When an artist is inspired by one of my guitars, my purpose has been fulfilled.
I love this guitar. I have several and am generally an acoustic player, but even at home, as well as the stage, im drawn to the playing comfort of my talkocaster (mahogany body t90). The tones, the look, the feel, it is the perfect match for my goodsell amp, and customized to my playing style. A superb, high quality instrument from an obvious guitar appreciator. Bottom line, i love this guitar. Thanks Talk! Joe McGuinness
Well, here I am in my forty seventh year as a professional musician. Needless to say, as a guitarist I have owned a LOT of guitars, and played a whole lot more. Always searching for certain characteristics that made the guitar both reliable and easy to play. I've owned some wonderful instruments over the years. But when I received my Talkovich guitar, I knew it would be the last one I would ever need. It is, by far, the best solid body electric guitar I have ever played. Built on a basic Telecaster body design, with Stratocaster electronics, it is, in my opinion, the most stable and reliable instrument of it's type ever designed.
The Tele body is improved with a contoured back and thinner design, with no loss of tone or sustain. A very rare mesquite top and a composite neck that in ten years of service has not warped of shifted in the least bit. I am not a collector of guitars. I keep only the ones I use. Bill Sheffield
"I've had my TSS3 Swamp Ash fifteen years and it's the only solid-body I currently own or need, truth be known. As primarily a fingerstyle acoustic player, the neck is familiar & comfortable. It's absolutely no sweat to pick up & play without long reimmersion exercises after a long layoff playing my acoustics. All my acoustic pals who play a little electric are always astounded by this whenever they pick it up". David Gibson
Over the years, I have played many different guitars for many different bands with different styles of music. Two years ago, I picked up a Talkovich t90, and it has been my guitar of choice for live playing and studio recording ever since. The t90, matched with my Goodsell Super 17 amp, offers outstanding tone. With the P-90 neck pick-up and single coil Tele bridge pickup, I am able to dial in a diverse range of tone playing jazz, blues, rock, and r&b. Thank you Steve for the fine work you do and the fine products you produce!
Randy Chapman
Cliftwood Studios
I have had the privilege to own two different S. Talkovich guitars. I first owned the TSS3 Angel from your earlier days. That guitar is a work of art and it changed how I viewed a classic design. The neck is silky smooth and fast. The tone has tight bottom end, strong clear mids and a high end that sizzles with no ice pick tendencies.
Recently I was lucky enough to become the owner of your Blondie build. This guitar, reflecting you more recent concepts, really improves on your already excellent designs. Blondie is light and resonant; she sits well on the shoulder for long periods of time. The beauty is obvious and your neck profile is super fast and welcomes expressive bends. She also shares the articulate note separation and tonal bliss I found in the Angel. I tend to play a classic rock style with a fairly decent amount of gain. The thing that jumped out at me the minute I cranked the gain on my plexi clone was, “Hey, where’s the squeal?” It wasn’t there. This is the first guitar, I've owned, of this classic design that I didn’t have to worry about the squeal at higher volumes. No crazy pickups or wacky noiseless circuits that suck tone. Just high quality parts, and a fit and finish. - Kevin King
Love my talkocaster, it wakes me up in the morning, it puts me to bed at night.