Something new in the pickup department

Here’s a fun twist on my Ranchero model.  Instead of P90s, how about some TV Jones Power’Trons with a P90 footprint?  It’ll be a while yet before we hear the results of the Power’Tron/Korina pairing, but I suspect it’s going to be killer.  Stay tuned.

Ranchero Grande thinline demo video

Here’s Lance Keltner once again doing a fantastic demo job for a Ranchero Grande thinline. Ranchero Grande thinline Body: maple burl/ Spanish cedar Neck: bocote, wenge fretboard Pickups: Jason lollar Imperial Humbuckers

Workshop: Two korina Ranchero Grandes

A couple of korina Ranchero Grandes on the bench. Nice straight grain, even a little flame! They were lightweight to start with, but with the chamber under the pickguard they clock in at 4lbs/3.4lbs.

Adam's Pelham blue '58 model

Adam over at Satellite Amplifiers and I have been threatening to work on a project for each other for a while, but it’s finally coming together.  Adam was part of the Les Paul Junior aficionados brain-trust that helped finalize the neck shape on my ’58 model.   He had an idea for a ’58 in Pelham blue, and when ….

Premier Guitar Video Interview - Montreal 2011

I spoke with Rebecca Dirks and the folks from Premier Guitar while I was at the Montreal Guitar show this summer.  Here’s the interview we did.

Killer Bee video - Montreal Guitar Show 2011

Brice Delage from LaGuitare.com was at the Montreal Guitar Show and he took the Killer Bee for a quick spin in one of the amp rooms.  Brice did a fantastic job of showing off the Killer Bee and the versatility of the three P90s.  Thanks Brice!

Project '58 - TV Yellow, Korina... and Gold!

If you’ve read through the previous Project ’58 blog posts, you know I set aside two of them that were destined to be TV yellow because I wasn’t happy with them.  My process for TV yellow is kind of a one shot thing because I apply pigment to the raw wood, and there’s no way to sand it out effectively ….

Montreal Guitar Show 2011

I’ll be at the Montreal Guitar Show again this year.  If you’re planning to go, please stop by and say hi!  I’ll have at least one ’58 model with me and I’ll be unveiling a new model line at the show that I’m very excited about!  The show runs from July 1st to 3rd.  Click the image below ….

Project '58 - Full demo video

Here’s Doug at Mountain cat Guitars putting the ’58 through its paces with a few different amps.

Project '58 - video previews

Here are a couple of quick and dirty video previews of the ’58 model.  Doug at Mountain Cat Guitars quickly put these together after assembling the first two ’58s.  I think they sound great!