C.R. Alsip Vintage WTF Terzetto, (Review)...

Reviewed By: Jac Harrison
Purchased from: Manufacturer

Street Price: $3,699 USD with case + shipping 

About: 

C.R. Alsip Guitars is a manufacturer of handcrafted, American made, custom, boutique electric guitars by master luthier Jake Willoughby, in Arkansas City, Kansas. 

This Vintage WTF Terzetto model has a Honduran Mahogany body that seamlessly flows into a 25.5 scale/14" radius Honduran Mahogany through body 60's C approaching 50's D/U shaped neck topped with a bone nut and a StetsBar.  

Hardware: 

Chrome Grover 18:1 machine heads, chrome knobs, chrome pickup mounting rings, FU-Tone PMS (pickup mounting system) and a chrome StetsBar Tremelo System. 

The Jac Harrison Signature ChiliCaster by Chili Custom Guitars,... (Review)

Reviewed By: Jac Harrison

Purchased from: Manufacturer

Street Price: $1,800 - $2,400 USD with case + shipping 

About: 

Chili Custom Guitars is a manufacturer of handcrafted, custom boutique electric guitars by master luither Horst Weinelt, in Austria.

This Jac Harrison signature ChiliCaster model has an alder body with a big leaf maple cap that is dressed in a natural binding that flows into fat 59” profile 25 1/2" scale bolt-on satin walnut neck that is dressed in a 24 fret 14" radius bloodwood fingerboard featuring chili pepper inlays at the 12th and 24th fret wrapped in a cream binding and topped with a bone nut.

C.R. Alsip Guitars Vintage SCDT,... (Review)

Reviewed By: Jac Harrison
Purchased from: Manufacturer

Street Price: $2,100 USD with case + shipping 

About: 

C.R. Alsip Guitars is a manufacturer of handcrafted, American made, custom, boutique electric guitars by master luthier Jake Willoughby, in Arkansas City, Kansas. 

This Vintage SCDT model has an alder body with the C.R. Alsip "drop top" flamed maple cap that flows into a 25" scale/12" radius maple through body neck with a matching maple fretboard topped with a 1-11/16" nut.  

The Power Tele Blue Marlin by Chili Custom Guitars,... (Review)

Reviewed By: Jac Harrison
Purchased from: Manufacturer

Street Price: $2,995 USD with case + shipping 

About: 

Chili Custom Guitars is a manufacturer of handcrafted, custom boutique electric guitars by master luither Horst Weinelt, in Austria.

This Power Tele Blue Marlin model has a one piece solid white ash body that flows into a fat “D” shaped big leaf maple neck that is dressed in a 24 fret Zebrano fingerboard featuring and fat wengewood binding topped with a bone nut.

"The Hustler" by Badd Guitars,... (Review)

Reviewed By: Jac Harrison

Purchased from: Manufacturer

Street Price: $895 USD with gig bag + shipping 

About: 

Badd Guitars is a manufacturer of handcrafted, American made, custom electric guitars by master luthier Dave Badger. 

This "The Hustler" model, has a locally grown basswood body with a nitrocellulose lacquer finish dressed in a hand cut tortoise/white/black pickguard that flows into a bolt-on hard maple neck featuring a 21 fret 25.5" scale maple fingerboard with 12" radius that is topped with a 1.65" bone nut. 

C.R. Alsip Guitars Vintage DCDT,... (Review)

Reviewed By: Jac Harrison

Purchased from: Manufacturer

Street Price: $2,999 USD with case + shipping 

About: 

C.R. Alsip Guitars is a manufacturer of handcrafted, American made custom boutique, electric guitars by master luthier Jake Willoughby, in Arkansas City, Kansas. 

This Vintage DCDT model has an alder body with the C.R. Alsip "drop top" flamed maple cap that flows into a 25" scale/12" radius maple neck with a matching maple fretboard topped with a 1-11/16" brass locking nut.  

Blues Legend Tino Gonzales’s Personal Chili Custom Guitar,...(Review)

Reviewed By: Jac Harrison

Purchased from: Manufacturer

Street Price: $4,700 USD with case + shipping 

About: 

Chili Custom Guitars is a manufacturer of handcrafted, custom boutique, electric guitars by master luither Horst Weinelt, in Austria. 

This is blues legend Tino Gonzales’s personal guitar. She has a one piece solid American walnut body with a big leaf maple top that flows into a low profile ‘D’ shaped European maple neck with a snakewood fretboard featuring chili pepper inlays and flamed maple binding topped with a bone nut.  

