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jack briggs · Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 9:16 am Post subject: I am out of my mind!! ASP #3

Artisan Series Program #3 Apollo for Destroy All Guitars. Completed 3/3/09. Flamed Claro walnut top on Spanish Cedar back; Madagascar rosewood neck; African Blackwood fingerboard, headplates, tuner buttons, bindings, pickup rings, pickguard, switch tip and washer, control knobs and all cover plates. The rear headplate extends as a skunk stripe down the neck and ends in the heelplate. I've never seen this done before, so I said "Why not?" Natural lacquer on headplates, heelplate and top. "Tawny Port" color on back. Tom Short "Tombuckers" Nickel hardware.

And the nut is Mother of Pearl:

Excuse me........I'm tired. Crying or Very sad

Cheers,
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Shane S · Joined: 20 Aug 2007 Posts: 133 Location: Pacific NW

OMFG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I know you are tired but to you have full length front and back shots? How does it sound?

Jd · Joined: 11 Oct 2008 Posts: 3

rickmebe · Joined: 21 Dec 2008 Posts: 18

Magnifique!!! Full frontal, please. Now get some rest, Jack. You've earned it...

Donnie B. · Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 1:14 pm Post subject:

Un-freakin-believable!
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jack briggs · Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 1:22 pm Post subject:

Okay, guys.

Full frontal here:

Full posterior:

Thanks for looking!

Cheers,
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LTE · Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 9:07 pm Post subject:

Ship to me Jack and I'll make sure it's good to go for DAG.
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BmMcG · Joined: 16 Feb 2008 Posts: 34 Location: Here

lastrat · Joined: 15 Aug 2007 Posts: 4

Incredible guitar--------------I love the sapwood.

paintguy · Joined: 11 Aug 2007 Posts: 110 Location: Los Angeles

Frickin' killer!
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jack briggs · Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 1:50 pm Post subject:

Thanks, guys!

The guitar has a tuning fork-like resonance acoustically that inspires playing and plugged in, a nice clarity thanks to the Tim Short "Tombuckers". For those not familiar with Tom he has a well known artist client in Marc Ford (Black Crowes). Although these are not the Marc Ford winds they are very nice.

The Full Boat hard-vee neck carve is very comfortable for a rather thick profile, because of the low shouldered vee carve. I can play it for hours and I have small hands.

I had never seen anyone run a skunk stripe down the neck incorporating the headplate and heelplate in a continuous piece, and said "why not?" So, there we are!

Cheers,
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Donnie B. · Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 6:35 pm Post subject:

Jack, not to sound cliche'd, but you have outdone yourself!
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