Members Jim_Soloway Posted July 1, 2010 Members Share Posted July 1, 2010 We've been working on the new single cut for a few months now and the first couple bodies are built and headed into the paint booth. This is a big guitar and it's meant to be an alternative to an archtop. It's 15" across the lower bout and completely hollow except for a block under the bridge. Here's a first look at the bodies for real. These were wiped down with naptha to get a hint of what the wood will look like with a finish. PN224 will be have a pair of DiMarzio 36th Anniversary PAF's and will be available for sale at the Nashville Amp Expo. PN217 will aso have DiMario's with a custom mini-humbucker in the neck and and 36th Anniversay PAF in the bridge. It also has our new optional "Grand" spacing with an extra 1/8" at both the nut and the brigde. I'm planning to make this one my next personal player. And just to put the size in perspective, here's PN224 next to our standard sized double cut body.[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Les Paul Lover Posted July 1, 2010 Members Share Posted July 1, 2010 I like it - the butt's a bit wide compared to the gosling (???), but it's difficult to tell wether itll be proportioned until it's a full guitar. How does it compare to a les paul, width wise? And lovely top wood too!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jim_Soloway Posted July 1, 2010 Author Members Share Posted July 1, 2010 I like it - the butt's a bit wide compared to the gosling (???), but it's difficult to tell wether itll be proportioned until it's a full guitar. How does it compare to a les paul, width wise? And lovely top wood too!!! It's a MUCH bigger guitar than a Les Paul. It's a full 2" wider at the lower bout and the top of the upper bought where it begins to curve down towards the cutaway is at the 14th fret..And I love that wood in the top. I didn't think I'd be able to get figured maple wide enough to do 1-piece tops, but I found some monster slabs that I think were just perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members notjonahbutnoah Posted July 1, 2010 Members Share Posted July 1, 2010 I likes it, I can see it in some burst, lookin all classy. Or it would look sweet in alpine white, black gizmos. That 2nd pic made me think "neck p90?....nice" then I read. Mini hums is cool, but p90s might be a little cooler, IMO. Good work, is it tacky to ask prices? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Les Paul Lover Posted July 1, 2010 Members Share Posted July 1, 2010 Spalted flamed maple top - I'm looking forward to see how that one pans out!!!! What colours are you gonna do? So that one will be closer to ES335 dimensions in single cutaway configuration - again, looking forward to see the end result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jim_Soloway Posted July 1, 2010 Author Members Share Posted July 1, 2010 We'll do all sorts of colors: some burst, some solids. We generally do whatever color people order and I really want to see one with a bunch of chrome hardware and a metallic blue or candy apple red. As for the mini (and that is a P90 route. They fit in the same hole). We've been using that pickup in a bunch of our guitars over the last year or so. Its a custom wound DiMarzio and it's one of my all time favorite pickups. Since that one is meant to be my guitar, it get the pickups that I'm happy playing but a P90 is certainly an option. And the price starts at about $2500. That $100 more than our current models. As for the size, I've found myself playing more and more sitting down these days and I wanted a guitar that would be more comfortable to sit with. The body size is based on a smallish acoustic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bigspan Posted July 1, 2010 Members Share Posted July 1, 2010 Looks beautiful! (maybe I'll be able to get one, SOME DAY...) Hey, Jim - have you ever tried putting a TV Jones Pickup in one of your guitars? Just curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jim_Soloway Posted July 1, 2010 Author Members Share Posted July 1, 2010 )Hey, Jim - have you ever tried putting a TV Jones Pickup in one of your guitars? Just curious. I used a bunch of TV Trons a few years ago. They worked out really well. He's got a new pickup that's based on a vintage D'Armond that I'm hoping to try soon. I hear it sounds just great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BryanMichael Posted July 1, 2010 Members Share Posted July 1, 2010 To go "against the grain" so to speak....You should consider offering one of those in a deep midnight blue with white or checkerboard binding. It would have a rickenbacker appeal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted July 1, 2010 Moderators Share Posted July 1, 2010 We've been working on the new single cut for a few months now and the first couple bodies are built and headed into the paint booth. This is a big guitar and it's meant to be an alternative to an archtop. It's 15" across the lower bout and completely hollow except for a block under the bridge. Here's a first look at the bodies for real. These were wiped down with naptha to get a hint of what the wood will look like with a finish. PN224 will be have a pair of DiMarzio 36th Anniversary PAF's and will be available for sale at the Nashville Amp Expo. That is just all kinds of delicious Jim, swamp ash backs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jim_Soloway Posted July 1, 2010 Author Members Share Posted July 1, 2010 That is just all kinds of delicious Jim, swamp ash backs? Swamp ash for the first three and alder for the forth. And given all of the interior carving the bodies only weight 3 lbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frets99 Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 That wood makes wood!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted July 1, 2010 Members Share Posted July 1, 2010 Stunning as usual. My Epi has the full hollow/block under the bridge construction. To me, having those pickups unsupported gives it a lot more of the full hollow sound but the heavier top fights the feedback. Not sure why more people don't go this route. I think it works really well. I love the full size body. Very cool. EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NHLfan2010 Posted July 1, 2010 Members Share Posted July 1, 2010 That is nice! Although I'm more interested in that double cut with the sexy red burst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jim_Soloway Posted July 1, 2010 Author Members Share Posted July 1, 2010 That is nice! Although I'm more interested in that double cut with the sexy red burst I'll be photographing that later today. I'll send you some shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nuke_diver Posted July 1, 2010 Members Share Posted July 1, 2010 That's one gorguous piece of wood Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DavidMgT Posted July 1, 2010 Members Share Posted July 1, 2010 Very nice! I like the extra width:thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarcapo Posted July 1, 2010 Members Share Posted July 1, 2010 Does the block connect the back to the front? Personally I'd love a totally hollow version of that with a tailpiece and floating bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jim_Soloway Posted July 1, 2010 Author Members Share Posted July 1, 2010 Does the block connect the back to the front? Personally I'd love a totally hollow version of that with a tailpiece and floating bridge. No. The block is just under the bridge. It anchors the bridge and prevents feedback. The neck block also extends from the neck pocket to the rear of the neck pickup. The rest of the body is completely hollow. We've got a version of our current body like that as well and it works really well. You get a lot of acoustic presence with pretty much no uncontrolled feedback. Here's what it looks like in our original body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MahaloVision Posted July 1, 2010 Members Share Posted July 1, 2010 I like the option for the wider string spacing. I'm pretty much Edward Sausagehands, and it's always nice to get a wide fingerboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jim_Soloway Posted July 1, 2010 Author Members Share Posted July 1, 2010 I like the option for the wider string spacing. I'm pretty much Edward Sausagehands, and it's always nice to get a wide fingerboard. It's funny. I got talked into that for a custom order by a customer. I really didn't have a lot of faith in it when we started building it but when I played it, I just fell in love with the whole thing. Playing finger-style chord melody, it's great to have just a little extra space at both ends and it's a small enough change to still work properly with most pickups. I'm really looking forward to having it to play on an every day basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Runn3r Posted July 2, 2010 Members Share Posted July 2, 2010 this is beautiful Jim! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DunedinDoug Posted July 2, 2010 Members Share Posted July 2, 2010 I've been hoping guitar manufacturers would design larger guitars for larger guitar players (think Vince Gill). The pictures on this thread are stunning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Les Paul Lover Posted July 2, 2010 Members Share Posted July 2, 2010 Is it finished yet???? :poke: Come on, it's been a whole day since yesterday!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Larry the Dog Posted July 2, 2010 Members Share Posted July 2, 2010 That's beautiful. Any idea on finished weight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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