Fender Should Take Notes.

Nick @ Clarke Custom Shop: / clarkecustomshop
Guitar: Clarke Custom Tomahawk
Plugin: Neural DSP SLO-100 and Archetype: Petrucci
DAW: Reaper Audio
Audio Interface: Universal Audio Volt 276: sweetwater.sjv.io/B06EAq
Strings: SIT Power Wound 9-42
Picks: Jazz XL: sweetwater.sjv.io/XYaMo5

[@loriclarke2931]

What a beautiful guitar. Hearing you play was amazing. Ty for supporting Nick

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Thank you so much and it really is a beautiful instrument - plays wonderfully, too! Happy to support a great guy who does great work out of pure passion. 🙂

[@Clarkecustomshop]

Love it Nico!! Thank you for all that you do and for the support, confidence, and stoke to keep me moving forward! You’re the man ❤🙏

[@StevenWard]

You've built an amazing guitar Nick and to see Nico play some great licks on it, We Rock being my favourite, must make all that hard work worthwhile

[@Clarkecustomshop]

@@StevenWardit certainly does!! It really means the world, as does comments of support like yours 🙏 thank you Steve!

[@geraldrauch1701]

beautiful guitar my brother...high quality craftsmanship...cheers man!!!

[@samright4661]

@@Clarkecustomshop Wow what a beautiful instrument! The neck is a piece of art! Amazing work bro

[@jimwatson5977]

That Priest riff was LEGIT!

[@nightfire540]

Which one was it for the life of me I can’t remember the name

[@nightfire540]

I remember…The sentinel!

[@janolesen8938]

Tele with Floyd is my Dream ☺️ im currently building one with Duncan hot rails… hopefully it will be good (only my third build) 🤞 Nice playing and nice video 👍🎸☺️

[@craigmitton5047]

All this good stuff keeps me coming back for more. Thanks.

[@MetalGildarts]

Gorgeous guitar….and that epic voice intro melody of The Sentinel….*chefs kiss*

[@UltraPvnk]

Beautiful instrument!

[@marillionman8811]

Tele body, Jackson fretboard, and a cross between a lado or ibanez headstock i like it.

[@timp.9582]

Could never warm up to the Tele, but this one is a proper iteration. Very nice

[@beastofthepriest]

That transition at 8:40 was perfect.

[@charlesfarrugia7898]

Awesome 👍👌😎🆒

[@CC-qb9sm]

Love Teles 🤠 Cool demo, cool guitar, loved all the tunes you drew from.

[@Peter-by3ox]

oh an extra bonus with Modern Day Cowboy - awesome

[@thySerge]

Can I request “White Witch” 😂. Savatage is soooooo good.

[@squishygothdude]

Beautiful machine!

[@samright4661]

That’s one beautiful guitar the neck is amazing! Dude that Priest riff was spot on ! It’s looks very expensive!!

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Whenever someone crafts something by hand, putting their heart and soul (and unique personality) into it, the price is going to reflect that... But so will the quality, look, and feel of the instrument. 😊

[@samright4661]

@@LicksOfTheBeast Absolutely a man should get paid for his work no doubt

[@33ad1]

Awesome color 🎸🤘🤘

[@Kyush4]

Always have loved the Tele shape, but not the "Fender Telecaster" to me that pickguard looks like leatherface. Mick Mars, CC DeVille, Jerry Cantrell, Bruce Bouillet, Kee Marcello, Alfred Koffler from Pink Cream 69 (look up Face Down in the Mirror if you don't know the band) and funnily enough Tommy Skeoch and Criss Oliva are some of the guys who taught me that shape had potential. I ended up buying an early 90's Fernandes TEJ-85 a couple of months ago, same shark inlay fretboard, a humbucker in the bridge... hell of a guitar. To me the Tele is the bridge between the best looking guitar around in the LP, specially with that top like yours and the playability of the Strat. I think there's a market for "clean looking" Teles!

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Leatherface? 😂😂😂😂 Omg now I want a tele with a leatherface pickguard!! I have a thing for classic style teles (Leatherface pickguard and all) but I agree the clean look makes it really cool for metal!

[@desross2002]

Super vidéo Nico. J'ai une suggestion pour ton prochain cover de Savatage: Summer rain. Le solo est carrément d'une autre dimension.

[@olivierdeschamps5159]

Hello..on aurait bien voulu aussi entendre le son clair..amitiés de françe..😊

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

Ouais, j'avoue que je me suis un peu trop laissé emporter par son côté métal 😅

[@thorcerchi5341]

Ciao Nico non ho capito cos'è quella cosa al 25 esimo tasto. Puoi rispondermi in italiano? P. S. Criss Oliva nel tempo è diventato il mio chitarrista preferito, veramente geniale e unico. Sicuramente il più sottovalutato di sempre

[@LicksOfTheBeast]

È la rotella per regolare la truss rod. 😊 Oliva era davvero unico. I suoi riff si riconoscono immediatamente!

[@thorcerchi5341]

@@LicksOfTheBeast grazie. Ma non so cosa sia la truss rod 😅😔

[@bradchervel5202]

Teles are the most versatile guitar ever.

[@APK-pn4qh]

How so? Its just a shape. Versatility is determined by many things: pick ups, wiring, neck, fretboard, what fx you use etc etc. The basic guitar shape would be way down that list, if even on it at all.

[@bradchervel5202]

@@APK-pn4qh It's the playability plus the versatility that people didnt think it had.

[@albinoviper2876]

okay only a Instagram page lol okay that tells me enough

[@Clarkecustomshop]

So it tells you I’m new, only a year into passionate crafting of guitars lol in order to have a proper website I need product to shoot to showcase which takes time. I’m balancing 2 other jobs and this being my side gig which leaves little time but enough to keep me busy excited and hungry. Eventually there will be a website for more info. Hope that “tells you enough”