Looking for a T-Style guitar that spares no expense in the pursuit of tone? This is your guitar.

One of the most remarkable things about Leo Fender's designs is how malleable they are based on who's interpreting them. Some builders explore the more unrefined "two pieces of wood bolted together" idea, leaving the basic design to speak for itself.

On the other end of the spectrum are builders like New Hampshire-based D'Pergo Guitars, who refine and perfect every square inch of the guitar - every screw, every fiber of wood, every wind of the pickup wire, etc...are by design, weighed and evaluated with one goal in mind - to build the finest, best sounding, best playing F-style guitars money can buy.

This 2023 Signature Limited Bakersfield - in Opaque Butterscotch - is overflowing with details. From the woods themselves (reclaimed Swamp Ash and Maple), to the exceptionally comfy Soft V to C neck carve, to the cryogenically treated fret wire, custom hardware, and custom D'Pergo pickups..we could go on, but suffice it to say, there are an exceptional amount of man-hours put into these builds.

All of these details are in the service of one goal - tone - and boy howdy does this guitar sound incredible. This is where the D'Pergo philosophy of "spare no expense" comes into focus and shows its merit.

This guitar is incredibly loud and resonant unplugged. Plugging in, we were met with fantastic 3-dimensional, muscular, clear tones. The bridge pickup is clear but not as spikey in the top end as other Teles...the neck pickup is to die for....incredible stuff!