Digging up a real old thread as there doesn't seem to be any other posts about this brand anywhere.
I've owned 3 Electrical Guitar Company guitars (4 if you count bolt-on's) so I've a bit of insight into them.
My first one from 2018 is a
parts build using a 2017 bolt-on neck on a one-piece mahogany hardtail Jazzmaster body, EMG 81 / 85 pickups. Can't speak to the EGC sound as the pickups and construction are totally different. I will say I have noticed this one is super resonant and sustains intensely which I put down to the rigidity of the neck, compression from the active pickups and the string-through construction. Weirdly it has the thickest neck profile out of any EGC I've owned, apparently they've slimmed it down in recent years.
Thick neck
My second was a custom order
EGC Tyranny in vintage white which I ordered in March 2019 and received in November 2019. Spec-wise it had the regular super thin neck profile in a brushed finish. I really enjoyed this one but the wide-range style pickups were just a bit too treble focused I found over time. It would've been a perfect guitar if I played in a 3 piece band but I could never get it dialled in properly with the other guitarist in my band. Not as much sustain as I was hoping for either, my parts build still sustained way more.
Thin neck
Third in 2022 was an EGC 500 Custom with a mahogany body (they've discontinued producing wood body models as far as I'm aware). Really loved this one actually. Same thin pattern neck but it had the regular EGC humbuckers rather than the wide-ranges and that made a huge difference. Much less high-end than the Tyranny and more of a smooth attack. Was really weirdly light as well, only around 9 pounds. This one made me realise that I liked EGC humbuckers but wanted them in a aluminium body rather than a wood as the attack was just a tad bit subdued for my tastes. I also wanted to experiment with EGC neck shapes as I really like the thin necks but was developing some wrist issues the last year or so and found myself playing the Jazzmaster build way more often.
Fourth and final.
Ken Andrews Prototype Series 5. Always loved Jazzmasters, and had wanted one of these from the start but thought they were way out of reach. This prototype came up and I couldn't pass it up. Has a really really nice ''Spencer'' designation neck profile, like a modern Fender C. Not too thick, not too thin, very comfortable overall. Sounds great, really like the regular humbuckers in a full aluminium construction. Resonant as all hell, really sustains well.
Spencer neck
The final two together, these are the only guitars I own and play live.
I couldn't recommend them more, however given the various controversies RE expanding wait times for new builds I think the best bet with EGC is buy already made guitars directly from their Reverb store when they list it or wait for 2nd hand models to become available. If you're patient you can grab something with your desired specs without any worries.
