Testimonials | simply-guitars

Here are a few words from my recent customers from near and afar...

Ibanez AF-71F Slightly Modded

"a beautiful guitar, perfectly wrapped for postage"

Martin, Brighton

Custom Build Sugar Pine Strat

"Great guy to deal with, and the guitar is beautiful, thanks"

Vince, Turkey

Yamaha Pacifica 112X Limited Edition

"I'm very satisfied with the guitar, communication and all the help you gave me, Thank you"

Alan, London

Lightly Reliced Custom Build Tele

"Delighted with my new guitar; Highly recommended"

Ivan, Kildare, Ireland

Tanglewood TSF-CE

"I used to mess around on guitars when I was in my teens and now I am retired thought I would like to take up the guitar more seriously. I was given a Fender which was actually a cheap Chinese copy. I struggled to play it and achieve a decent sound from it. I was browsing on Ebay one day and came across your listing for a refurbished Tanglewood acoustic. Before I get to the guitar, I had a problem with the delivery day so contacted you and you were most helpful and changed the delivery to suit. It arrived exactly on time and was very well packaged. The ease with which I could make a reasonable sounding chord straight out of the box even, was amazing. So easy to play and the tone is fantastic. I was absolutely delighted and will probably be buying another from you when I am a better player, a very big thank you"

Geoff Edwards, Chester, UK.

Avon Rose-Morris SG - Refurbished

"Hello Graham,

guitar arrived Friday 10.00 am, well packed and still in tune, didn’t expect guitar and case to be so good, fantastic bargain made my Xmas, you are a gentleman, Have good Christmas and Happy New Year,

thanks again"

Roy, Wigan, Lancs

1973 Fender F-45 with Schaller Oyster - Refurbished

"Extremely happy with guitar, a good honest seller"

Danny, Plymouth

"Fender Stratocaster 1960’s Special Edition Classic Series

Hi Graham, just a quick note to say thank you for making me so welcome when I visited your workshop and to let you know how pleased I am with the Fender Stratocaster. I’d been searching for one of these limited edition guitars finished in nitro and this one is beautiful. Your tone mod with paper in oil capacitors has really warmed up the sound which I much prefer and takes nothing away from the vintage tone with the result that the guitar is even more versatile in it’s tonal range e.g. when backing off the tone.

Thanks too for setting up the Tremolo to my preference and also for showing me your huge range of stock guitars all of which played beautifully thanks to their perfect set ups. I was very taken with your own unique custom builds which are individual and well crafted. The scallop necks are not something that I had tried before but I can see how they can encourage players to explore different techniques. The idea of owning a unique custom made guitar is very appealing!"

Tim, Surrey.

2009 Wesley Strat and Vox AD30VT Amplifier package.

Graham, thank you for inviting me to visit and see all your guitars and take advantage of your knowledge and experience.

Having messed around on and off with an acoustic guitar for years (self taught with all the ensuing problems), I fancied trying an electric to play around with different sounds. I was stuck between throwing myself on the mercy of some glib young salesman at a shop or risk buying some unknown, untried object on the internet!

Chris, Leicester.

Your advert appealed to me as being factual and honest. I realise that I took up a lot of your time before making a decision on which of your guitars felt right and I am very grateful for the package that you put together for me. Any other prospective purchaser reading this can be assured that Graham is an honest, decent person to deal with and will go out of his way to help you. Thanks.

I commissioned Graham to build my new Telecaster at the end of January 2019 and I have just collected it from him (end of February 2019) and it is absolutely beautiful.

I knew what I wanted (old school vibe with modern reliability) but did not know how to achieve it, and this is where Graham’s knowledge of guitar building really helps.

We worked on the specification together and Graham kept me in the loop all the way through the build, sending me regular updates and photographs.

I love this guitar, I will never be able to afford a ‘Custom Shop’ but why would I want one as this guitar plays and sounds just as good as it looks!

Russ, Heacham, Norfolk.

I contacted Graham for an appraisal of the condition of my G&L Asat which was exposed to damp while in storage. Graham took the time to look at the guitar while I was there and it was immediately apparent that he has a great knowledge and love of his craft. He gave me a thorough, honest appraisal of the guitars condition and provided a very competitive quote for the work required. I had no hesitation in giving Graham the go ahead. Work included new switch, potentiometers, rewire & fret work. It was ready within a week and I’m delighted with the result. Graham is a pleasure to deal with and I wholeheartedly recommend him.

Andy, Sedgeford, Norfolk.

Wow!

Graham did a fantastic service on my guitar, the action is really nice and low now making it very easy to play.

I would highly recommend Simplyguitars to all my friends and fellow guitarists.

Paul, Heacham, Norfolk.

Natural Wood Offset Hybrid Custom.

Having moved to Snettisham last year I was keen to find someone to do a set up on a recently acquired Squire Classic Vibe 50,s telecaster.

It was my good fortune to find Graham via his website.

Graham's wealth of knowledge and expertise is an absolute revelation.

His guitar collection is fantastic and he is very happy to share his knowledge and give you advice and time without trying to push anything on you.

Graham's magic touch on the telecaster has changed it from a basic Classic Vibe Squier to the blues telecaster that I was looking for.

Whilst chatting and trying some of Graham's custom built guitars, I fell in love with the look, feel and sound of a Natural Woods Offset Hybrid guitar with two Seymour Duncan vintage mini humbuckers that he had built. I finished up buying it.I guess there is not another like it anywhere.It is truly a joy to play and very unique.

At the other end of the scale I was attracted to a hardtail stratocaster that Graham had put together from bits and pieces he had got hanging around. It is very lightweight, sounds very vintage,has the Dave Gilmour switch fitted and was inexpensive.

Graham can work his magic on anything, he is very enthusiastic, really interesting to talk to and a nice guy.

I highly recommend him to anyone looking for a top class friendly service.

Peter - Snettisham,Norfolk

"Graham is electric guitar lutherie's best-kept secret. I'm now the proud owner of 3 of his guitars: a reliced tobacco burst tele, an indigo strat with mirror scratch-plate and a reliced pink strat with mint-green scratch-plate. All three are beautiful and are sources of inspiration for me to learn and play."

Ivan, County Kildare, Ireland.

Thank you Graham for building me this beautiful guitar.

Exactly what I wanted. It has a "wow" factor that lives with me every day. It plays, sounds and looks the business.

John, Snettisham, Norfolk.