Looking for an amazing custom made guitar. Tips?

Question

I've been playing guitar for like 6 or 7 years now, i currently play a les paul studio, and i want to get something nicer and more expensive because im working and saving up tons of money. Not alot of the commercial brand guitars appeal to me so im looking for something off the chain, great action, playability, tone, everything. just an all around "one of the best guitars ive ever played" type of guitar.

Answer 1

B.C Rich makes the best. Consider a "Perfect Ten" Bad news though, takes 6 months to a year to get a custom piece -well  worth the wait.

Answer 2

I recommend for rock get a gibson les paul custom they have wide sounds and great body work and they play really smooth I'm Kyle from Bullet's End and I use a Les Paul standard and I put anarchy pickups in it and it sounds awesome but if you want a lighter sound go with fender for a lighter more bluessy sound but me always gibson or washburn

Answer 3

Hey.  I am into high-end electrics myself.  A favorite brand, that makes their version of the Les Paul- they call it City Limits- is Collings out of Austin, TX.   http://www.collingsguitars.com/electrics...

I have a Collings 290, a Les Paul Jr. type thing with P90 pickups from Jason Lollar.  This is an impeccably made guitar, that plays and sounds fantastic!

I also have a Collings i35, which is a smaller ES335 copy that is a great guitar.  These guitars blow Gibson so far out of the water the entire Gibson universe melts on atmosphere reentry, if you know what I mean.

Sadowsky ( http://www.sadowsky.com/index.htmlc ),  Suhr ( http://www.suhrguitars.com/ ) and Tom Anderson ( http://www.andersonguitars.com/ )make great Strat-type guitars.  Anderson makes some other models that are killer, too.  I have a hollow T with strat configured pickups.  I used to have a Drop Top - not my fav.- and I currently have a Cobra, too.  The Cobra is light, warm and easy to play with a great neck and sound.  All 3 manufacturers use the  highest-quality woods, construction and unbelievable electronics.  I haven't played a Sadowsky yet, but I have a Suhr Classic with their patented silent single coil system that is totally passive and preserves the bottom end and chimey highs of chlassic single-coils, and love it.  It is my favorite guitar and worth checking out for sure if you like strats.  The Sadowskys are a similar level of excellence.

I don't know much about Zemaitis guitars, but they are beautiful, unusual, expensive and rare.  Check them out at: http://www.zemaitis.net/

Alembic makes some amazing guitars and basses.  They are most known for Stanley Clarke playing their bases and they were involved in Jerry Garcia's guitars.  They make a model called the Tribute that is a close imitation to the guitars Jerry played in the 80's and 90's.  My favorite guitar they make is the Further, which has similar or the same electronics to the Tribute, but a nicer body to play holding and a little lighter.   http://www.alembic.com/  Alembic electronics are unlike any other.  They have an unusual amount of highs, powerful control over the tone and a very silent and polished clean sound.

Mcinturff guitars are supposed to be nice- like a custom made PRS.  Haven't played one myself.   http://www.mcinturffguitars.com/

Hamer USA makes some nice guitars- maybe not on the same levels of these last, but still very good.  http://www.hamerguitars.com/

Rick Turner makes unusual, amazing quality, custom guitars like the one Lindsay Bekingham plays.  The electronics are all custom and outstanding quality.  http://www.renaissanceguitars.com/

There are more outstanding small and large builders out there, but I think this will give you a start.  Good luck and I hope you find the guitar of your dreams, it's out there.