Michael Stevens is one of the modern world’s greatest luthiers.  After founding the Fender Custom Shop, Michael went on to establish his own 1-horse operation in Texas where he painstakingly hand crafts custom ordered instruments from scratch…one at a time.  In my opinion, Michaels work is the finest available.  I have sold dozens of his impossible to find guitars and each is uniquely voiced, individually beautiful and toneful in an indescribable way.

This 1999 Classic features a carved top AND a carved back.  Korina Body & Neck with a fantastic Flame Maple Top.  Tom Holmes 453 & 455 pickups and a Piezo that can be activated by using a stereo plug.  Brazilian Rosewood Board of course.  Mann Trem that is stable and easy to rest your palm on without that spring noise you often hear in trems.  Comfortable S-profile neck that isn’t too beefy but not thin.  Almost no fret wear and nonsmoking.  Original custom case.  Meticulously cared for.

This guitar has bite and thickness while retaining clarity.  Think of a fatter LP with a tight bottom end.  The Classic responds extremely well to changes in volume knob position.  There is coil splitting that can be done on an individual pickup basis.  It was made for a professional musician and it delivers.  I have this currently hanging in the ‘Jim’s collection’ room. It plays perfectly well with my Hi-Tone, my Three Monkeys Orangutan, my Vox AC15 and my Bogner Uber.  Can’t get enough of this.