Distortion Brothers was opened with a passion for making loud, energetic music as well as a deep appreciation for the craftsmanship only found in boutique electric guitars, amplifiers, and effect pedals. The spirit of the shop honors the guitar playing brothers and sisters that preceded us and pledges to support today's musicians with vintage-inspired, innovative, and expertly built instruments. Thank you for visiting the Distortion Brothers online store!
$2,450.00
Each of Josh Grove's Protocaster Guitars is a unique instrument with a distinct voice. This Tee-type is a finished with a masterfully aged Butterscotch Blonde. The neck with its hand-carved shape feels substantial and comfortable. The Peter Florance pickups sound powerful and deep.
Distortion Brothers is proud to sell Protocaster Guitars. Each one seems have a different backstory. This sense of "dues paid" is inherent in all of them. You really do need to check them out to fully appreciate it.
| CATEGORY | SPECIFICATION |
|---|---|
| Finish | Aged Butterscotch Blonde |
| Body | 2-piece Ash |
| Neck | 1-piece Maple with Skunk Stripe |
| Neck Shape | Medium V - .891″ @ 1st fret & .975″ @ 12th fret |
| Nut | 1.644" |
| Fretboard | Maple |
| Fretboard Radius | 9.5" |
| Scale Length | 25.5" |
| Neck-to-Body Attachment | Bolt-on |
| Pickups | Peter Florance TE-60 Neck & TE-50 Bridge |
| Controls | 3-way Pickup Selector, Volume, & Tone |
| Bridge | Fender Telecaster Bridge with 3 Brass Slotted Saddles |
| Weight | 6.84 lbs. |
| Case | Hard-shell Aged Tweed Thermometer |
$3,950.00
Unique and stunningly beautiful, right? Keep in mind that the pictures can only approximate the beauty and detail these works of art offer in person. We, at Distortion Brothers, were stunned by Teye's guitars when we first opened the cases. Being in the same room with these guitars takes it to a whole other realm.
Although these guitars are certainly beautiful to the eye, it rightly doesn't stop there. These guitars are inspirational tonal color generators. The sound combines with the feel of the instrument in your hands creating a resonance you feel in the sound. The colors these guitars are capable of will lead you on many a wide variety of musical journeys.
It would be incorrect to think of these guitars as ornate Fender type instruments. They are something entirely different. The etched metal top, the wood, pickups, the feel of the wood grain of the neck in your hand; it all joins together to create a guitar that produces highly individual musical tones that are at the same time strangely familiar.
It doesn't seem to us that it is just the 5 position pickup selector, the MOJO circuit (both of which offer up a wide range of color) or the incredible pickups but rather something that is happening acoustically that is transferring to the electric domain. Something about the woods the metal top and the Hipshot tremolo all coming together to create the sound and vibrations you not only hear but also feel. As Teye himself put it, "I concentrate on the resonance of the guitar, by means of the combination and balance between woods, body and neck design, hardware material and construction, and finish. This is why I make my own hardware and have devised my own way of finishing."
It kicks ass and rocks, can twang like you wouldn't believe P-90s could, mellows into sweet darker areas, damn, we are at a loss for words for where you can go with this guitar. You've got to check these out!
| CATEGORY | SPECIFICATION |
|---|---|
| Finish | Teye’s hand-rubbed Luthier’s Oil Shipwreck |
| Body | Select Mahogany |
| Neck | Select Mahogany |
| Neck Shape | Wide |
| Fretboard | Bedouin Style Inlay |
| Frets | 24 |
| Scale Length | 25.5" |
| Neck-to-Body Attachment | Set Neck |
| Pickups | 3 - Jason Lollar P-90s |
| Controls | 3 - Volume, Tone, & MOJO |
| Bridge | Hipshot US Contour Tremolo |
| Tuners | Grover Mini Rotomatic Tuners |
| Case | TKL Vectra Case with Teye Guitars Badge |
$2,150.00 $2,400.00
Each of Josh Grove's Protocaster Guitars is a unique instrument with a distinct voice. This Ess-type is a finished with a masterfully aged Mary Kaye Blonde and appointed with beautifully faded gold hardware. The neck with its hand-carved shape feels substantial and comfortable. The Peter Florance pickups sound sweet and chimey.
Distortion Brothers is proud to sell Protocaster Guitars. Each one seems have a different backstory. This sense of "dues paid" is inherent in all of them. You really do need to check them out to fully appreciate it.
| CATEGORY | SPECIFICATION |
|---|---|
| Finish | Aged Mary Kaye Blonde |
| Body | 2-piece Ash |
| Neck | 1-piece Maple with Skunk Stripe |
| Neck Shape | Large Half-round - .916″ @ 1st fret & .961″ @ 12th fret |
| Nut | 1.690" |
| Fretboard | Maple |
| Fretboard Radius | 12" |
| Scale Length | 25.5" |
| Neck-to-Body Attachment | Bolt-on |
| Pickups | Peter Florance ST-50 Set |
| Controls | 5-way Pickup Selector, Volume, & 2 Tone Controls |
| Bridge | Vintage Strat-style Tremolo Bridge |
| Weight | 7.26 lbs. |
| Case | Hard-shell Aged Tweed Thermometer |
$2,785.00 $3,285.00
The Echopark DT Standard Series is here! To kickoff the move from Los Angeles to Detroit, Gabriel Currie has developed this new line of guitars and has made them exclusively available through a select group of authorized dealers. Distortion Brothers goes way back with Echopark Guitars and we are stoked to be part of this new evolution.
Echopark now makes two series of guitars. The DT Series, which is the acronym for Detroit, is made with a Working Musician's budget in mind. The DT Series employs a choice selection of the same quality components used in the Handcrafted Series.
This Echocaster is serial number DT-002 and it has a few, well-suited custom appointments. Its 1-piece Alder body is finished in Sonic Blue, it has amp-style knobs, and it is nicely custom aged. Gabriel Currie made some last-minute changes to make this Echocaster come alive: a Strat-style pickup in the neck and a white pickguard. In two of the photos below, you can see it with its original Tele-style pickup and black pickguard.
Gabriel also signed the back of this guitar's headstock. This Echocaster comes with a hard-shell case and a signed certificate of authenticity. It is ready to rock and roll!
| CATEGORY | SPECIFICATION |
|---|---|
| Finish | Custom Aged Sonic Blue |
| Body | 1-piece Alder |
| Neck | Michigan Maple |
| Neck Shape | Medium C |
| Fretboard | Caribbean Rosewood |
| Frets | 22 - Jescar 8550 |
| Scale Length | 25.5" |
| Neck-to-Body Attachment | Bolt-on |
| Pickups | Arcane Inc. Custom Strat-style Neck & Tele-style Bridge |
| Controls | 3-way Pickup Selector, Volume, & Tone |
| Bridge | Raw Steel T Bridge with In-tune Saddles |
| Tuners | Aged Vintage-spec Nickel Tuners |
| Case | Hard-shell Case |
$179.00 $256.00
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