I was looking up some previous posts and came across some people talking about the B. Hefner company and I wanted to rant about my 2 guitars.
I had my first made guitars done by this company and the whole affair was a nightmare! First I ordered a Strat replacement neck for my 62' reissue. The wait was 4 months and I got this baseball bat of a neck w/ what seem to be strange proportions, although I really am not a Strat or Tele expert. At first I was happy with the neck, but slowly became uncomfortable to it's extra large design and size. I had specified for a neck bigger than the extra small 1995 62' reissue that I got (a neck that is not true specs.) I did not know exactly what I wanted, this much is true, but what I got was bad workmanship (you can see marks from brushing or rubbing the finish on the board.)
I had later a swamp ash Strat body made in Silver sparkle (really nice paint job!) and that took 9 months I kid you not. The body had to be cut to fit the neck, the electronics holes were not made and some other electric carvings were missing, when my tech installed the parts.
Bernie pushed me into having an all Maple telecaster made, when I had asked for a completly stock instrument that had alott of BITE to it. Now I feel I have a Tele that is too brite sounding and the neck is not the greatest.....so I AM NOT HAPPY!!!
I don't even remeber how I found out about them. I think it was some folks at Harmony Central> :gun2
Now it is a qestion of where I go for a replacement Strat neck... USA guitars or Warmoth, or maybey somewhere else...it's all so scary to me now!