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DeTemple Guitars
 
DeTemple Guitars produces handmade custom electric guitars, custom pickups, custom bridges and saddles. Balanced tone from SweetSpot Pickups, Titanium Bridge, Trem Block, and Saddle Assemblies makes DeTemple Guitars one of the most highly respected hand made custom electric guitars played by musicians such as Dean Parks, Bob Dylan, John Fogerty, Colin Hay, and more. Built to order in the style of vintage Strat® and Tele® Guitars and made of the finest woods such as one-piece lightweight and featherweight Swamp Ash bodies, quarter sawn Flamed Maple necks, DeTemple SweetSpot Pickups and DeTemple custom Titanium Bridge parts.
Guitars - Pickups - Titanium Saddle Components

Spirit Series Guitars - The DeTemple Spirit Series guitars and basses came from necessity. My personal guitars were classic 50’s Strats and Teles. I found myself facing a dilemma. I wanted to play my old guitars but feared taking them . . . READ MORE

SweetSpot Pickups - I developed my SweetSpot Pickups because I always had a problem getting a good balanced signal out of the stock pickups in my guitars. If I was playing a one pickup guitar I would raise and lower the pickup . . . READ MORE

Titanium Guitar Parts - We started introducing Titanium Guitar parts to the guitar industry in 2002. Once again I was trying to improve the sound of the guitars I was making and started experimenting with different metals for the bridge parts. I tried . . . READ MORE

 
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Video - How I build em - Ge a behind the scene look as Mike and his gang take you through the process of how the build a DeTemple Guitar > Watch Video

"I hate to say it, but this is THE archtop killer! I could have used this guitar for any gig I've ever played - from country rock, from blues to jazz - it's my desert island guitar." Tommy Kay

"Michael DeTemple's SweetSpot Pickups, combined with his unique Titanium Saddles took an ordinary guitar of mine and made it special. This previously uninspiring guitar now has a unique voice and finds it's place in the mix with a character all it's own. There is a sparkle to the high end and the low end digs in just the way it should. A very musical combination!" Dean Parks

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The distinctive guitar bodies are licensed to DeTemple Guitars under a quality control trademark license with Fender Musical Instruments Company.
Fender®, Tele®, Telecaster®, Strat®, and Stratocaster® are registered trademarks of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC).
All Rights Reserved. DeTemple Guitars is not affiliated with FMIC.