#176859  by TopHat1197
 
Hey Everyone,

First time poster and a relatively new listener to the Dead and JGB.

I am a guitar gear freak, and a woodworker. The thought of building a guitar has always interested me, and I am on the lookout for a guitar that I can use for everything from classic Jerry tones, to my occasional Alice in Chains phases. My thought is a Super Distortion in the bridge, a super II in the middle, and either another super II or an SDS-1 in the neck would give me a pretty versatile guitar that would scratch all of my tone itches...

Top Hat has always been my favorite of Jerrys guitars. Was this built as a second lightning bolt? Was there anything unique to set it apart from Jerrys other guitars?

Finally, has anyone ever built a top hat replica? Id love more information on the electronics, the "Hippie Sandwich" construction, etc.
 #176860  by Jon S.
 
Welcome!

I wish I could help further with your substantive question but I did find this: https://cripeguitars.com/garcias-cripes/#tophat