[PBodyGT87]

I play bass, and right now I'm looking into getting either a Fodera, Alembic, or a Sadowsky, but most likely going with sadowsky after playing one. They may not look like much but they are custom built, however you want it, and it plays and sounds the best of any yet.

as far as your custom idea of a guitar goes, it looks like you pretty much know what you want. Any custom guitar or bass is upwards of 3k or more now, so the price you've come up with seems about right, but you might be able to find one for a grand less. My teacher has found some really good deals on custom basses on ebay, i know you're looking for a guitar, but you could find decent deal. But of course, having one built for you is always the best cuz you know exactly what you are getting.

Start looking up companies and the places that will actually take you in to order up what you want. Stay away from the Guitar Center and such. Go factory direct. And also, I suggest going to a guitar show convention. There's a lot of old stuff there but some new companies new that have pretty good stuff, that way, you get to see and play a lot of what is out there.

Word of advice. DO NOT buy anything from Warrior guitars and basses, they will screw you over.