Custom Guitar Builders

Company Pricing Quality Wait Times Finish options Communication and Progress Updates Body/Headstock options Woods Electronics Hardware options Additional Notes
Abyss                    
Carvin very affordable, bolt on starts at $629, neck through starts at $759 high 2-3 months Limited to pretty standard transparent stains, bursts, and solid colors Very good, you can track your guitar through the build process within a few days of ordering Limited to models advertised Lots of options advertised, additional options are available if you call Limited to Carvin pickups and electronics Limited to what is advertised  
Chafin                    
Driskill                    
ESP                    
Fender                    
Gibson                    
GMW affordable, bolt on starts at $1200 very high 4-18 months

varies greatly depending on whether or not you choose unusual body, neck, or finish options 

Pretty much anything you can think of can be done Very good, progress emails sent including pictures Headstock choices are limited, most body options are available most woods can be chosen (depending on availability of course) Pretty much anything you can think of can be done Pretty much anything you can think of can be done  
Grosh expensive, bolt on starts at over $2000 very high 4-6 months     Limited to models advertised        
Hamer   very high                
Hill                    
Jackson/Charvel expensive, bolt on starts at over $2000 LOL 6-24 months Pretty much anything you can think of can be done ROTFLMAO Headstock choices are limited but they can and will do Fender licensed headstocks, body choices are only limited if you select a shape that is another manufacturers shape (such as a roundhorn V, Firebird, etc.) most woods can be chosen (depending on availability of course) Pretty much anything you can think of can be done Pretty much anything you can think of can be done Lots of recent QC problems, you can no longer order artist replicas, Master Builder route is extremely expensive
Jet Guitars expensive very high under 6 months              
Jackson Stars                    
KXK                    
LGM                    
McNaught                    
Moser Custom Shop                    
PRS expensive very high       Limited to models advertised        
Ran                    
Suhr expensive, bolt on starts at over $2000 very high       Limited to models advertised        
Thorn                    
Tyler expensive, bolt on starts at over $2000 very high       Limited to models advertised        
US Masters                    
Warrior                    
Zion