Places in Canada/USA to have a guitar built to your specs...

[Ryan]

Any recommendations for shops in Canada or the States where you can give them the specs of a guitar you want and they'll whip it up for you? I want to get a Jazzmaster made for me and I want to get to choose the colours etc...

[The4455]

Danche Guitars in Oak Park Ill her's a link.
http://www.dancheguitars.com/
He primarily builds classical and jazz guitars but he's also built strat type guitars, they are all amazing. You can take a class with him where he will teach you how to hand make a guitar, it costs $3,000 but you get to custom build your own guitar.

[nieh]

http://prestonguitars.com/

Made in Wisconsin.....

[jrmy]

http://www.dambrosioguitars.com/index.php

Might be overkill, though...

[hclapp219]

I've heard good things about the Guitar Mill in the US.

[sylnau]

Liberatore, they where building guitar and bass for Voivod.
http://www.liberatoreguitars.com/

And I'm not sure, but maybe Demerse is doing custom work:
http://www.demersguitars.com/home_en.htm

I never tried any of them.

[Holy Schnikes]

I've heard good things about Capsule Music in Toronto, also says they share a new shop in Kitchener/Waterloo (West?). Anyway, head to the retail section of the link and look at guitar stock, they have a couple Capsule JMs for sale but I think they'll do custom specs/requests, made to order???

http://www.capsulemusic.com/

Dennis Fano makes some amazing JM style guitars too, not sure on price or custom options, but I played one recently and it was absolutely top notch!

http://www.fanoguitars.com/

[theavondon]

EGC will make you an aluminum Jazzy. They did it before.

[bobloblah]

http://www.crestonguitars.com/
these can get a little girlly but i played a tele he had at killer vintage in st louis and it was pretty rad.

[sylnau]

I've heard good things about Capsule Music in Toronto, also says they share a new shop in Kitchener/Waterloo (West?). Anyway, head to the retail section of the link and look at guitar stock, they have a couple Capsule JMs for sale but I think they'll do custom specs/requests, made to order???

http://www.capsulemusic.com/

Dennis Fano makes some amazing JM style guitars too, not sure on price or custom options, but I played one recently and it was absolutely top notch!

http://www.fanoguitars.com/

+1 on Fano

[sylnau]

Elliott guitars look nice too.
http://www.elliottguitarsnc.com

But if you have it build in the US, it will probably cost you a lot in custom fee.



I would like to have one of those or the Fano Jazzmaster type of guitar.

Let us know about your devloppement and specs... I like custom guitar (wish I have one).

[blankfield]

User "Superlead" on TGP will spec out, paint, relic (or not relic) any Fender style guitar for $999. All the parts are USAG (?) licensed, etc. I've exchanged a few PMs with him and is super helpful/responsive. Some day I will pull the trigger on a Superlead Tele. I've seen him do JMs. Also check over at Offsetguitars.com. You might get some play there as well.

[mathias]

http://www.crestonguitars.com/
these can get a little girlly but i played a tele he had at killer vintage in st louis and it was pretty rad.

Checked this place out and fell in love with this guitar:




That neck is sex.

[futuresailors]

That neck is sex.

Are you on OSG bud? I lurk over there sometimes and they seem like pretty cool dudes who know how to build a jazzy. Plus, I bet you could work out a trade!
And there's probably a couple resident ILFers who could whip up something for you.

[Ryan]

Thanks for all the tips, guys, you sure know lots of cool places to have guitars built! The OSG tips are great, I wasn't familiar with that place at all.

I went with Guitar Mill/Mario Martin Guitars.. he's going to make me a cool black Jazzmaster. I want one that looks like the black Japanese hollow body JM but I don't want a hollow body. I wouldn't normally be so picky but I'm turning 35 next week so I get a special treat