This commission was a really fun project designed by myself and the new owner. We wanted to go simple and working class but with some nice unobtrusive elements. What we came up with was this basic Tele design with SG like contours, with the back belly contour more like a strat. It's packin a fralin p-92 in the neck position and Ghost saddle pickups w/ an acoustiphonic preamp. Very unique sounding guitar, and I was pleasantly surprised how cool the Ghosts were. Customer service at Graphtech is superb too.
My customer doesn't like candy coated guitars so I decided to use shellac and leave it almost satin. No pore filler so that the grain definition was entirely visible. The neck is also unique, in that it is wider to accommodate big hands and easier single note playing. It's not quite as wide as the warmoth "super-wide".
Heres the specs:
-Mahogany body
-Maple neck w/ ebony fretboard
-Gotoh vintage locking tuners (cool!)
-Fralin p-92 neck, Ghost saddles bridge
-acoustiphonic pre-amp
-walnut stain w/ a sprayed shellac finish
-warmoth vintage wide spaced strat bridge
that looks sweet. is that rear p/u to be blended in with the neck then? instead of switched back and forth i mean.
ReplyDeletecurious, how wide is the neck?
it is meant to be blended. By itself it is supposed to make your electric sound acoustic, which is just alright. but I think where it really shines is as a beafier sound. A tone enhancer. I'll check on the measurements of the neck. For most of us mere mortals it feels kinda wild.
ReplyDeleteLooks sweet!
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