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I've loved the tones of Artinger hollowbodies for some time - Gil Parrish, for example - but learned recently Matt's building solid bodies now, too.

Checked out the site, high craft for sure.

Sweet geetars there

Yeah, I have one of his semi-hollows. It's excellent and I'm sure the solid bodies are as well. I highly recommend checking out Matt's work if you're in the market for a custom axe. I got mine used, but he is, by all accounts, an easy guy to deal with who gets his builds done on time--or even early.

I know Gil. I never realized he played one as he typically plays a stock Strat.

btw. His last name is Parris.

mk

How much does he weigh?

Yes, Parris. I've met and heard Gil three times, once at the Philly Guitar show at the Artinger booth, twice at Blues Alley in DC where I live. At the club, each time, he played both a Strat and Artinger. A close friend of mine here is Gil's close friend from high school so we had dinner together before one of the shows. Super nice guy. What I love about his playing is that though he's a jazzer, he works all kinds of influences into his playing, including rockabilly and even some countryish licks. A jazz purist might not go for him but I loved his phrasing.

mkaufman wrote:I know Gil. I never realized he played one as he typically plays a stock Strat.

btw. His last name is Parris.

mk

I love his attention to detail. I saw some pics and videos of a hollowbody he did for Kimock that was unreal. Wish I could get my hands on that one.

Gil lived a few houses down the street from me. We went to the same school, however, he's maybe 5 years younger than I am. It's possible that I know (of) your friend. It's a very small community.

mk

Matt is building me a "hippie sandwich" guitar currently. I will post some pics. He will build whatever you want, very open to whatever ideas you may have.