is the traditional light coloured wood loved for its beautiful dramatic and irregularly figured grain pattern. Back to top