Tele Me Again, About Those Combat Custom Guitars.

I thought I'd get into detail with just one of the models we get frequent orders for, to show you all how far this Custom guitar thing can actually go.
Literally, anything is possible.

I will post other similar blogs in the future on different models etc, to show different examples. But today I thought I would start it off with one of my favorites, the Combat Tele Series.

Basically, there are a few options here when considering the body.
A Flat Top, an Arched Top (we like to call this the "warm") and solid or hollow versions of either or.

Let me give you some specs on two different nice looking Tele's we have made recently. I'll follow it up by showing a host of pics of different Tele's we have made in the past to hopefully inspire you to consider different options when planning your own custom guitar. Whether it happens to be a Tele or not, the options remain the same, virtually limitless.

The first Tele I'll show you is a classy looking guitar. An extra thin, customized semi-hollow, Honduras Mahogany Body with a beautiful flamed Maple top, complimented by a nice see-through natural orange finish.



Other Specs for this Custom Tele include a bolt on solid Maple neck on a Honduras Rose Wood 22 fret fingerboard. A 3-way selector to change between two Dimarzio Virtual Solo single coil pickups in the front and center positions and a Dimarzio Air Classic in the rear position. One center Vol control, one master Vol control, and one master Tone.

Check out that natural color binding.

The next Custom Tele I'll show you will create quite a contrast from the first one. The same guitar, but totaly different. Check this out:

This Black Tele has a solid Honduras Mahogany body, bolt on solid Maple neck on a Honduras Rose Wood fingerboard. Other specs include a 3-way selector switch to activate either one of the Seymour Duncan humbuckers, or both. That's an SH-1 model in the front position and an SH-4 JB in the rear. A much simpler set-up with one master Vol and one master Tone.

Close up on the Tele's nice cell binding and classic looking Tortoise Shell PickGuard.

Both of these Custom Tele's have been crafted with two of the many different original Combat Head designs. But when looking at the whole package, these are just two small examples showing the different contrasts between the many possibilites that are open for you to choose from. The sky is the limit, and it should be, when it comes to buying YOUR instrument. Combat allows YOU to choose exactly how YOUR guitar will look, feel, perform and (most importantly) SOUND.

I can't just show two. Let me refer you to a few other pics of Tele's we have made on the past.

A nice simple set-up. Clean looking Sem-Hollow Tele.



Check out that finish! AWESOME!



Custom Tele-Warm Series (arched top). Solid body with Abalone binding, inverted head, and a fantastic finish.



Another Custom Tele-Warm. Semi-Hollow, with stunning body, neck, and head binding.



Custom Semi-Hollow, all natural finish, Tele-Warm.



Another simple looking Tele. Solid body with flawless see-through wine finish.



Gerry McGee (The Ventures) Signature Model Custom Tele.



Gerry McGee's custom order made *AYA Series Tele!




Read on for description!!

I had to save this one for last. We get asked a lot about this awesome, tricked-out Custom beauty. Some basic specs on her include: an Ash body with flamed Padouk top and back, abalone body & neck binding, custom star inlays and a hand-carved leather & snake-skin pick guard.

CLICK HERE to see more pics of the Combat Tele-Warm Series, as well as the other original line-up of Combat Guitars; the ST-Warm Series, G-Series and LT-Series.

I can't stress it enough that all these examples are just a small taste of what can be done to turn your basic ideas into something spectacular! Whatever it is you have in mind, be it the most imaginative of color schemes and designs, the exact specs of the neck grip, body thickness, solid/hollow body, neck/body wood, custom inlays, bindings, the hardware, pickups, etc, etc, etc (the list goes on and on and on), it is ALL possible.

From the most simple and standard, to the wild and flashy, we welcome all requests.

If you are interested in creating your own custom Combat Guitar or bass, simply fill out our FREE Estimate Form to as far as you can with all your ideas and specs, etc, and I will get back to you, usually within the next day, with advice and a FREE estimate!

CLICK HERE FOR YOUR FREE ESTIMATE!

CLICK HERE to read more about why hand-made is better.

CLICK HERE to read about all the steps involved in making a custom guitar:

As always, we look forward to hearing from you!

- Combat Colin.