GOWEN T-TYPE CUSTOM ELECTRIC GUITAR
The Gowen T-Type is our version of
the guitar that started it all.
our standard T
single pickup (H) from £1295, dual pickup (S-S or H-H) from £1495
our ergonomic T
from £1599
our standard T... with a twist
We don't see the point in churning out yet another version of a classic guitar design. If you want faithful replicas, there are plenty of other companies building
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We see our T-type as a chance to own a unique version of a classic guitar, so our standard T-type is all about being able to take a classic and make it your own. Its hallmarks are a flat top and back, with or without a figured top, and completely customisable pick-up options.
​All our T-Type No 1 guitars are unique instruments and individually priced, starting at around £1295 for a new T-Type No 1 shape guitar in a solid wood body including a single humbucker pick-up in the bridge position, or from £1495 with either two humbuckers or to single-coil pickups.
Our T bodies are normally made from Cherry, Alder, London Plane, Ash, Walnut or Mahogany / Sapele, with more expensive woods and figured tops adding to the base cost of the instrument.​
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All our T No 1 guitars come fitted with top quality UK designed pickups from some of the best producers on the market and there are options to choose custom necks, body woods, wiring, hardware and wood finishes.
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H-S-S or S-S-S pickups
​All our DC No 2 guitars are unique instruments and individually priced, starting at around £2499 for a new DC No 2 shape guitar in a solid wood body with front and rear contours, including any combination of up to 3 pickups (eg. H-S-S, S-S-S ). Single coils are currently available from House of Tone or Gemini Pickups. We'll be launching our own spec single coil pickups later in 2026.
Our DC bodies are normally made from Cherry, Alder, London Plane, Ash, Walnut, Sweet Chestnut or Mahogany / Sapele, with more expensive woods and figured tops adding to the base cost of the instrument.​​​​​​
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Contact us to get an estimate for a guitar build.​
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Jump to the full DC specifications
Gowen DC Specification
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Single cutaway body with either single or twin pickups
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Schaller Hardtail Bridge
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Schaller straplocks
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Gowen Tweed case​​​
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Electrics (H-H)
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All CTS /Bourns switches and pots
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.022uf (600v) Orange Drop Capacitor
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Gowen 57-59 PAF+ humbuckers (custom voicing option as standard) or Gowen 68-72 PAF+ Bridge Pickup (15k)
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Separate volume and Tone controls for each pickup
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Optional coil tapping (push-push knobs) (+£250)
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3-way switch
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* NB We use 500k audio-taper pots with traditional 50s wiring as a standard wiring configuration for humbuckers. This keeps the tone clear as you roll the volume back and gives smoother, more musical control. However, if you prefer 1960s or modern wiring for the wiring loom, just let us know!
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The Bourns pots we fit generally have less friction in their action than the CTS pots - if you prefer a freer moving throw for live playing, choose Bourns, if you want a slower moving action, choose CTS.
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Electrics (H-S-S, DC No 2)
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All CTS /Bourns switches and pots
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Seymour Duncan JB Junior (bridge, 15.2k) Gemini Pickups Minotaur* (mid, 8.6k) Gemini Pickups Chimera* (neck, 6.5k)
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5-way switch
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Electrics (S-S-S, DC No 2)
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All CTS /Bourns switches and pots
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Gemini Pickups Chimera* (bridge, 7.3k) Gemini Pickups Chimera* (mid, 6.7k) Gemini Pickups Chimera* (neck, 6.5k)
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5-way switch
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Neck
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Bolt-on Maple/Mahogany neck, Rosewood /Ebony fretboard, dotted fret markers
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648mm or 628mm (+£150)
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Medium-jumbo sized frets
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Chrome Gotoh machine heads
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​Silver 1914 threepence inlaid in truss rod cover
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Options for wood finishes
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Satin Lacquer (our standard finish)
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Gloss Lacquer (+£0)
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Nitrocellulose lacquer lustre /, 'heritage gloss' finish (+£250)​
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Bespoke oil Finishes (Osmo, TruOil, Tung etc. P.O.A)
We'll advise on recommended finishes for your chosen body woods. Our standard finish is satin lacquer.
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All our necks are finished in satin Osmo or satin lacquer finishes.
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Contact us to get an estimate for a guitar build.​
Gowen DC No. 1 prototype in Yew, H-S-S
Model History
Our first DC prototype was completed in 2023 - a single piece of English Yew from Richmond, West London carved into a thin-line, double cutaway super-strat shape with H-S-S pickups from Gemini Pickups and Seymour Duncan with a 628mm scale neck (sycamore and ebony). Lucy Gowen has used our first prototype as one of her main professional guitars for the last 3 years and to date it's completed over 150 shows and gigs.
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In 2024 we completed a second test DC for Lucy Gowen, again with H-S-S pickups from Gemini Pickups and Seymour Duncan, this time carved from a single slab of Holly from the Isle of Wight and with a 648mm scale neck.
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We're now fitting our Gowen 57-59 PAF+ humbuckers to our DC guitars as standard pickups for a humbucker guitar, with an option for customers to request custom windings.​