Local Music Gear Feature Story
Written By: Jac Harrison
Written By: Jac Harrison
Many people overuse the words custom and boutique when
describing their guitar, and for the most part they have no idea what it means.
Just because it says custom or boutique on the head
stock doesn't mean that it is. For example, some guitar manufacturers will
call an entire line boutique, or a standard model a "custom/custom shop"
to attract a buyer without the hefty price tag that comes
with a true custom or boutique guitar. This doesn't mean that they
aren't great guitars -- just that they are not what they claim to be. It
is the same concept that the word artisan is to the food industry. If you
believe that there is a dude with a handlebar mustache singing songs from
the old country in the back of your grocery store while making a special batch
of bread just for you...can I sell you a bridge?
