Having traveled the world and having more than a few custom shop guitars built for me by Fender, Gibson and Taylor, I can tell you the electric I take on stage is a custom luthier built tele. Everyone who picks it up wants to play it. It plays and sound fantastic. I always regret it when I pull out one of my others for the stage. That guitar is what made me decide to try my hand at building my own(along with the help of my luthier who takes care of guitars). There is no sense unless you are a collector to pay such crazy prices for guitars with out the true craftsmanship of a small talented luthier.
-Dan