Trent Guitars

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Trent Guitars

Post by ejtrent » Fri Sep 03, 2021 3:27 am

Howdy everyone, just thought I’d introduce myself as a few people have told me you might be into what I’m doing over here.

Basically, my names Elliott Trent and I have recently launched Trent Guitars. I’m a former cabinetmaker based in the UK and I spent the latter end of 2020 developing my first guitar for production. I make everything in house aside from the hardware and pickups, so that’s all the woodwork, spraying, fretwork, setup etc.

I call this initial guitar the ‘Model 1’ and I offer it in two different price points. The ‘debut’ is my entry level model which features a satin finish and a very limited customisation. Essentially you can upgrade the pickups and spec left or right handed. My ‘full fat’ model 1 unlocks a full gloss finish(you can still opt for satin), hard case and full customisation of scale length, fretboard radius and loads more bridge and vibrato options.

My finishes are what I believe sets me apart being that they are entirely water-based. Essentially it has the thinness of a nitro finish but doesn’t have the stand reactivity or health issues you get when applying it.

There’s a lot more info on my website but here are some pics!

www.trentguitars.com

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Post by JSett » Fri Sep 03, 2021 6:02 am

Ahh, I've seen these advertised to me on IG.

firstly, welcome. Love the concept and the designs are cool - very utilitarian looking in their simplicity (which is a good thing). And I like the fact you have your own shape going on. Would love to see one with some kind of vibrato eventually (as long as it isn't a strat-type or bigsby :k )
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Post by marqueemoon » Fri Sep 03, 2021 8:38 am

These look nice.

Well done.

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Post by smjenkins » Fri Sep 03, 2021 10:21 am

I love the reversed control plates. That looks so slick with the rest of your body design. Nice work!

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Post by Pacafeliz » Fri Sep 03, 2021 10:23 am

Oooh nice!!!
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Post by smora » Fri Sep 03, 2021 10:29 am

Cool shape. Do you customized neck specs?

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Post by ejtrent » Fri Sep 03, 2021 11:00 am

smora wrote:
Fri Sep 03, 2021 10:29 am
Cool shape. Do you customized neck specs?
Certainly, I just did a fat 52 kinda carve on one for a customer.

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Post by ejtrent » Fri Sep 03, 2021 11:01 am

Thank you for the warm welcome guys!

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Post by s_mcsleazy » Fri Sep 03, 2021 11:08 am

cool designs. sadly with your name, i can't help but think of trent lane from daria.
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Post by Pacafeliz » Fri Sep 03, 2021 12:50 pm

s_mcsleazy wrote:
Fri Sep 03, 2021 11:08 am
cool designs. sadly with your name, i can't help but think of trent lane from daria.
+1!!! :D
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Post by s_mcsleazy » Fri Sep 03, 2021 1:32 pm

Pacafeliz wrote:
Fri Sep 03, 2021 12:50 pm
s_mcsleazy wrote:
Fri Sep 03, 2021 11:08 am
cool designs. sadly with your name, i can't help but think of trent lane from daria.
+1!!! :D
you should do one in the colour scheme of trent lane's outfit
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Post by marqueemoon » Fri Sep 03, 2021 1:47 pm

smjenkins wrote:
Fri Sep 03, 2021 10:21 am
I love the reversed control plates. That looks so slick with the rest of your body design. Nice work!
That is also one of my favorite touches. It plays off of the upper horn in a really nice way.

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Post by ejtrent » Fri Sep 03, 2021 2:07 pm

marqueemoon wrote:
Fri Sep 03, 2021 1:47 pm
smjenkins wrote:
Fri Sep 03, 2021 10:21 am
I love the reversed control plates. That looks so slick with the rest of your body design. Nice work!
That is also one of my favorite touches. It plays off of the upper horn in a really nice way.
Thank you!

That was the intention, to work with the top horn.

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Post by JSett » Fri Sep 03, 2021 9:52 pm

I just noticed that the roundover gets larger around the lower bout...that's a smooth transition there - and a cheeky little detail 👌🏻
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Post by loveinathens » Sat Sep 04, 2021 2:16 pm

Love these! Kind of gives me EBMM Mariposa vibes, but if Fender or Dano did them. Real fresh!

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