Enquiry

(Please fill out only if you're SERIOUSLY interested in a custom instrument! Thank you.)
In this questionnaire you can describe your dream instrument according to your individual ideas. In case you haven't decided on certain details yet, simply leave the corresponding field blank.

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General Information
First Name: *
Last Name: *
Street / No°:
ZIP Code / City / Country:
Phone:
e-Mail: *
Musical Background
I've been playing guitar since...
I mainly play as...
I mainly play at...
I am a guitar collector.	yes no
Musical Influences:
Equipment
At the moment I use the following...
...guitar(s):
...amp(s):
...cabinets/speakers:
...effects:
...other gear:
Music Styles
I'm using my instrument for the following music styles:
Heavy Rock
Rock & Blues
Funk
Jazz
Classical music/Clean
Other styles
Description of my current guitar
(Please describe the guitar you play most.)
Brand:
Pickups:
Tremolo/Bridge:
Finish/Colour:
Tuners:
Electronics/Wiring:
SOther details:
Sound
I play with distortion about...
...% of the time (100% = I only play with distortion; 0% = I never play with distortion)
I adjust the distortion with the volume pot of my guitar	yes no
My favourite pickup positions are... (e.g. lead: humbucker, bridge serial)
...Clean:
...Lead:
...Rhythm:
Estimation of my current guitar
Please estimate the instrument you play most. (Please make sure to fill this out!)
Brand/Model:
Build quality
Overall:
Reasons:
Looks
Shape:
Colour:
Woods:
Reasons:
Ergonomics
Weight:
Shapings:
Guitar balance:
Playability while sitting:
Playability while standing:
In the upper neck regions:
Reasons:
Features
Quality of parts used:
Tuners:
Tremolo/Bridge:
Pickups:
Elektronics:
Reasons:
Factory Setup
String action:
Octave adjustment:
Tuning stability:
Reasons:
Sound (not amplified)
Tonal characteristics:
Attack:
Dynamics:
Sustain:
Reasons:
The optimal guitar
In this section you can give a detailed description of your dream instrument according to your individual ideas. In case you haven't decided on certain aspects yet (e. g. wood choice), simply let the corresponding field blank.
Design
I'd like to have...	the O-Design the M-Design a Custom Shape
In case of custom shape, please describe...
Woods
Basically, we can also implement unusual wishes – you can have a detailed consultation on your specific ideas. Your selection (wood, e. g. mahogany, alder, ash, basswood, birdseye maple, rosewood, ebony etc.):
Body:
Top:
Neck:
Fretboard:
Dots (colour/position):
Special requests
Please describe 2 things you consider most important referring to your custom instrument.
Special request No°1:
Special request No°2:
Neck dimensions
Thickness at 1st fret (in mm):
Thickness at 12th fret (in mm):
Bridge width (in mm):
Neck Shape:	D-Shape V-Shape
Other:
Headstock shape:	Standard Heavy
Other:
Frets
Brand:
Number:
Height:
Width:
Hardware
Colour:
Pickup Covers:
Tremolo-System?	yes
Your selection:
(e.g. Schaller Floyd Rose II, Schaller Lo Profile, Wilkinson VS 100,...)
Fixed brige?	yes
Your selection:
(e.g. Siggi Special (=TOM-Brücke + Strings through body), Schaller 3D, Tune-O-Matic,...)
Elektronics
You can have your very individual preferences implemented. It's up to you to determine the position of both the switches and the volume and tone pot. (Piezo systems with top-notch acoustic sounds on request.)
Switches:
Volume Poti:
Tone Poti:
Push/Pull Poti Quantity:
2-Way Miniswitch Quantity:
Description of the electronics:
Pickups
Our excellent custom shop pickups are built by 'pickup guru' Harry Häussel exactly to your specifications. We can offer any pickup outputs, formats and colours. You can give a description of the desired sound to be produced by the pickups (other manufacturers and brand names on request). Description of the sound: Please use adjectives like warm, round, balanced, aggressive, fat, punchy, clean, clear, transparent etc. You can also describe how the specific frequency ranges (lows, mids and highs) should sound like.
Bridge PU:
Middle PU:
Neck PU:
Pickup configuration
Please choose your desired pickup configuration of your custom guitar. HB = humbucker, SC = singlecoil, HB (SC format) = humbucker in singlecoil format. The order of description is always: bridge / middle / neck, from left to right. (Note: Due to construction reasons, the configuration HB / SC / HB cannot be implemented in combination with the CNS system.)
Desired configuration:
Additional details:
Strings/Tuning
String gauge:
Tuning:
Finish
You can choose between 2 basic options: Natural: hard oil/hard wax sealing of the wood surface, environmentally friendly, biologically harmless Finish: transparent high gloss finish, e. g. on a top veneer stained in colour, non-transparent 2 or 3 tone sunburst finishes. Airbrush or a glimmer look can also be implemented. There are numerous variations of transparent colours to choose between. You can also request a sample of your favourite colour for free after placing your order.
Your selection:
Colours:

Enquiry

General Information

Description of my current guitar

Estimation of my current guitar

The optimal guitar