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Questions like - What am I trying to say with my music, my instruments, etc…? What is my sound or style? - start to percolate, and if the pull is strong enough, you step off the cliff in pursuit of the answers. We say ‘step off the cliff’ because to follow your own path requires quite a bit of confidence. It’s “easy” to copy someone else’s style, but how do you tackle the self-doubt that arises when you’re following your own voice, which will inherently be unique and unlike anything that’s come before? \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne such builder who has braved the 'unknown path' is Oklahoma-based, Ben Liggett.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“After working several years as a machinist in the oil tool and aerospace industry, I was ready for a change. I received my introduction to guitar making while attending the Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery in Phoenix, Arizona. I moved back to Tulsa and became a full time luthier at Bishline Banjos, where I built custom instruments for eight years alongside its founder, Rob Bishline- a fellow Roberto-Venn graduate. I now have my own shop, Liggett Guitars, where I build my own line of custom electric guitars and specialize in custom inlay.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis gorgeous SUMI 2059 is Ben's take on his perfect Les Paul. Drawing inspiration from Taku Sakashta and Jersey Girl Guitars - “They showed me that if you take the platform in your own direction, it can be a joy to play, which made me love single-cut guitars again.” - the SUMI indeed expresses Ben’s unique take on this style of guitar. Visual cues include a slender body waist, beautifully refined inlays, and a classic looking headstock silhouette, all of which create a sophisticated vibe. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing a 25” scale length, birdseye sapele body \u0026amp; neck, flame maple top, Brazilian rosewood fingerboard \u0026amp; headstock overlay, jumbo frets, ivoroid inlays, and a set of \"zebra\"\/exposed coil Throbak SLE-101 humbuckers, the SUMI feels amazing in-hand. Like our first SUMI, this guitar is a very alive, easy playing, solid feeling instrument, with incredible articulation and sustain. Weighing in at lbs oz - a perfect weight for a single-cut guitar in our world - the SUMI has some muscle behind it tonally while balancing really well. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you're in the market for a single-cut style guitar, we can't recommend Ben enough. 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With nearly three decades of experience—from serving as Fender’s exclusive inlay artist since 1995, to founding Thorn Guitars, and ultimately becoming Principal Master Builder and Director of Master Build Operations at the Fender Custom Shop, Ron’s pedigree is unmatched.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe SoCal C\/S reflects everything he’s known for: smart design, elite craftsmanship, and tonal brilliance. Its offset alder body isn’t just visually striking, it’s engineered for balance and comfort, especially when seated. The ergonomic shape naturally positions the guitar for optimal neck angle and relaxed playing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Round C neck carve (.83\"–.93\"), 10\" radius, dovetail neck joint, and Ron’s signature \"hidden fret ends\" make for an experience that’s unbelievably smooth. It feels like the neck is part of you - effortless, fast, and inviting. Even unplugged, the SoCal C\/S is remarkably alive. 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Built with obsessive precision and a level of detail that’s unmistakably Collings, this guitar takes a familiar silhouette and reimagines it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe neck carve strikes a sweet spot - somewhere between a late-‘50s and early-‘60s feel - that Collings dubs a medium-fat C. Paired with flawless fretwork and a silky finish, it makes every position on the neck feel effortless. The overall feel is balanced, luxurious, and immediately inspiring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTonally? It’s the real deal. The Lollar Imperial humbuckers offer rich, open cleans and harmonically complex overdrive. There’s punch and sustain, but never at the expense of nuance. Whether you're after blooming jazz chords or singing rock leads, the CL Deluxe delivers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimply put: it’s a masterclass in what a single-cut can be. 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Andy started in the Jackson Custom Shop, spent eight years at Gretsch under Master Builder Steve Stern, three at Tyler Guitars, then came back to Fender. One of his recent builds was a signature for Iron Maiden's Dave Murray - which might surprise some TME regulars, but a lot of us learned to play on Maiden tunes when we were kids in the '80s, Eddie door poster looming on the bedroom door.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe're telling you this because it sets the stage for why we took this 1960 Masterbuilt Strat in on trade without a second thought (plus hardtail Strats are awesome). The moment we saw it, we were back in our high school bedrooms with Siamese Dream on repeat - doesn't it look like something Billy Corgan was playing back then? Maybe that's not your reference, all good. There's no shortage of Strat players who rocked an eye-catching finish (Dick Dale, anyone?). Either way, this is a fantastic guitar with the memories and associations stripped away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeing a Hicks build, the attention to detail is exactly where it should be - fit, finish, and fretwork are all top-notch. The neck profile is an American Standard Modern \"C\" (.82–.87\" for the spec nerds), which feels sleek and quick in the hand, the kind of profile that gets out of your way when you're working through the Cherub Rock solo. The hand-wound '60\/'63 pickups have been favorites of ours in other Strats - that throaty mid-'60s voice, balanced output across the set, with a hum-cancelling middle so the 2nd and 4th positions stay quiet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe could keep going, but the short version is we're fans of this one. 