James Tyler values “the human factor” and uses this technology as a tool in the hands of expert luthiers, and never a human replacement. The handwork and attention to detail by a small, dedicated crew of talented craftsmen builds each guitar to order doing as much work by hand as possible.
Necks are final-shaped by hand, bodies have hours of hand work through the sanding, painting, and buffing processes. Frets are dressed and polished by hand during a 10-step process that gives a superior final result different to a computer-controlled machine production. Guitars are assembled, adjusted, set up, played, listened to and tested by people who care about quality. There’s a final set-up before they are packed and shipped.
James Tyler Guitars has the philosophy that it takes a determined balance of modern technology and old school tradition to give you a guitar that feels like an old friend when you play it for the first time.