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FIRST ACT USA CUSTOM SHOP DELGADA ARTIST GUITAR WITH HARD CASE explorer
Based in Boston, the First Act Custom Shop has been in business since 2002. Headed by industry-veterans Jimmy Archey [Director of Artist Relations] and John McGuire [Chief Luthier], their little shop of rockers has a very extensive build resume for some of the biggest names in rock, both mainstream and underground.
The duo, along with their team of builders, have constructed pieces for artists as varied as The Cure, Maroon 5, Paul McCartney, Drive-By Truckers, Mastodon, Ministry, Aerosmith, and Bon Jovi.
Back in 2002, the company came up with the plan to start an actual luthier shop, initially for more of a marketing focus. They wanted to get some artists playing guitars with the First Act name. They approached Kelly Butler, who was the Chief Luthier up until three years ago, and he started putting together the shop one or two pieces at a time.
My dad owned Valley Arts Guitars. Eventually, we ended up moving to Tennessee, where he worked for Gibson. After school, I started working at the engineering department in the Gibson Custom Shop. I worked there at Gibson for a total of 10 years, with about four of those years in the engineering side. I eventually became the Special Projects Manager at the Custom Shop and was in charge of all of the Fortune 500 guitars,
Around 2004, I made it up to Boston and got started with First Act's Custom Shop
First act usa custom build ex artist guitar
So this was built for a first act usa custom shop artist
The firebird of firebirds
matt grey finish with cream binding
mahogany body & neck
sperzel usa tuners
ebony fingerboard
a pair of custom first act custom kent armstrong paf humbuckers
hard case included
very good condition
there are some light plectrum marks which are very hard to show with the matt finish
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