Custom77 / The Watcher - Left Handed / 2014 / Sunburst / Guitar
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The Watcher gives a bright, ringing, classic rock bite with the bridge pickup, which thickens to a roar when you thunk the switch up and engage the neck unit. And the clean sounds are just as good.
The go-faster stripe you can see extending from the bridge to the strap button is actually a continuation of the neck ; the body is just two mahogany wings that have been glued on the sides. The benefit of this (apart from looking damn cool) is that the strings are achored to the same bit of wood at either end of their length, meaning there’s no neck join to sap the vibrations.
Another benefit of the through-neck construction is that the neck doesn’t need to get any thicker towards the body, so it stays slim and playable across the length.
Custom77 has made the most of this naturally resonant body type with a bone nut and a wraparound stoptail bridge. This is a sensible choice, as it means there’s only one point of contact between the strings and the wood, so tone and sustain are preserved.
Custom77, France 
Custom77 was created in 2007, in the city of Lyon, FRANCE, by Jérôme and Jb; two guitarists from the same band and both real vintage gear addicts.
Throughout the past 8 years, Custom77 has never ceased to expand:
Selling more than 5000 guitars worldwide, creating new designs and endorsing international artists.
The brand made its official debut in the U.S.A at the 2014 NAMM show and received very positive feedbacks from press, retailers and artists.
What press say:
"This is a real a peach." Total Guitar (UK)
"Custom77 is combining interesting ideas on design with a well-considered choice of components" Guitar & Bass (UK)
"Like Gretsch on steroids" Guitar & Bass (UK)
Artists who play Custom77:
Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth), My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Earth, Portishead, Anathema, Triggerfinger, Studio Valley Recording (LA), Greg Gordon (producer/sound engineer) and many more.
