I router out the core of this solid body guitar to reduce weight and give the instrument the correct balance. This guitars forward neck strap peg is adjustable ( The peg extends to compensate for the Les Paul shape)
Solid Body Electric Guitars
You might be thinking this is not a solid body guitar. I remove some mass to give the guitar its resonance. The slight loss of sustain is made up many times over in tone, and if you play live you will thank me for reducing the weight. Many musicians have told me how their guitars are too heavy or off balance. My solid body electric guitars are comfortable to play, I try to give them balance.
Peter Stephen : Strat style solid body electric guitar
Featuring : Main timbers: Tanekaha body with Holm Oak top cap. Pin strip laminate Holm Oak. Ebony fingerboard
Finish : Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Machine heads : Sperzel locking tuners.
Detailing : Helm Oak scratch plate, mother of pearl snow flake inlays. Hand turned Helm Oak tone and volume knobs. Bridge Gotoh retro fender style.
Nut width : 49 mm almost as wide as a Classical guitar. Strats are usually 42mm.
Dimensions : Peter Stephen Strat style guitar
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Wide Neck Scale | 25 1/2 - Compound Radius 20 inch |
| Frets | 22 frets stainless steel. 20th fret neck join (Extra wide neck, customised for a classically trained musician) |
| Pick up | Excellent sounding pickups made by the owner. |
| Upper Bout | 12 mm wider than a standard strat due to the customised wide neck |
| Lower Bout | 12 mm wider than a standard strat due to the customised wide neck |
Cost
The question of price varies depending on the setup and detailing of the instrument, to discuss having an instrument made for you it is best to contact Peter at his Studio. PH : 64-3 328 8033
Featuring : Main timbers: Hand carved Walnut top, Maple neck, Tasmanian Blackwood (contoured) back. The body has chambers to reduce weight and facilitate an open woody tone. The question of price varies depending on the setup and detailing of the instrument, to discuss having an instrument made for you it is best to contact Peter at his Studio. PH : 64-3 328 8033
2009 Peter Stephen : Strat style electric guitar. Richard Christie - Musician & owner.
I shape the back and front before I cut out the cutaway.
Peter Stephen Les Paul Style electric guitar
Detailing : Ebony fingerboard deliberately free of inlay
Machine heads : Gotoh tuners.
The glued heel is contour shaped for comfort and upper position access, not the Gibson Les Paul step/lip at heel/binding join. Hand-carved Ebony and 'nubone' bridge-saddle. Carved Ebony pickup surrounds, knobs. The volume knob is positioned to enable easy access for swell.
Note : The front strap mount, this gun-black rod can be easily removed (unscrewed) and replaced with another pin that sits flush to the body when required. The long mount places the strap in the same position as the upper-horn on a Strat-style guitar.
Dimensions : Peter Stephen Les Paul style guitar
Item
Description
Neck Scale
Long (Fender) Scale length approx 650mm
Frets
23 fret compound-radius. String-spacing: at nut 43mm, at saddle 55.5mm.
Pick up
Kinman Hx "Woodstock" front Seymour Duncan "59'er" rear
Upper Bout
23cm
Lower Bout
32 cm
Cost
2007 Peter Stephen : Solid body Les Paul style electric guitar. Richard Christie - Musician & owner.
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