Berkshire Guitars

There are some pics of some beautiful Berkshire guitars. I had the pleasure of being the 1st ( I think) local musician to buy a Berkshire. They gave me an endorsement dael and i have been pushing them hard ever since. They are a father ( Ron) and son (A.J.) team that have built an outstanding business from the ground up. I recently sat down with AJ and picked his brain. The company started up in 2007. Originally from Washington state, where AJ worked(among others) for Fender guitars. He studied under master luthier Jack Pimitel.They recently opened up a store in downtown augusta Georgia on the corner of Reynolds and 13th street. They do ANY repairs on ANY instrument with strings.That includes banjos, violins, guitars, etc. They also build ANYTHING that has strings. I remember being hesitant at first when i met AJ about playing their guitars. He handed me that white strat style guitar (its pictured above)and i almost gagged. I HATE strats. I tried it to be nice. I touched it and from the instant i plugged it in i knew it was different. It was , pure and simply, amazing. I loved the guitar. It played with ease and had a creamy, yet bitey tone that i craved. I happened to have a big show coming up and he let me play the Les paul style guitar. Again, a home run. These guitars would make Jack Pimitel proud.At their shop you can see an amazing amount of guitars being worked on. From gibsons to fenders. Fender guitars are what they see most, for upgrades and Jackson are what they see most for repairs. I asked AJ what was the most expensive guitar he has worked on and it turns out it was a 1946 Martin d-28. A $28,000 guitar. They built me a guitar similar to their most popular model, the "Twin Coupe." Their most serious repair was to a 1965 Gibson 45. It had been stepped on and crushed and was pretty much destroyed. I saw the pics when it was done....YOU COULD NOT TELL IT WAS IN LITTLE BITTY PIECES!!!!! It was astonishing, to say the least, that they could have fixed the guitar. AJ does most the building and repairs while hid dad is the main businessman, artist and painter. AJ's wife ,Christina, contributes to some custom graphics as well. To sum it up Berkshire is an amazing company with endless possibilities for musicians. They work, build and repair FOR MUSICIANS. They back up their work. The number for them is 706-823-5800. They are open mon-fri 1030-530 and sat 11-5. Go to www.berkshireguitars.com and check them out. And one last word from Berkshire that was passed down to him...." Don't play the headstock.No matter what the cost of a guitar, if it plays good and sounds good, it is good." Great words from a great company who can build high dollar guitars, high quality at down to earth prices that can and will compete at the level of Gibson,Fender, Guild ,Taylor and all the greats.

Here is a video tour of the Berkshire Guitar Workshop http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kbPA5-a_kY