The Gambler by Champtone Guitars,...(Review)

Reviewed By: Jac Harrison
Purchased from: Manufacturer 
Street Price: $2,450 USD with case + shipping  

About: 
Champtone Guitars is the American manufacturer of handcrafted, custom boutique electric guitars by master luthier Jeff Kadlic, in Saugerties, NY. 

This Gambler model Serial#12009 has a "dirty blond" nitrocellulose lacquer finish on a 2-piece lightweight ash body featuring a period correct 5-hole lacquered Bakelite pickguard that flows in to a nitrocellulose lacquer vintage tinted 1-piece AAAA flamed hard rock maple soft V-to-C shape neck with rolled fingerboard edges, .870” at 1st fret, .090 taper, 9.5” radius, 6125 fretwire topped with a vintage bone nut at 1.65”. 

The Excalibur by Vigier Guitars, ... (Review)

Reviewed By: Jac Harrison

Purchased from: Manufacturer

Street Price: $3,199 USD with case + shipping

About:

Vigier Guitars is the French manufacturer of hand crafted high-end boutique guitars and are best known for their "10/90" carbon fiber to wood ratio necks that do not require a truss rod.  

This Excalibur model features an alder body with a flamed maple top, the Vigier signature 25.6” hardened maple “10/90” (10% carbon fiber 90% wood) truss rodless bolt-on neck dressed with a rosewood 11.8” radius fingerboard featuring classic dot markers that stops with a zero fret.

The Rustic Viking by Chili Custom Guitars ...(Review)

Reviewed By: Jac Harrison

Purchased from: Manufacturer

Street Price: $3,450.00 USD with case + shipping 

About: 

Chili Custom Guitars is a Manufacturer of handcrafted, custom boutique, electric guitars by master luither Horst Weinelt, in Austria.

This Rustic Viking model has an iroko cambala neck dressed with a wenge wood fingerboard separated by red chili  inlays tied up with red binding ending in with a corian nut on a stone-veneer headstock in a solid one piece 300/400 year old larchwood body.

American Boutique Jeppson Guitars, "Spitfire"... (Review)

Reviewed By: Jac Harrison

Purchased from: Manufacturer

Street Price: $1,595.00 USD with case + shipping 

About: Jeppson Guitars is a Manufacturer of handcrafted, custom  American-built, boutique guitars and electric bass guitars made by master luither Bryan Jeppson,of East Brunswick NJ.

This "Spitfire" Model has a through-body flamed hard maple neck dressed with an ebony fretboard featuring evo alloy frets (more durable than traditional nickel silver, but without the harsh tone of stainless steel) separated by pearl diamond inlays with diving dolphins at the 12th ending in a body with a 1.25” thick maple top and mahogany back.

American Boutique Jeppson Guitars, "Anaconda"... (Review)

Reviewed By: Jac Harrison

Purchased from: Manufacturer

Street Price: $1,595.00 USD with case + shipping 
Strings:  DR Pure Blues 11-52

About: 
Jeppson Guitars is a Manufacturer of handcrafted, custom boutique, American-built electric guitars and electric bass guitars by master luither Bryan Jeppson, in East Brunswick NJ.

This Anaconda Model has a through-body Tasmanian Blackwood neck dressed with an ebony fretboard featuring evo alloy frets (more durable than traditional nickel silver, but without the harsh tone of stainless steel) separated by pearl split block inlays tied up with maple binding ending in a body with a Zebrawood top and Korina back.

Forza by Jarrett Guitars, Truly an Amazing Handcrafted Guitar ... (Review)

Reviewed By: Jac Harrison

Purchased from: Manufacturer

Street Price: $1,695.00 USD with case + shipping

Factory Up-Grades: 

Electronics: Jarrett electronics upgrade

Pickups: Duncan Custom Shop Jarrettbuckers, Alnico 5

Tuners: Gotoh Delta 510

Strings: DR Pure Blues 11 - 52

About:

Jarreett Guitars is a Manufacturer of handcrafted custom boutique American built electric guitars.   

This Forza Player’s Series by Jarret Guitars was made less that 3 days before this review just for Local Music Gear Magazine. This guitar has a solid maple top with beautiful 4A quilt veneer, prima vera or "white mahogany," body, a 335-type design, hollow on both sides with a center block. It has a 3 piece maple neck,  dressed with a Macassar ebony fingerboard with 24 jumbo frets ending with an 1 11/16th" Graph Tech Tusq Nut, packed and shipped in a TKL custom hard shell case, with a 1 year warranty on  parts and labor.