My first custom build was a Charis SJ - African Blackwood/carpathian spruce top with Brazilian rosewood neck...it gets a lot of playing time with its rich tone.
It did not diminish my GAS, actually made it worse, along with my passion for African Blackwood which led to my second build by Simon Fay, a ‘pre-Model One’ with a Sinker Redwood top that is phenomenal, followed by a Stephen Kinnaird Black and White Ebony/spruce OO that is also phenomenal for tone and beauty, which currently gets the most playing time...all 3 built with such superb craftsmanship that it just juices your GAS even more!!
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Jeff
Mark Hatcher Pina Parlor Torrified Maple/Cedar
Stephen Kinnaird 00 B&W Ebony/Engelmann Spruce
Simon Fay African Blackwood/Sinker Redwood
Wolfgang Jellinghaus Torres Modelo 43S Maple/Spruce
K Yairi CYTM Maple/Cedar
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