Speaking of telecasters...

Jbird

Jbird

Kick Henry Jackassowski
This looks pretty good for $699. Made here in Michigan, too! Never heard of Santo guitars before, I wonder if they are any good?

https://santoguitar.com/santo-guitars/santo-tonecaster-316-yellowjacket

Couldn't find a pic of it on google :embarrassed:

And yeah, the neck pickup is crooked :tongue:

For those that don't want to click the link:

Single swamp ash body flame burned to pull out the wood grain. Yellow wash stain finish. We use all natural water-based stain/oil/poly. Six Saddle modern high mass Gotoh hardtail bridge. String through with Santo proprietary magnetic ferrules. Seymour Duncan TB-15 Alternative 8 Trembucker for the bridge pickup. The SH-15 is an Alnico 8 magnet with an output that is enhanced with a huge, punchy sound, full of fat mids and present upper-mids. Alnico 8 magnet is perfect for genre-spanning guitar tones ranging from heavy rock to metalcore. The neck pickup is a SSL-5 Custom bridge pickup that we used to pull a more dynamic tone. The pair blends into a uniquely blended sound. 2-vol, 2 tone with coil tapped and controlled with a 3 way switch. All chrome hardware including roller string trees, metal control knobs, Sperzel locking tuners, and Grover Strap Locks. 24 gage vintage cloth wiring, orange caps, and large 500k CTS pots. The electronics cavity is totally shielded with a special conductive paint and covered with a one of kind curved back plate. Santo upgraded neck joint with threaded inserts and machine screws not wood screws. Maple 22 fret neck 9.5-12" compound radius medium jumbo frets 1-11/16" nut width and standard thin C shape back contour. This guitar was hand crafted with a rough shiny finish. The Santo recessed output jack and body work really shows the hard work and time that went into this guitar.

Neck Specifications:

Construction: Modern Construction

Orientation: Right Handed

Neck Wood: Maple

Fingerboard Wood: Maple

Nut Width: 1-11/16"

Back Shape: standard C-Shape thin

Fret Size: 6150 Medium Jumbo

Tuners: Sperzel Trim-Lok

Radius: 9.5-12" Compound

Scale: 25-1/2"

Fret #: 22

Nut: White Corian - Standard Nut

Inlays: Black Face Dots

Side Dots: Black Side Dots

Finish: Rough Shiny Poly Finish

-All Santo Guitars come with a "LIMTED" Lifetime Warranty

Santo Guitar
4830 Wilson Ave SW Ste 660
Grandville, MI 49418
616-308-9334
 
I'd rather have the traditional pickup configuration, but it does look nice.
Worth giving it a spin if you can find one in the wild.
 
Help!I'maRock! said:
Whoever designed that control layout should be institutionalized.
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Weren't you the one that wanted a Tele with 4 knobs?

I just now clicked on the link to their amps, and if you click on the picture of the back of the amp and can read the small print, it says "Made In China" on the back of the amp.

I wonder if the guitars are made in China too? It says made in Michigan on that website. Maybe I'm Chinese now and don't know it yet?
 
Jbird said:
Weren't you the one that wanted a Tele with 4 knobs?

I just now clicked on the link to their amps, and if you click on the picture of the back of the amp and can read the small print, it says "Made In China" on the back of the amp.

I wonder if the guitars are made in China too? It says made in Michigan on that website. Maybe I'm Chinese now and don't know it yet?
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Look at this.

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Now look at this.

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See the difference in the layout?
 
Yeah, the four knobs on the Santo are all jumbled. I don't mind were the pickup selector is located though, but ymmv.

It does have an extra fret though :)
 
Jbird said:
Weren't you the one that wanted a Tele with 4 knobs?

I just now clicked on the link to their amps, and if you click on the picture of the back of the amp and can read the small print, it says "Made In China" on the back of the amp.

I wonder if the guitars are made in China too? It says made in Michigan on that website. Maybe I'm Chinese now and don't know it yet?
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I’m guessing made in China, setup in Michigan.
 
lo'fuckin'l

Santo Guitar USA was founded in 2010, in the basement of Chris Nunez home when he first started building electric guitars from kits.
By 2012, Chris was building and selling about 20 guitars a year to friends and to other musicians on Facebook and E-Bay.

In 2013, both Fender and Gibson tried to stop Chris from entering the market, but by 2014, Chris was successful in obtaining the "ToneCaster" trademark and launched Santo Guitar USA.
 
I don't care for the wood or pickup config. Too many other good Teles out there to choose from.
 
Could be assembled in the US from Chinese made parts. At that price, I'd think Chinese made and finished. Nothing wrong with that based on the price if it's up to snuff and he's up front about it.
 
sleewell said:
the other day i was like, why aren't there more guitar builders in michigan.


now i know why.
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We've had a pretty good track record here in Michigan when it comes to guitar companies with Gibson, Heritage, and Reverend. But I think Heritage is the only one still building guitars here. There's also Sparxx guitars (but I think that guy is only on facebook, still like the looks of some his guitars).
 
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