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There's Pete Bernstein w his Zeidler, Grasso w his Trenier, not sure if Mark Elk is still gigging w his D'Aquisto.
I can't think of anyone else at the moment. There's a lot of love for Campellones here, anyone of note gigging one?
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07-29-2022 05:47 PM
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Originally Posted by wintermoon
Mark Whitfield and Mike Moreno play Marchione’s.
AKA
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Not sure exactly what you mean by boutique, but Julian Lage with several guitars, Jimmy Bruno, Frank Vignola, Howard Alden, Bucky Pizzarelli, and many more have played Benedettos, back when Bob was building alone. John Pizzarelli plays a Moll, Bruno and Vignola are playing Sadowsky, Bruce Forman has a Sonntag. Just off the top of my head in a couple of minutes. Oh, and Mark Kleinhaut plays a Painter, IIRC.
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Originally Posted by wintermoon
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Howard Alden - Benedetto
David Allen - Victor Baker
Sheryl Bailey - McCurdy
Peter Bernstein - Zeidler
Steve Cardenas - Valle
Nick Costley-White - Trenier
Bruce Forman - Sonntag
Pasquale Grasso - Trenier
Gilad Hekselman - Moffa
Toninho Horta - Westville
Sid Jacobs - Ribbecke
Hilmar Jensson - Moffa
Daan Kleijn - Campellone, Westville
Mark Kleinhaut - Ribbecke
Larry Koonse - Borys
Julian Lage - Manzer, Collings
Lage Lund - Schottmueller, Westville
John Merrill - Zeidler
Pat Metheny - Manzer, Slaman
Mike Moreno - Marchione
Jim Mullen - Case/Crockett
Wolfgang Muthspiel - Moffa
Miles Okazaki - Slaman
Tom Ollendorff - Moffa
Nigel Price - Fibonacci
Phil Robson - Case
Will Sellenraad - Trenier
Yotam Silberstein - Benedetto, Westville, Valle
John Storie - Marchione
Jesse van Ruller - Westville
Mark Whitfield - Marchione
Anthony Wilson - MonteleoneLast edited by David B; 07-30-2022 at 03:13 PM.
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Robert Conti and his Saul Koll archtop.
Mark Knopfler and Monteleone. He actually wrote a song about it.
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Rosenwinkel - Moffa, Westville
Lionel Lueke - Schottmueller
Lage Lung - Schottmueller
Miles Okazaki - Slaman
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Originally Posted by Gregc57
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Pete Shelley and his Gordon Smith:
They're handmade in a workshop that's like a garage – very artisanal. I mean, the way that most guitars are made nowadays, they send off the specifications to a a firm in China and they send back a container-load of them. So it's more bespoke than that, there's a lot of detail – they used to hand-wind their pick-ups and that. The instrument I had was the body off one guitar and the neck of another – they had examples there and you could pick the ones you wanted. II liked the shape of one but I liked the feel of the neck of the other, so they married the two together. The last one they made me was just a couple of years ago – you see, I don't use tone controls, I never have. I've never seen the point of them: they just make everything sound more 'muffley'. And I don't really adjust the volume; I only use it as an on-off switch. So instead of having two controls, volume and tone, it's just got volume. Custom-made guitars can be very expensive but Gordon Smiths are quite reasonable.
Ever Fallen in Love: The Lost Buzzcocks Tapes
Pete Shelley, Louie Shelley.
London: Cassell, 2021.
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Originally Posted by David B
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Mirabella players include:
Steve Salerno
Fabio Mittino
Ray Matuza
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Ted Ludwig plays Wilkie and Manzer guitars
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Artists | Benedetto Guitars
Lots of Benedetto players these days.
I play one too, but I don’t seem to be on the list
Keith
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Teemu Viinikainen – AP Paasonen guitars
Jocelyn Gould – Benedetto
”Jocelyn Gould has been called “a leader in the next generation of great mainstream jazz guitarists” by Howard Paul, CEO of Benedetto Guitars.”
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Gilad Hekselman - Moffa - VB
Tom Ollendorff. - moffa
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Ben Monder, Ibanez
Written tongue in cheek as a reminder to myself reading this list of enviable makers that the best git is the one you have. Didn’t someone once say something about shutting up and playing it?
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So how many great luthier built guitars does it take to make us happy? Lol!
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Bear in mind that back in the day, great players lined up to buy (at full retail price) the guitars of John D'Angelico and Jim D'Aquisto.
Bob and Cindy Benedetto changed that by giving their guitars to great players at a very reduced cost (or is some cases as a gift). It is hard today to tell if a well known player is using a boutique guitar because they love it above all others or because it makes financial sense.
Howard Paul's Benedetto company gives well known players a 25% discount (I was offered that deal some years back and decided not to become a "Benedetto Player"). Before his death, my pal Rick Turner offered me "artist pricing" on one of his guitars (I decided against it. I prefer playing a Gibson archtop for my gigs).
About 15 years ago, I recorded a few tunes with Bruce Forman (we were doing some gigs together and recorded an EP CD to try and get more gigs. If anyone reading this has an interest in that recording, PM me). He used his Sontag, a guitar he loves and often performs with. But Bruce also performs with his L-5 and as of late an ES-350 that used to belong to Barney Kessel.
While I love a high dollar guitar as much as anybody, I saw Tony Bennett a few years back and his guitar player, Gray Sargent was playing a Godin guitar and sounded great. Bireli Lagrene would sound better playing a Squire Strat than I ever would playing a Monteleone. That said, I am sure that I would sound better on a Monteleone than on a Squier Strat! At least I hope I would.
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Originally Posted by Stringswinger
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It would be quicker and easier to list the well known players who DON'T play boutique guitars. :-)
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Nothing wrong with advertising, and getting your product visible by having well-known players use them. Gibson has been doing that for a century or so, giving players free guitars and their own signature models.
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Originally Posted by AKA
EDIT: if I understand correctly, Bruce's Ibanez was made by the same guy who made the prototype Ibanez JP-20, later making the prototype for the Epiphone Joe Pass based on Bruce's guitar.Last edited by Cunamara; 07-30-2022 at 11:40 PM.
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Originally Posted by Cunamara
@AKA: Albert, you indeed saw Bruce play that Ibanez at Jazz at Pearls in San Francisco back in the day. Bruce used to play that room with Vince Lateano on drums and Al Obidinski on bass. I have done quite a few gigs with both of those cats myself. They are the best of the best.
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Can anyone here speak to how they decided to pull the trigger on a custom guitar? I have a Wesmo, Sadowsky JH, GB10 and 175 VOS in my collection, love them all, play them all and feel fortunate at this point in my life to have a bunch of great guitars to play, but I live in the sticks and have very rare opportunity to get close enough to a used model from any of the luthier brands listed to play, let alone spend time with to explore whether or not I would really value the extra cost, or truly connect with the guitar.
Mine all have their unique and “known”classic voice, with the right amp, strings and playing approach, which keeps me happy, but I would be interested in how anyone here came to feel compelled to pull the trigger on a more expensive and custom model…..playing experience with a friend’s guitar? A visit to a luthier’s shop or high end dealer? Listening to a top player live and investigating? Motivated by a particular sound on a recording? Sought out by a builder for an endorsement? An idea about a particular tone wood combination, neck scale or size, pickup or style of playing?
There must be some stories here. And yes, I know that most great tone and playing is limited by time and commitment, rather than the guitar itself (which is why I have been trying to limit my time here the past few months.)
Stories, anyone, about finding YOUR dream guitar?
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Originally Posted by thelostboss
All players using a tele
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KA PAF info please
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