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Originally Posted by krugjr
gasworker.....wouldn't you want your builder to do a "sound test" on diff sets of wood, looking for the sound you told them you prefer?
sdelsolray.....appreciate your response.....so which major builder offers the custom build that is the most different from their stock models?
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That's hard to say (and I suspect it would be hard for anyone to say) because I don't have pervasive on-on-one experience with many luthiers concerning how far they are willing to go with customization.
From limited direct personal experience (and adding a side salad of indirect inferences), I can say the following:
— SCGC is very accommodating with customizations.
— Collings is less so in most areas (e.g., won't do custom neck contours, body depths, limited nut widths, string spacings and neck radiuses, certain bling on many instruments).
— Larrivee will customize within practical limits (e.g., woods, nut width, scale length, bling, but won't go from there).
— Webber is willing to experiment and will customize to the extent feasible.
— Martin offers numerous customization choices on many models, not so much on some other models.