Trevisol Custom Guitars

Look for us at SEGAS!!

Ryan — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:21:09 +0000

Trevisol Guitars is proud to have a booth at the South East Guitar and Amp Show on September 27-28!

If you’re in the Raleigh, NC area that weekend, cone check us out in booth 706!!

Well Grounded

Ryan — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 02:19:09 +0000

One thing that takes time with a custom guitar is getting all the details right.
Like grounding this Sportster. It takes time and care to shield the cavity enough to be effective, but not so much that it interferes with the pickups or shorts anything to ground. You go the extra mile, making sure the trem claw is grounded to the shield and that the shield grounds directly to the star ground on the pickguard.
There are certain things you do because you know what happens when you play a guitar for years. Like putting thread locker on the output jack so it doesn’t come loose, and aligning the jack just right so that the cable clicks easily into place.
That’s the kind of care we put into every guitar.

A Complex Top

Ryan — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 22:25:09 +0000

Flame Maple/Wenge/Birdseye Maple/Wenge/Flame Maple
It’s a tone sandwich!

Galleries Updated – More to Come!

Ryan — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 03:42:19 +0000

We’re working hard on making wood into more guitars, and we’ve updated our galleries. The very first Trevisol Coupe is very close to completion, so look for a boatload of those pictures to come soon!

For now, go check out the new pictures in Galleries.

Lighthouse Point Yacht Club Art Show

Ryan — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 03:06:08 +0000

A couple of months ago we were privileged to expose some of our work at the Lighthouse Point Yacht & Racquet Club’s annual Art Show. I’m just now getting around to posting the pictures, so shame on me. A highlight of the show was when the musical performer used a Trevisol Dragster to bring a reggae flair to the show!

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Tweed Deluxe head almost finished!

Ryan — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:43:47 +0000

Well last night I put in an hour on the head cabinet, mounted the grille cloth and rear plate. The only thing left is to decide how to secure the amp when it’s mounted inside the cabinet. the guide pin works very well for keeping it in place, but I need to cover the guts, and at the same time, hold the chassis down.

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The White Stuff

Ryan — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:29:35 +0000

The last time I tolex’d something I used the clear gel stuff. It stank, it was tough to work with, and it stayed sticky FOREVER.

Today I used the white stuff, and it’s the right stuff. Coming up tonight, cutting, gluing, and stapling the corners. I got re-acquainted with doing corners by doing the back brace.

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Making a Dawg House

Ryan — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 23:13:53 +0000

My new amp, the Li’l Dawg D-Luxe needs a cabinet, so today we started (and nearly finished) building it! It turns a basic chassis into a tilt-panel style head. More pics tomorrow!

Ordering Parts . . .

Ryan — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:22:34 +0000

One of the most exciting parts of any guitar project is ordering parts. As of today we have two necks, a BG Bucker, a Tonerider TRT-1, a set of GFS Retrotrons, a Tele-style bridge, another Wraparound bridge, and some 300k pots. These two guitars are going to be very unique!

Look forward to progress pictures very soon!

John Mayer Show Last Night

Ryan — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:14:17 +0000

Maryna and I went to the John Mayer show at the BankAtlantic Center last night. We both agreed that it was the best JM show we’ve been to yet. The previous show to hold that title was January 2007, at the BankUnited Center in Miami. That was also the first show of that tour. But this show went above and beyond. I had my point-and-shoot camera with me. Enjoy my pics from Section 3, Front Row.

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