K-Line Custom Guitars

Jon W.

chris — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:19:50 +0000

Hi Chris,

I got the K Line yesterday. Let’s just say I am having a hard time putting it down. It plays so well. I have owned a lot of tele’s over the years and this one stands alone at the top for me. It’s as close to perfect as it can be. I just wanted to thank you for building an affordable yet amazing guitar for those of us who can’t shell out a couple of grand for a lightly relic’d tele. It was a pleasure doing business with you. It probably won’t be the last time. I am a fan. I will spread the word about your guitars.

Bill C.

chris — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:22:03 +0000

Hey Chris,

I love the S Style guitar. The 3 tone burst is beautiful in the closet classic finish. I love the neck. I can get the action lower than factory specs without any fret buzz or degradation of tone. The lollar pickups are absolutely killer. Incredible glassy tones from the blonde neck and almost humbuckerish attack and tone from the special in the bridge. The tremolo is set up perfect at the perfect height for playing Beckish style licks. I own Custom Suhr guitars and high end Fender Strats and I have to say that the first guitar I go to is the K-Line.

Oh and by the way Chris is really easy to talk to and very humble. Any custom guitar builder must have the knack for creating a guitar to compliment the individuals style and tone. Chris has got it down right to the last detail!!!!!

Fantastic job Chris!!!! I will be talking to you in the future about a Tele with a mini-humbucker in the neck. : )

Steve P.

chris — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:35:32 +0000

Chris! WOW! I am totally blown away at how nice this strat sounds and plays.. I love the physical weight of it and its got great quack and a killer neck… Thanks you so much… Man, how can I swing a rosewood strat or maple Tele from ya? Fire sale!!! Thanks again, Steve

Evan G.

chris — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 02:15:22 +0000

Hey Chris,
I got the guitar on friday and haven’t put it down since! It’s exactly what I was looking for. The neck is flawless and the guitar is super light, just perfect! It feels like an old friend I’ve known for 20 years. Thanks so much!

- Evan

Steve J.

chris — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:54:37 +0000

Chris, got the new guitar today. This guitar is unbelievable!!
Don’t get me wrong, I expected this guitar to be incredible. However, it far exceeded any previously concieved expectations I had.
Thank you so much for helping me with this instrument and the extraordinary build. I can’t believe how well you interpreted my ideas and thoughts into the design and build of this instrument down to every last detail. This is by far, one the best electric guitars I have ever played or owned!!! It fits me like a glove. It’s perfect.
Thank You.
Stevie J.

Roger I.

chris — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:47:16 +0000

Hi Chris; I just have to tell you yet again how pleased I am with my
strat you made for me. I remember that you were concerned about the
stability of a highly flamed neck when I requested that as part of the
build. The neck has been fine all this time and the guitar holds
intonation extremely well. I use the trem kinda like Jeff Beck. Not dive
bombs so much as a bit of vibrato on my passages. That includes pulling
up and going down. I get to practicing or warming up for recording and
realize sometimes I play hard for 30-40 minutes non stop. The gtr just
won’t go out of tune. I’m sure part of that is the 11-50 strings I
use, but this is the most stable strat I’ve ever had. And the tone is
breath taking.
I continue to be very happy about this guitar. I know you’ve seen my
posts about this gtr,but thank you.Thank you. Thank you!From the bottom
of my now 56 year old heart.Ha!Have a great 2009 and keep ‘em coming!
Roger Irwin

Jonathan L

chris — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:28:07 +0000

The T got here yesterday afternoon. My expectations have been exceeded. I will send a longer note after I have spent more time with the guitar. This is THE guitar I wanted. Thank you so much Chris.

Lou V

chris — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:24:20 +0000

At this point I’ve played enough guitars to be beyond the typical honeymoon syndrome, so when I say this is the best guitar I’ve ever owned, I really mean it. The built quality is perfect, playability is great, trem is smooth - tone is so glassy - perfet strat bell tones! I’m glad I got the blend, really adds some versatility to the guitar. The silent plate allows me to use this guitar with a lot of gain without the noise, very happy with it. Did you weigh it? Seems very light.
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Also, the neck is perfect - I’ve been searching for something like this for the last 10 years - huge and round with a dark board. The aging is way beyond my expectations, you could not have done a more tasteful job.

Not sure what else to say other than thank you so much for building me such a great guitar for such a reasonable price.

Jack Z.

lynn — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:40:13 +0000

Unbelievable. Very soulful. Best tele I’ve ever owned by far.

Lynn C.

lynn — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:23:01 +0000

I have two K-Lines. Both are quite possibly the best playing guitars I own right now. Chris is certainly very talented at the art of crafting guitars. First, the setup is impeccable. It has a comfortable neck up and down the fretboard and his attention to detail there makes it an easy playing instrument. The finish is some of the best nitro and relic work I’ve seen. Chris just has a knack for seeing what wear looks and feels natural. He has obviously spent time around vintage guitars.

Chris’ formula of wood and Lollar pickups are a definite winner in my book and anyone who has played a ton of strats off the wall (Custom Shop or not) and one of Chris’ K-Lines, will notice a difference in feel and in sound. They simply do not compare most of the time.

The bottom line is that Chris’ custom guitars represent a ridiculous value and I couldn’t be happier with the way my custom T and S turned out.