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When Teye builds guitars in his Nashville Custom Shop, he's drawing from centuries of American and European stringed instrument tradition. The vision remains constant across all his series: total emphasis on tone and feel. Time and again, his instruments emerge victorious in direct comparisons with the most prized vintage classics - and that's no accident.
If you've ever been inspired by Ronnie Wood trading licks with Keith Richards, the Emperor Series Knight's Templar Model will give you chills. This isn't just another pretty guitar - though the remarkable Knights Templar story and ornamentation are impossible to ignore when you see the degree of hand-crafted detail.
That bright white mother-of-pearl mosaic covering the top gets quartered by synthetic coral forming a Templar cross. Teye's signature artwork etched on the aluminum metalwork tells the legendary warrior-monk story through symbols, Latin inscriptions, and hard-charging knights with bannered lances. Every piece of figured pearl and ornate detail rings like steel on steel.
Here's where the music happens: that wasp-waisted body and set neck are carved from korina - also known as limba or Terminalia Superba. This legendary solidbody tonewood delivers the perfect combination of lightweight resonance and carving-friendly workability. Korina gives you that open, woody sustain that made it famous on classic Les Paul Standards.
From the custom tuner buttons on the headpiece to those ornate pickup bezels, every detail serves both artistic vision and musical function. This is what happens when master craftsmanship meets serious musical intent.
