Calaveras Rust Swamp Ash,... (Review)

Reviewed By: Jac Harrison

Purchased from: Manufacturer

Street Price: $2,220 USD with case + shipping 

About:
Calaveras Fretworks Custom Guitar is a manufacturer of handcrafted, American made, custom, boutique electric guitars by master luthier Butch Iafelice, in Upper Bucks County, PA. 

This Calaveras rust swamp ash model has a one piece swamp ash body that flows into a medium “C” profile quarter sawn korina bolt-on neck that is dressed in a 22 fret, 12" radius cocobolo fingerboard featuring pearl dot inlays topped with a Tusq nut.

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.

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”. 

Fano Alt de Facto TC6 Faded Cherry,...(Review)

Reviewed By: Jac Harrison
Purchased from: Manufacturer 
Street Price: $2,780.00 USD with case + shipping

About: 
Fano Guitars is a manufacturer of handcrafted, custom boutique electric guitars by master luthier Dennis Fano based out of  Fleetwood, PA. 

This Fano Alt de Facto TC6 Faded Cherry model at 25.5" scale length has a 60s 'C' shape bolt-on, mahogany neck dressed with a 7.25"-9.5" compound radius rosewood fingerboard featuring 22 frets separated by traditional dot inlays with a tusq nut in a faded cherry with medium distressed mahogany body.