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He lives quietly out in the country, removed from the noise of modern life, focused entirely on building exceptional instruments by hand and living a quiet life. He's also a highly regarded nylon string builder, if you can believe it. That kind of dedication to old-school craftsmanship is what makes his guitars so uniquely inspiring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Dottie is his take on the \"Tele-Paul\" concept, that seamless fusion of Telecaster and Les Paul DNA that's had players hooked for a decade and then some. Plenty of builders have had a go at this hybrid, some with excellent results. Thomas's stands apart, and the reason is that his process is pure, traditional, and deeply skilled. No shortcuts, no CNC machines. Just expert hands, time-honored techniques, and an ear for what makes an instrument really sing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou feel it the second you pick one up. The Dottie is responsive in a way that's tough to put into words until you've played one. Dynamic, loaded with sustain, and carrying that living, breathing quality you only get from guitars built this way. It's the same thing that makes vintage instruments so sought after. They don't just sound good, they feel like part of you while you're playing. It's really amazing stuff.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Dottie is a Goldtop with black plastics - and is actually the first one Tommy made - and the combination does exactly what you'd hope. Gold is a finish that goes flat and lifeless if the build underneath isn't right, because there's no figure to hide behind and no burst to draw your eye around. Here it just glows. The black pickguard, rings, and switch tip give you that hard, clean contrast against the gold instead of the softer cream look, which is a more direct and slightly meaner version of the same idea. 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It fills the hand perfectly and allows for a more relaxed left hand technique. 12\" radius Brazilian rosewood board with 6150 medium frets, on a 24.75\" scale with a 1 11\/16\" nut. The silver surround dots really jump off the Brazilian, making it easy to navigate in both dark and bright environments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a snappy, resonant, alive feeling guitar with plenty of sustain on tap. Plugged in you're greeted with muscular, open, and well-balanced tones. The Lindy Fralin humbuckers here are wound to 8k in the neck and 9k in the bridge with nickel covers, which is right in the sweet spot for this style of guitar. Warm, fat, round, clear, and punchy from clean through distorted, and low enough in output that the guitar stays articulate when you push it rather than turning into mush. Two volumes, two tones, and a three-way toggle, into a tune-o-matic and stop tail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrosh Set Necks don't come through often, so if you're in the market for a great LP style build, this should be on your list.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grosh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48599166779604,"sku":"ES26183","price":3995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/1387\/6381\/files\/ES26183-1.jpg?v=1788209352"},{"product_id":"thorn-grantura-shoreline-gold-throbaks-used-2015","title":"Thorn Grantura Shoreline Gold w\/Throbaks (USED, 2015)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt its core, a semi-hollow guitar build is a negotiation between three things that pull against each other: the pressed laminate top and back plates that gives the body its shape and stiffness, the center block that manages feedback and sustain, and the neck joint that has to transfer everything into a body that's mostly air. Too much block and you've got a solid body with decorative f-holes. Too little and the guitar fights you the second things get loud.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRon Thorn presses his own plates. That, plus a full-length maple and spruce center block and a dovetail neck joint of his own design, is the short version of why the Grantura behaves the way it does rather than just looking the way it does. Ron's been the sole inlay provider to the Fender Custom Shop since the mid '90s, launched Thorn Guitars in 2000, spent five years as the Custom Shop's first Principal Master Builder and later its Director of Master Builder Operations, and has since reopened his own California workshop. Meaning, the man knows a thing or two about building incredible instruments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Grantura is #LS-05, completed April 2015 in Shoreline Gold, which in some ways is a braver choice than it sounds. There's curly maple in that laminate and the metallic covers every bit of it, so the guitar has to work on shape and contrast instead instead of beautiful wood grain. For our money? It absolutely does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe gold sits between champagne and warm brass depending on the light, the cream binding adds a clean line all the way around, and the Tri-Crown fingerboard inlays set off the dark Brazilian rosewood board beautifully. Less a 335 variant than something from a parallel 1962 where somebody at Gibson had access to Fender's paint booth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Wolfetone Dr. Vintage humbuckers, uncovered with cream bobbins, run through a simple two volume, one tone, three-way setup and cover the whole range you'd want. Round jazz warmth at the neck, real bite when you push the bridge. What stands out is the touch sensitivity and the top end. 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