This highly functional piece of artwork is dimensionally reminiscent of late 50’s "Deep Dish" Carved Top solid bodied Gibsons. With varied Bookmatched cap wood options, it's light wood selection offers overall diminished instrument weight, with colourful compressed acoustic overtones and a tonal precision of balance.
BODY (2 3/8”thick): Highly Figured book matched Maple cap, bound & Deeply Carved, Flatsawn Honduras Mahogany Body.(optional B-7 Bigsby with Roller Tunamatic Bridge or wrap around Stop Tail Piece) Comes Standard with Nickle AB-1
Tunamatic and Nickle over aluminum Stop Tailpiece.
NECK: 17 degree 3+3 Bound Cranium Divine "Alfelfa Swirl" with Hyde Glued Long tendent “T” jointed, one piece 1/4 sawn Honduras Mahogany, 24 3/4”scale with 12" radius Bound Brazilian Rosewood Board with optional matching Bound Head Stock Veneer. Single ring Tulip styled Klusson Machine Heads. 6105 Dunlop fret wire, Vintage Single Action hand made Truss Rod. Optional Volute Head Stock relief. Hand Cut Bone Nut, Ivoroid-Pearloid Trapzoid Inlays.
PICK UPS: Two Nickel plated" Late 50's Burst" Custom Wound Lindy Fralin "Pure P.A.F." Alnico Humbuckers.
CONTROLS: vol/ vol/ tone/ tone + 3-way, upper bout "Switchcraft" Pickup Selector Switch.
APPOINTMENTS: Classic (optional N.O.S./Relic ) Nitrocellulose Finishes(Tea Burst/ Three Tone Cherry/ Honey Burst, etc.
(Sparkle/ Gold Top/ Solid Colors), inquire.
PERFORMANCE: This highly functional piece of Artwork is dimensionally reminiscent of late 50’s light weight Carved Top solid bodied Gibsons. With varied Bookmatched Cap Wood Options, it offers overall vintage era Instrument weight spec, with colourful, slight compressed overtones and a Precision of balanced body weight.
PRICE: Starting at $6000.00...Cdn. C/W Carry Bag (OHSC, availiable at extra cost.)