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Serial A5B007 - Onyx Forge Swallow Tail Carvetop Teardrop - sold July '05.

Loads of tone and sustain with Seymour Duncan Hot Rails pickups, 6 way rotary switch, volume and tone controls. Flame / quilted maple carved top on northern ash; custom mixed aniline dye; Bigsby B5 Vibrato with Schaller roller bridge. See description below pictures for details and unique features.

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Custom Electric Guitar - Front view of body    Custom Electric Guitar - Back view of body    Custom Electric Guitar - Front oblique view of body    Custom Electric Guitar - Back of headstock

Custom Electric Guitar - Front of headstock    Custom Electric Guitar - Oblique view of swallowtail teardrop body    Custom Electric Guitar - Rear oblique view of body

Custom Electric Guitar - Overall front view of body

SPECIFICATIONS:

BODY: Swallowtail Teardrop - Designed and hand made at Onyx Forge. Figured Maple carved top on a chambered Northern Ash body. The body top is carved 1/2" thinner on each side. The .6" thick carved top shows both flame and quilting, and was cut so that the shape of the bookmatched grain follows the shape of the guitar. Single "F" hole, custom mixed 3 color sunburst aniline dye under nitrocellulose lacquer. The unfinished body weighed under 4 lbs., is nicely balanced and easy to play for extended periods. This instrument plays and sounds fantastic. Tone ranges from fat dual high output humbuckers to that of a single coil bridge pickup.

HARDWARE: Bigsby B5 polished aluminum vibrato with Schaller roller bridge; polished 18-8 stainless steel screws used throughout; electrosocket jack cup; Nickel Dunlop StrapLoks; custom chrome knobs with abalone tops; triple chromed brass pickup rings.

NECK: 22 fret, 12" radius Birdseye Maple fret board on Hard Maple; zinc alloy threaded inserts; Grover Mini-Rotomatic machines with 14:1 ratio; 1 3/4" wide at the custom laminated bone and brass alloy nut; 24 3/4" scale; polished medium jumbo frets; "C" profile; truss rod adjustment at heel; Paua Abalone fret dots with black Mother of Pearl at the 12th fret; custom mixed aniline dye under nitrocellulose lacquer with matching headstock design on both front and back.

CONTROLS: Loaded with Seymour Duncan Hot Rails (humbuckers) wired through a 6 way rotary switch with master volume and tone controls. This combo has a ton of sustain and tonal range. All control cavities and connecting holes, as well as the back of the control cover have been treated with conducting paint and grounded. This special paint covers all of the internal surfaces and protects the wiring from picking up unwanted radio frequency interference from lighting, etc. It is superior to copper and aluminum foil tapes because it extends to virtually all internal surfaces.


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So.... what are you waiting for? Give me a call and get a price on a one of a kind custom electric guitar based on your specs! It's probably less expensive than you think.

Roy B.

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