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Tuttle Custom Classic T Light Aged Guitar #981  From Tuttle

Roasted Maple Feel and Vintage T-Style Soul

Michael Tuttle Guitars

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What We Think

The Tuttle Custom Classic T is a boutique T-style guitar that combines traditional design with modern craftsmanship and exceptional attention to detail. Its one-piece ash body delivers the lively resonance, snap, and clarity that have defined great T-style guitars for decades, while the roasted maple neck adds stability, warmth, and a smooth broken-in feel. The pair of Humbuster T pickups provide classic single-coil articulation with impressive balance and punch, making the guitar equally capable of crisp cleans and rich overdriven tones. Finished in a beautifully aged Dirty Blonde nitrocellulose lacquer with natural checking and a lacquered Bakelite pickguard, it has the look and feel of a cherished vintage instrument. Resonant, responsive, and full of character, this Custom Classic T embodies the elegance and simplicity of a truly great T-style guitar.

About Manufacturer

We are so fortunate to work with the builders that we represent. Over the years, we've been lucky enough to get on board early with companies that had their act together before the "guitar world" discovered them. Several years back, two people (whose opinions we deeply respect) said we had to check out Michael's guitars. Michael sent us an S and T, and we sold the S model to the first person who heard it! Needless to say, we knew we were on to something. Tuttle has been building for over 20 years and got his start working at Valley Arts in California with Don Grosh, whom he worked with at Grosh Guitars. In 2003, Michael started Tuttle Guitars. Michael's attention to detail is very evident. Being a small builder (Michael’s team consists of himself and an assistant), everything needs to be right the first time out. This is a huge benefit for the player, as there can be no "Monday or Friday" guitars. We’ve always loved it when the guy’s name that's on the headstock had his hands all over the instrument when it was built - his reputation and quality of work is on the line every time one of his creations goes out the door. It's wonderful when you put one of Michaels guitars in a player's hands for the first time and watch their reaction. Michael is such a talented builder, and we are lucky to have such a positive relationship with him as a shop.

Specifications

Model: Custom Classic T

Body Wood: One Piece Ash

Neck Wood: Roasted Maple

Neck Back Shapes: .830-.930-C

Fingerboard Radius: 12"

Nut: Bone

Frets: .104X.047 Stainless

Bridge: Tuttle Vintage

Nut Width: 1.650

Hardware Color: Nickel

Gears: Kluson Staggered

Pickguard: Lacquered Bakelite

Electronics: 3 Way Volume Tone

Input Jack: Side

Knobs: Nickel

Neck Pickup: Humbuster T

Bridge Pickup: Humbuster T

Finish: Dirty Blonde Nitro

Paint Option: Lacquer Checking

Case: G&G

Weight: 7lbs 3oz

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Excerpt of an episode from Tim Pierce's masterclass on layering guitar parts and the thought process that goes with trying to make a song sound big and full. The solo features his Mike Tuttle S-style.