In this installment of “Meet Your Maker,” Performer catches up with Freddy Rose of Phred Instruments to chat about how he began making guitars and some of the features on his most popular models. I had been modding off-the-shelf electric guitars for personal use, and years before PHRED Instruments, I had asked a local luthier to work with me on designing a custom guitar from the ground up. But Los Angeles-based PHRED Instruments, which has a strong affinity for the music and instruments of the Grateful Dead and Phish, builds guitars inspired by rarities like Jerry Garcia’s Tiger and Anastasio’s own Languedoc, which is the primary influence on the DockStar Flame Maple reviewed here. Modding the DockStar is its only real downside, as there’s no rear control plate to access the wiring, pots or pickups. That guitar ended up being very costly, but watching a guitar take shape from blocks of wood was truly a magical experience. Phred does offer a few upgrades during the ordering process, like improved electronics, wiring and Seymour Duncan pickups, and we do recommend that if you’re interested in any of those options, do it BEFORE you order the guitar. With continued fascination, it was still years after that I started searching for another custom guitar builder, this time overseas. That’s how PHRED Instruments got started in 2011, and interest in the guitars themselves began to spread. RELATED: Read Performer’s review of the Phred Ernesto VH3 Guitar Most Popular Models This is a DockStar Koa, made by a luthier by the name of Phred in CA. The PHRED instruments DockStar Koa Vintage Burst gets its inspiration from Trey Anastasios Languedoc guitar. If you have a 2012 or older boat, you are missing out on amazing innovations like the DockStar. It's an homage to the highly sought after (and highly priced) guitars of Paul Languedoc, who builds guitars for Trey Anastasio. Obviously, mine is a much more budget-friendly option, but I have to say this is a hell of a lot of guitar for the price. Our most popular model is the Ernesto VH3 model. This is an amazing fully hollow body guitar (although the size of a solid body) that Ive loved to play, but finding myself playing it less these days. This is based on the guitar that Trey Anastasio plays, and is a wholly unique guitar. The PHRED instruments DockStar Koa Vintage Burst gets its inspiration from Trey Anastasios Languedoc guitar. Phred Dockstar Koa 2016 Orange - With Upgrades Reverb Im selling a 2016 Phred Dockstar Koa guitar. It is a routed-out hollow body guitar with set neck construction, 24 frets, 25.5” scale length, and two humbucker pickups with a built-in pre-amp and an on-board effects loop (OBEL). HQ-ASA5506 is already configured with a password: Thecar1Admin. The fully hollow body features a dual humbucker setup. Step 1: Configure Basic Settings on the ASA device. When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. Touch device users, explore by touch or with swipe gestures.
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