<body data-rsssl=1 bgcolor="#333333" text="#FFFFFF" link="#CCCCCC" vlink="#999999" alink="#666666">
<div align="center">
<p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">[ w w w . s t e v e n s g u i t a r s . c o m ]<br>
<br>
Custom electric guitars, basses and mandolins crafted by the renowned Michael
Stevens</font></p>
<p><font color="#333333" size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Michael
Stevens is one of the world's finest builders of electric stringed instruments.
His skills have been refined to a remarkable level over years of hands-on
work and study in his craft. His designs are informed, but not constrained,
by the great instruments of the past. The result: - instruments that feel
classic and "right", with an artfulness that is unique to this premier
luthier. <br>
Primarily building electric guitars, basses and mandolins, Michael's instruments
share traits such as perfect balance in playing position, a comfortable neck,
and body contours that encourage a comfortable playing angle. The superb craftsmanship
is clear to the eye but is revealed in more subtle ways. Great truss rod implementation
and solid neck joints give all Michael Stevens instruments superb tone and
sustain as well as superior "tune-ability" - the characteristic
of not only being easy to tune but staying in tune. <br>
Michael's career as a luthier began in the Bay area in 1967 when he teamed
up with Larry Jameson at the first location of Guitar Resurrection in Oakland.
Jameson knew guitars and how to fix them, but many things he did the slow
way - by hand. Michael brought to the team, a knowledge of tools and an understanding
of mechanical drawing. Very soon, they were turning out first rate repairs
and meticulous customizing at a competitive price. In 1974, Michael decided
to leave Guitar Resurrection to pursue a career in his first passion, horses.
He trained Arabian show horses for four years, spending those years on the
road before burning out and reuniting with Larry Jameson in 1978 at the new
Guitar Resurrection located in Austin, Texas. <br>
Soon after, Michael opened up his own shop in Austin and his first big job
was Christopher Cross' well known Strat shaped double-neck guitar as well
as the Paul Glasse electric mandolin and the Roscoe Beck - Spencer Starnes
six string basses . Repair and custom work for guitar greats such as Stevie
Ray and Jimmie Vaughn, Eric Johnson, Albert King, Otis Rush, Hubert Sumlin,
Lonnie Mack, Ray Benson, George Thoroughgood, to mention a handfull, kept
Michael very busy. During this period, he built the Guit-steel for the "Wild
Man of Country", Junior Brown. <br>
By 1986, his work had attracted the attention of Fender and when they finally
made him an offer that was too good to turn down, Michael moved to California
to become the Founder and Senior Design Engineer of the Fender Custom Shop
along with design engineer, John Page. Whilst there, they designed and built
many of the instruments that Fender's endorsement artists have played including
the Eric Clapton model Strat, Danny Gatton Tele, Robert Cray Strat and the
Waylon Jennings Tele. Michael Stevens became the first person in the history
of Fender to sign the instruments of his creation, namely the Stevens LJ which
was available in the designer series. Moving to Alpine, West Texas in 1990,
Michael once again opened his own shop and since that time, has been producing
the models presented here in this brochure as well as special designs to order. Michael
Stevens' fame has spread worldwide and satisfied owners are as far abroad
as Europe, Japan and Australia.</font></p>
<p><font color="#333333" size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Stevens
Guitars, Michael Stevens, Mike Stevens, Stevens Guitars, stevensguitars, <br>
Stevens Electrical Instruments, Stevens Classic, Stevens LJ, Stevens Slant
4 Bass, Stevens Slant 5 Bass, Stevens Slant 6 Bass, <br>
Stevens Fetish Models, Paul Glasse Model Mandolin, Junior Brown, Guit-steel,
Christopher Cross, Eric Johnson, Danny Gatton, <br>
Danny Gatton Tele, Eric Clapton Stratocaster, Robert Cray Stratocaster, Stevie
Ray Vaughn, Fender, Fender Custom Shop, <br>
Mitch Watkins, Kazumi Watanabe, LJ, Classic, Stevens, guitars, custom guitars,
stevens custom built guitars, stevens+guitars,<br>
guitar, bass, mandolin, custom</font></p>
<p><font color="#FFFFFF" size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">if you
are having trouble accessing this site, please contact the <a href="webmaster@stevensguitars.com?subject=Feedback%20from%20stevensguitars.com">webmaster@stevensguitars.com</a></font></p>
</div>
</body>