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Only thing i have to do is get it setup with 12 gauge strings and im off and running

Oh come on! You can't just leave us hanging like this. Who built it? Specs? Inspiration?!

Its a Phred. But this particular one is all Ash. Its not a sandwhich. Hence the weight of over 9 LBS. Has Ebony fretboard. Neck is maple. I am upgrading the preamp in it to what i use in my Wolf. Which is a Waldo. Only thing i need to after that is a wood truss rod cover. Has the Harmonica bridge. Bone nut, which i may switch out for brass. I also plan to have my friend who is an artist, do something unique with the pickup plate. The one she made me for my Wolf has turtles and roses and lightning bolts imprinted on it Same with the 5 way control plate.

Heres a picture of the back of the guitar.

Who doesn't like a nice piece of ash?

I'm sorry, 12 gauge strings? My fingers are bleeding just thinking about it.

Been using 12 gauge for.. 10 years now.

^ Heres my Wolf.

^ My TB1000S

^ Guitar on the left is my Strat for that era, its a 1982 G&L S500. Guitar nails that era.

All of these guitars have something unique about them.

Worth the 16 minutes:

https://youtu.be/wGXj_NQONYM?si=cKGgY4HpUn6wDevK

^ Interesting video. Ive been using 12's for a LONG time, i have long fingers and thicker strings make it harder to bend notes and thats a good thing for my hand. When i use 10s, its TOO easy to bend notes and i over bend them.

Also Phred gave me this to go with the guitar for free. Its not the Tiger (he sold out of those), but its the Rosebud. Was very kind of him. Cant wait to put it on the guitar. Ive been on his artist spotlight in the past when we did our last show with Buddy Cage. I was using my Wolf for that show, was also the last night i used my Fender Twin Reverb heads, i switched to the SMS CTP after that.

That'll look sweet indeed on your guitar!

If afterwards you're still craving a Tiger inlay cover, I got mine from Ron Thorn:

^ Cool deal !

Here is the plate on the guitar. Im going to put a thin coat of Tru Oil on the plate and let it dry. I dont want it too shiny, just a little.

Finally got over to our jam space where my live rigs are. Guitar plays great, sounds great. No complaints. Its a heavy one, 10 lbs. But it literally plays it self.

Heres a few pics




I jammed it out with my SMS rig thru JBL e120s. Also jammed it out thru Milkman into a 1x12 with Jensen C12K. Also tried it thru my Carvin 2x12 for the hell of it. Ill post a video soon.

https://youtu.be/yXi0fLLBPEo


Heres a closer look at the new guitar