James Anthony Pecchia
http://www.jamesanthony.ca/

000-cc (custom contour) with personalized floating pick guard in Indian Rosewood 

Sat 11/15/2008 11:11 AM
Awesome work Tom!  Terry just dropped it off.  Its a piece of art...Even tone and so comfortable. I'm giving it a go today at my matinee.  Terry is filming me playing today for YouTube.  Can't wait. Thanks so much again.
James

Sun 11/16/2008 1:37 AM
It’s around 1:30 a.m. and I'm still playing it.  I can't put it down...I played it today at my gig and it was wonderful.  Thanks again.  Put it through an acoustic amp and the PA.  We filmed the show and I think you will hear some good picking.  People went nuts over it too ...everybody was coming up and looking at it! 
Cheers and talk soon James

(Hear James play his new 000-cc on YouTube, click one of the links below:)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N7Nhq36i0I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_ZQNC47wKw 

Thomas Maness, PhD.
Professor
Dept. of Forest Resources Management
University of British Columbia
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Senior Policy Analyst (until Sept. 2008)
US Forest Service R&D
Washington, DC 

Several years ago I ordered a custom guitar from Tom Wray at Wray Guitars.  I wanted a finger style guitar that looked great and sounded awesome.  Tom came over with some pictures and design ideas and he asked me a lot of questions.  We decided on curly maple with a spruce top.  Some time later he sent me a cad drawing I really liked, and then he went to work.  He sent me pictures of the guitar in production from time to time, and then eventually he delivered up a guitar that was simply amazing.  The bass is warm, the treble bright and the sound is balanced.  The guitar is a dream to play.  And it looks awesome.
I also own a Larrivee L-03 and Santa Cruz Vintage Jumbo so I am used to playing awesome guitars.  But the guitar that Tom built for me is completely off the charts for the money I paid.  The materials are top of the line, and the finish work is perfect.  With the polished ebony fretboard, headstock and trim the guitar stands out in a crowd.  Everywhere I go people ask me about the guitar and ask to play it.  I could not be happier with the result.
Tom has also given me great service the last few years.  He has fine tuned the action for me and added awesome sounding on board electronics.  He added a button for my strap at no charge a year after I bought it, and returned the guitar polished.  (And gave me a lecture about polishing it – but who has time for that?).
Having known Tom for over 10 years I can also say a bit about the man.  This man loves guitars and knows guitars.  He could get a real job that pays a decent living, but he chooses to build guitars instead.  He is also a nit-picking perfectionist, which can and will drive you nuts sometimes, but then he’s just the sort of guy you want building your axe.

Rez Abbasi
New York, NY
www.reztone.com

“Over the years, I’ve had a special relationship with steel string acoustic guitars. Trying them everywhere I would see them. Rarely, I would get the urge to throw down the cash to buy one, especially if it was a serious purchase . The day I arrived at the Mission Folk Festival, I did what I usually do when I see a guitar booth, try all the guitars. This time, however, to my surprise, I found myself stuck to the seat playing for 30 minutes. In a nut shell, I was so impressed with Tom Wray’s guitars, that I did something that is rare for me, purchase one on the spot. More significant is that two weeks prior, I had just bought a new acoustic but somehow, knew I had to have this Wray. His designs are unique, the woods are top quality and the necks and feel are incredible. I look forward to discovering the many tonal possibilities my Wray has to offer.”

 
Mr. Dale Shipley 
Warsaw, Missouri

Hi Tom, I checked out the guitar and it is magnificent.  I'm really impressed by your skill. Everything fits together like it was born rather than made.  I havn't played it for very long yet, but I have a few observations.  First, the precision work is quite impressive, especially considering all of the odd curves and shapes.  The fret work is better than I expected.  Very smooth and playable.  I don't think you can get that fret work with a factory made guitar, except perhaps on some of the boutique manufacturers. The sound is very appealing.  It will probably develop quite a bit so it is hard to fully assess on an instrument so new, but it is quite promising.  A nice deep ringing tone, yet somehow delicate.  The notes are well seperated and a very long sustain.  On a pick strum style the bass notes really last and come through.  At this stage in its life I think the guitar would be exceptional for vocal accompanyment, as it just seems to match a voice well and not be overpowering, but present and interesting. Appealing is probably the best word.  I'm a big fan of Gibson guitars and they are also well suited to accompanying a voice, so this guitar has that in common, but the tone is not like a Gibson.  Very unique which make it very appealing to me.  Lastly I'd mention that the intonation is excellent and the guitar is very playable.  Perhaps I should have added electronics, and that may happen at some point.