With those kind of credentials it's no wonder his instruments are played by the worlds most discriminating musicians. After several years of research into what made the original pickups sound so unique Turner discovered how to get that vintage sound but made their pickups much more reliable and rugged using modern magnetic materials, precision coil winding equipment, and more advanced wire designs. The Model T body design is a nod to the 1928 Kay Kraft guitars and mandolins, and Turner's use of Formica laminate for top and back conjures up images of an old diner. The body core is made of genuine Honduras mahogany for sustain and warmth of tone. The neck is made of hard rock maple with two graphite bars in addition to an adjustable truss rod.
Fingerboards are formica or rosewood.
All hardware is nickel or chrome plated. Built like fine acoustic instruments with solid braced cedar tops, bent sides, and solid wood backs, but with a solid mahogany internal center block, the Renaissance instruments combine the best of both the acoustic and electric worlds. The maple necks bolt on and the deep cutaways allow access to 24 frets on Guitars and 21 on Basses. Rosewood or Pau Ferro fingerboards are trimmed with New Zealand Paua shell fret markers, and the peg heads are overlaid with faux tortoise shell celluloid. Strings by Thomastik-Infeld of Austria, makers of the most innovative strings available.