Whitfill T Slimline 3 Tone Sunburst ~ Secondhand

Superb Slimline T from Charles Whifill Guitars with a lightly distressed finish, only a couple of months old, comes with hard case.

Model Whitfill T Slimline 
Color 3 tone Burst
Relic Level Clean Relic
Body Swamp Ash
Neck Maple / Rosewood, Heavy C, 1.650 Nut Width, .850 1st fret-.950 12th fret, 10" Radius, 6105 Frets
Pickguard Parchment Pearl
Pickups Whifill Propriety PAF's by Onamac Windery
Electronics CTS Pots, CRL switch, Cloth Wire, NOS Oil and Paper Capacitor
Tuners Gotoh Vintage Nickel
Bridge Vintage style Gotoh Hardtail
Hardware Aged nickel Plates, Stainless screw

Raised up in rural Kentucky, Charles developed an early fascination for building (and sometimes un-building) things. His first foray into guitar construction definitely fell into the latter category, and it's a good thing too. Reverse engineering is a sound principle and an honest teacher. After high school Charles found work as a machinist, beginning a decades long career that progressed from the shop floor, to manager of Process Improvement/Quality Control and finally to an executive management position with the company. It goes without saying that a solid knowledge of metal and tolerances is critical in the luthiery trade, and Charles's precision machinery experience is second to none in the industry.

Having reached the top tier in his field and in need of a new challenge, Charles' next gig was overseeing the construction and manufacture of wooden wine barrels for the foreign and domestic wine industry at a Kentucky facility. Apparently they make barrels for more than bourbon in the bluegrass state!

So what makes a man walk away from this kind of success and security? In a word, passion. Charles is unquestionably passionate about music and musicians, but mostly he is passionate about wood and turning it into fantastic guitars. Ask anyone who has played a Whitfill guitar, the very first thing they'll tell you is how great the wood is. Light, resonant and harmonic, the man flat out knows wood. Combine that with his metals experience and a decade of instrument repairs and handcrafting custom mandolins, and you come up with a pretty damn good skill set.

So that's pretty much the story folks, for the past few years Charles' guitars have been gaining favor with a whole bunch of pickers and gear heads including Jack Pearson, Brent Mason, Johnny Hiland and just recently Vince Gill. If you were to ask Charles what goes into making a fine guitar he'd likely tell you; passion, elbow grease, patience, skill and a little luck. My guess is that there's more than a fair share of hillbilly Zen in there as well.