The shape is a litte PRS-ish - well at least around the double cutaway end of the body, especially with that little scoop on the lower horn to aid access to the top frets, and I freely admit that I am no PRS fan. I think also that the headstock looks a little over-large for the body shape... but these are minor quibbles and my own opinion to boot. I'm not trying to knock the guitar at all. As I was saying, I wish I had it in me to be able to create a guitar from scratch. This looks to be a beautifully constructed and finished instrument, with top notch attention to detail.
Anyway, the specs:
- 25" scale neck with jumbo frets.
- 12" radius fretboard.
- Gotoh vintage/modern tuners (vintage style, modern 18:1 gear ratio)
- Black TUSQ nut (self lubricating and sounds great)
- Neck thru design.
- Figured Bubinga fretboard with offset abalone dot inlays. (side dots are abalone too)
- AAAA Flamed maple neck with thick mahogany laminates. (adds strength...and looks cool)
- Semi-gloss finish on neck; satin finish on body.
- (Paper thin finish! Resonates better by far than those 1/8" thick factory finishes on the import guitars.)
- KING Grade cocobolo tops and bottoms. 1/4" thick for both sets. Museum grade wood.
(cocobolo is most closely related tonally to Brazilian Rosewood with many claiming Cocobolo is superior tonally) - Seymour Duncan JB humbucker.
(most versatile humbucker around...everyone from jazz cats to metal heads love the JB) - Cocobolo control plate and truss rod cover.
- 500k volume and tone pots.
- Schaller Roller bridge.
(hands down the most adjustable hardtail bridge on the market. Heavy too. GREAT sustain!) - Hair under 9 lbs in total weight
G L Wilson
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