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Friendships - The real 'USP' of handmade, custom instruments? - My Odessa Deadbeat Baritone build

Friendships - The real 'USP' of handmade, custom instruments? - My Odessa Deadbeat Baritone build

Lusting after the 'next' guitar rarely stops for many of us. The idea of a baritone has stuck with me for quite some time, and being without a main electric whilst I await my own Millimetric MGS3 to be built next year has had the cogs turning on the idea more than ever. My mind wandered to a Jazzmaster based parts build, 3 pickups, perhaps an extra one behind the bridge for weird sounds, a walnut long scale neck and although this notion was undeniably exciting, I couldn't help but think about supporting a luthier brand over doing a parts build which in some cases can soon see costs creep up to a similar mark.
03 November, 2018 by James P Gascoigne
Tags: Hipshot bridge Hipshot tuners McNelly firebird Odessa odessa deadbeat Odessa deadbeat baritone Odessa Guitar odessa guitar review Odessa Guitars Odessa Guitars deadbeat Odessa guitars review
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Meet the maker - Mike Wiltshire of Odessa Guitars

Meet the maker - Mike Wiltshire of Odessa Guitars

I feel this is an exciting time to be a fan of guitar design. Sure, there have been many pivotal moments in time where the guitar excelled through both technology and music generational influence too. But for me, we should be thankful for what is happening at the moment, with a rise of the 'boutique' guitar maker paving the way for outside of the box thinking which even the big name manufacturers are paying attention too. 

I've highlighted a few through this interview series who have certainly began to make their mark in the modern guitar world, and have helped fueled my passion and excitement for the business and industry currently. I'm happy to say that one of them, Mike Wiltshire of Odessa Guitars, has agreed to an interview here on the Home of Tone blog!

Odessa Guitars are simplistic in their beauty, with great lines, offset inspired shapes and display Mike's obvious love for guitar making. I'm really glad we could do this interview, and looking forward to learning more about his great, UK based guitar brand!
04 October, 2018 by James P Gascoigne
Tags: Boutique Guitar UK Custom built guitar UK guitar blog Guitar maker interview Handmade guitar UK Handmade Guitars UK interview Luthier interview luthier UK Meet the maker Mike Wiltshire interview Odessa DeadBeat Odessa Degenerate Odessa Guitar Odessa Guitar UK Odessa Guitars Odessa Guitars Interview Odessa Guitars Review Odessa Guitars UK Odessa Guitars website offset guitar UK Offset guitars UK UK Boutique Guitar UK Boutique Guitars UK Electric Guitar UK Guitar maker UK Luthier
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