Pure Custom

Longtime readers of Guitarist will be familiar with Chris George, who seems to be able to turn his hand to acoustic or electric guitars – tailored to your needs – with equal success. We threw out a challenge: we’ve got £2k to spend, make us a guitar. Some weeks later, and perfectly on time, this triple-pickup ‘concept’ guitar arrived sheathed in its Hiscox case, which is included in the price.

This latest build is typical of many of Chris’s electrics we’ve seen and played over the past few years. Hugely detailed with not a hair out of place, this very functional piece is based on a true Gibson-like scale length, the glued-in neck and body are African mahogany, while the body