Question about Christopher Woods Guitars

[SevenatoR]

If any of you guys have purchased form Christopher Woods, I'd like to hear comments on your experience and the quality of the product. I checked his site out yesterday and I'm pretty sold on him building the next axe I purchase. Just wanted some feedback from any that have dealt with them.

Thanks in advance!

 

[technomancer]

search, there are a bunch of threads about Chris

But in general excellent quality, bad wait times, though that may improve as he just hired another luthier.

 

[Scott]

Even with the extra Luthier, I imagine the wait time until he starts working on any orders that are not on the waiting list is going to be fairly long. I think the next 6-8 weeks have been set to clear the Current Orders, and then the waiting list will be chipped away at.

So everyone getting new quotes are probably looking at at least 2 months before he starts on your order. But once he does start on it, the wait shouldn't be as extreme as some of us are experiencing.



And jesus, how many Chris Woods threads do we need? There's atleast one new one every day it seems

 

[Seedawakener]

Has anyone actually got a guitar from him yet? Seems like a load of people ask him for quotes nonstop but because of his enormous waiting list nothing really gets purchased except for a few bodies from his store from time to time.

 

[Scott]

I, along with one other person I believe, brought Chris Woods to the attention of this site, and I still haven't received my guitar

I was ordering from Woods before it was considered cool

 

[eaeolian]

I, along with one other person I believe, brought Chris Woods to the attention of this site, and I still haven't received my guitar

That's just 'cause you're a left-handed freak.

 

[Seedawakener]

I, along with one other person I believe, brought Chris Woods to the attention of this site, and I still haven't received my guitar

I was ordering from Woods before it was considered cool

It isnt considered cool since no one actually has one! It cant be cool to have one if no cool person actually does have one.

 

[Scott]

Well, my right handed friend ordered a neck from him before I placed my order (Even though I put him on to Woods) and I can attest to the quality of his work.

The project he is working on for me right now, I provided the neck, so I won't be able to comment on that. But I'll be able to comment on the body work, pickguard, headstock veneer, and ability to wire up a sustainer.

My second project, will be the whole shebang.

 

[Seedawakener]

cool! Ive been on the waiting list since January. He said he would probably do mine in april/may, but I havent heard of him. Anyway, I have dropped the plans of getting that custom because Im so damn in love with the JP7 and its piezo.... I wonder if he could do a convertion 28" neck for it though.... Just an idea, probably not something Id go though with as that neck slays all!

 

[Scott]

If EBMM made a lefty jp6 or 7, then yeah, I wouldn't need a custom either.

 

[Seedawakener]

naaaaww.... You lefties have a hard time huh? Especially sevenstring lefties... awful combination... But I thought there were lefty JP7?

 

[Scott]

But I thought there were lefty JP7?

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According to Big Pappa (Sterling Ball) the set up costs to offer a JP as a lefty is approx 20k, with a 5 year recoup period. Not worth it apperantly.

 

[Seedawakener]

TOO BAD... Let CW make you one then?

was it really that funny though? haha, I'd feel kinda stupid if it was.

 

[Scott]

Well, I can see how a righty could make the mistake. But any lefty 7 player knows what models are available to us or not. All have a different degree of hilarity to them.

Now, if you said "I thought the UV did come lefty" I'd pass out from laughter.

I don't want Chris to build a replica of the JP for a couple of reasons.

1) It isn't his expertise. I don't want to be the ginnea pig and have to go through the expected trial and error.

2) It wouldn't have the JP bridge. And I wouldn't want to put a floyd in there. Or even a piezo Ibanez bridge.

3)EBMM doesn't take kindly to builders making replica's of their guitars. They cracked down on Ed Roman who made replacement left handed and right hand JP bodies, and Rondo music who made Stingray knockoffs. I wouldn't want to be responsible for chris getting in shit with EB. I guess his new "privacy protection" thing he's doing, where he doesn't advertise what everyone is having him build helps with this, but I would flaunt the fuck out of a lefty JP7 if I had one made.

 

[eelblack2]

My neck is coming along nicely. Check out the blank maple board with all the flame and quilting. (Other necks are for different customers)

 

[Justin Bailey]

wow those necks are sexy. I really want Chris to make me a guitar... unfotunetly as of right now he doesnt do PRS copies...

 

[charles22880]

what is the link for his site?

 

[stuz719]

what is the link for his site?

Christopher Woods Guitar Products

 

[djpharoah]

Whoa - is it me or is this guitars trem claw seriosuly out of wack?? Looks like he took a 6 and then just routed it.

 

[Scott]

looks fine to me.