This is it, folks!
This one might just be the coolest VIP Custom guitar we ever built. It's been heavily inspired by the guitar that we together with Randy at Karge Guitars built for Guns n' Roses guitarist Richard Fortus - including the selection of handwound pickups (a TELEX in the bridge and a custom wound FB-RF Firebird style in the neck), down to the reverse bridge pickup orientation and headstock.
For this one, we used hand-selected super resonant alder for the body and had it nitro finished in a breathtaking Deep Purple and aged by our friends at MJT - our/my go-to shop for vintage Fender finishes. The neck is a custom ordered Warmoth birdseye maple neck with a beautiful dark Indian rosewood fretboard, that we had nitro lacquered and aged by Karge. This neck feels like a broken in vintage neck.
It sounds and plays phenomenal, fueled by a VIP wiring harness using matched 280k VIPots and a NOS .033 PIO cap.
Like with all guitars, you may have to adjust the setup to your liking and/or to adjust it to different climates. As of now, it is set up with D'Addario 10s and plays effortlessly with low action.
VIP Custom T-style "Deep Purple"
- hand selected alder body, Deep Purple nitro finish and aging by MJT
- Warmoth birdseye maple neck with a dark Indian rosewood fretboard, 25.5" scale, 10"-16" compound radius, fast Standard Thin profile, 22 Dunlop 6105 frets
- high end hardware (our own custom VIPlate bridge plate with compensated brass saddles, Gotoh neck plate/control plate/knobs, Gotoh SD91 tuners)
- high end electronics (handwound VIP TELEX bridge pickup and custom wound FB-RF Firebird style neck pickup, matched 280k VIPots with a NOS .033 µF PIO cap, Oaks & Grigsby 3-way switch, Switchcraft jack)
- custom pearloid 3-ply pickguard
- lightweight
- comes in a hardshell case, COA, VIP Hoodie, case candy
Return policy
We offer a 24 hr approval period on this guitar. The customer pays all shipping and insurance costs both ways. Before returning any item, customers must start a return request. Returned items must be in the same condition as when they left the store. Unauthorized returns will be refused and returned at the customer’s expense. Returned items are subject to a 10% restocking fee.