The most exciting new builder of vintage style instruments?  Gil Yaron.   I have had many of Gils LP Style Guitars and they are amazingly organic sounding each and every time.  His F-Style Guitars are a huge step up from Masterbuilt or many of the brands you find in most stores new.  Why?  Gil creates each piece by individually.  These are crafted not stamped out.  Gil can select only the best woods because he builds so few instruments.

Here we have a double-bound T-style Guitar.  The T is an Ash Body with a maple neck & Brazilian Rosewood Board.  The pickups are Gil’s own.  Tonally it is clear and full without any trace of ‘ice-pick to the temple’.  The guitar is a perfect weight (see the attached Spec/Condition Sheet for more).

Condition is Excellent.  The only thing of real note is that the finish shows signs of it settling into the wood.  The result (not sure if this was factory or nature) is a light checking appearance in the correct light…more like settling into the wood than cracks.  It gives the guitar a very real look & feel (not Tupperware here folks).  I’ve tried to capture this in a flash picture that greatly exaggerates the situation.