Inspired by a 1960's prototype that never came to be. The DW1 in its standard form features four 16-pole Neodymium pickups hidden underneath the pickguard. These pickups have been painstakingly reverse engineered by Feelgood partner Boris Kusic based on unearthed schematics of the original prototype's pickups.

Boris improved upon their design by using Neodymium magnets for ultra high output to counteract the further distance from the strings, as well as experimenting with various wire gauges and numbers of winds until he landed at what is to my ears, the perfect single coil tone.

Originally designed at the request of the legendary Porky Freeman, who felt the pickups 'got in the way' when playing. Free your hands to rest anywhere you please and unlock a dizzying array of tones with four pickups and phase wiring for each one, in addition to a rhythm circuit. Or of course, make it your own with any pickups, wiring, etc that you like!

Specs/Features

Available in 25.5", 24.75", or Baritone Scale Lengths

Also available as Lefty or 12 string

Alder or Poplar body wood

"Prototype" Version (Shown above):

- 4 Handwound 16-Pole Neodymium "Stealth" single coil pickups hidden under pickguard.

- S-style vibrato

- Custom Cut Control Plates

- Four 3-way sider switches controlling output/phase of each pickup, 1 volume, 1 tone

- Custom neck made to your specs (spec choices will affect price) Visit NECKS PAGE for more info.

- Any nitro or poly finish of your choice

Starting Price for Prototype Version: $2500

(price will be calculated based on complexity and cost of parts and specs requested)

"Custom Shop" Version:

- Different Pickguard shapes/plate shapes available to customize to your liking

- Your choice of pickups

- Hardtail, Offset Vibrato, Dynamic Vibrato, S-style Tremolo, 12 String bridge

- Custom neck made to your specs (spec choices will affect price) Visit NECKS PAGE for more info.

- Your choice of wiring

- Standard Jaguar/Bass VI plates OR Custom Plates

- Your choice of any nitro or poly finish

Starting Price for Custom Shop Version: $2000

(price will be calculated based on complexity and cost of parts and specs requested)

"Texas Classics" Version:

- Pre-made neck with set specs (either 9.5" or 12" radius, C shape, Med nut width) - reshaped and finished in house, given the same treatment as custom neck. Visit NECKS PAGE for more info.

- Standard affordable, but high quality pickups - still a variety of styles

- Standard non-boutique hardware

- Simplified wiring (3 way switch, no rhythm circuit)

- Nitro or Poly finish of your choice

Starting Price for TX Classics Version: $1800

(price will be calculated based on complexity and cost of parts and specs requested)

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Bridge / Vibrato / Tuners / Hardware: (Include preferred brand/model if you have one or we can pick what we think is best)

Neck Specs: (wood choices, back profile, fret size, fretboard radius, inlay style, finish, etc.. The more detail the better!) If unsure on the finer measurements, tell us your favorite guitar neck youve felt and we can "clone" those specs

Headstock Shape

Nitro or Poly Finish?

Relic / Aging Level

Finish: (color(s), metallic, burst, etc.)

Headstock Finish

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Knobs/Plastics Color

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Headstock Shapes

We offer 5 main headstock shapes, shown below. Any of the above body shapes can be made in a 12 string configuration using the "Hockey Stick" shape, which is also available in a 3x3 shortened version for 6 string builds on request.

Specs/Features

Request a Custom Build Quote

Headstock Shapes We offer 5 main headstock shapes, shown below. Any of the above body shapes can be made in a 12 string configuration using the "Hockey Stick" shape, which is also available in a 3x3 shortened version for 6 string builds on request.

Headstock Shapes

We offer 5 main headstock shapes, shown below. Any of the above body shapes can be made in a 12 string configuration using the "Hockey Stick" shape, which is also available in a 3x3 shortened version for 6 string builds on request.