Customized Guitar Modifications
Sometimes your instrument requires modifications to match your creative vision. We specialize in customizing guitars to fit your exact requirements—whatever they may be! Check out the journey of one client’s custom modification below.
Case Study: A New Neck
A recent client came to us with an EVH guitar they loved—except for one detail: the neck. They preferred a thinner profile that flattened toward the heel for enhanced comfort and playability.
We made precise adjustments to match their preferences, transforming the guitar into their perfect instrument.
For the initial glue up, we chose curly maple and cherry from our stock of hard woods.
Neck blanks: the maple/cherry/maple laminate is squared, resawed, planed, and sanded to thickness.
The client picked a curly maple fretboard with some unique figure and color.
A low-profile 2 way truss rod is inserted into the routed blank.
The customer wanted the headstock shape to match exactly, along with the precise width at both the nut and the heel.
After the fretboard is glued to the neck, jumbo EVO frets are pressed.
The client chose abalone for fret markers.
The old neck next to the new. Upgrades at every turn with EVO gold fretwire.
Milling for a locking nut: the customer wanted to use existing hardware and keep the old neck original.
Paint booth: sealed with shellac and ready for lacquer.
Colors and figure: the grain is popping!
Time to cure. Lacquer needs 3 to 4 weeks to cure before polishing.
The new neck is leveled, crowned and polished.
Assembly: the client wanted Charvel branding
Ready for the body! Neck alignment is critical for playability.
Once assembled, a full set up is executed.
One of a kind attention to detail makes this neck stand out among factory standards.
The customer was thrilled when he came to pick it up and banged out a few classic VH riffs for good measure!