Alan Grezl

At the beginning of this year I’ve asked Can to make a fretless guitar for me. I hadn’t known him before so I felt uncertain how the whole process of creation and the final result would be. But since the very beginning I was very surprised by the responsiveness and communicativeness of the maker – basically he consulted with me all the details connected with the instrument making and customizations via WhatsApp – starting from the selection/recommendation of the wood, shape of the head, desired sound, rosette design, planned pickup setup, etc.. . I paid him a deposit, it took maybe 2-3 months and the instrument was ready. I decided to travel and pick up the guitar on the place. We agreed on the date and to my surprise Can took me for free from the Izmir airport to his workshop and introduced me the with his craft, tools, instruments which he was working on at that time. I tested my guitar and Can mounted inside the bridge pickup and the preamp I took with me. In the end he and his girl friend invited me for the dinner and we had nice talks. It was an amazing experience and warm welcome that I often remember, also now 9 months later when I’m writing the review. The guitar is fantastic, it is very comfortable to play, it’s crafted very nicely with a sense of detail and finally I love the sound which is well balanced. I compared it with my other professional flamenco guitar from Spain and of course – the sound is different due to a different kind of instrument – but the quality is the same. I strongly believe that with such a professional approach, quality and passion Can will be very famous and renowned guitar maker same day.

Alan Grezl alangrezl.com