DL Povey Guitars


D L Povey Guitars | Les Paul style custom guitar

This Guitar was designed for a customer who was a big Rush fan and wanted a Les Paul Styled guitar similair to that of Alex Lifesons Gibson. This build needed to have a tremolo and an easy access neck join.
He also asked me to include a copy of Alex Lifesons Signature on the machine head and Rush written on the rear. After reaching to an agreed constrution of method of the guitar I began the build. The customer was invited to view his guitar at completion of each stage to see if he was happy with the progress and to discuss the next stage.

As you can see from the photos the guitar turned out really well and the customer stated that it was much better than he had imagined it.

Guitar Specification
Body:- The body was constructed from a 2 piece 42mm African Mahogany, with a 15mm plain Maple top finished with a fiddleback sycamoor veneer.
Neck:- 24 3/4" scale easy access set neck constructed from Mahogany, with 22 frets and an Indian Rosewood fingerboard.
Inlays:- Block Pearloid.
Hardware:- Bridge is a Scheller Tremolo System designed for Les Pauls, Keys are Kluson-style locking.
Electrics:- 2 Volume, 2 Tone.
Pickups:- Gibson 498T in the brigde position, Gibson 496R in the neck position.
Finish:- Top was finished in Nicotine/Tobacco Burst, Back and neck was finished in Tobacco burst.
Price:- £1200
(part payments excepted please feel free to discuss payment options)

Customer Feedback
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Wow - thank you so much - I think my Rush inspired Les Paul would make Alex Lifeson himself drool!
I saw the build from start to completion and I am amazed with the quality of the finished item - the attention to detail is superb and the colour perfect. I just can't put this guitar down"
Rob