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C H R I S T A
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| The Christa is a bold guitar meant for the "classy" hardrocker and mean rockabilly picking viper who perhaps drives a 57' Chevy to boot. Based on some mainstream "conservative" designs, the Christa is elegant, thick-bodied, yet 1/2 the weight of a Les Paul Standard. The above featured custom-made guitar has a "Nogales" body with a quilted maple top. | |
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The short headstock--like Smith's
guitars, allows the sound to tighten with increased sustain. I like using sandwich
construction in most of my necks which adds more stability and again, sustain. |
| Beauty and symmetry are also major factors. If a well constructed guitar looks bland, the inspiration it may have lent will inevitably remain short-lived. |  |
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The Christa is not meant to have a tremolo. It is a string-thru-body guitar. The chevron is its anchor. A decorative chevron below a floating tremolo could make it loose its symmetry. |
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A beautiful
1/2" Ziricote top custom-job. |
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| Starting at $ 950.00 Poplar Body--Figured Top, Sandwich Neck, 2 Golden Age Humbuckers, 1 Wilkinson Single Coil & Guitar Case. Production-time 12-16 weeks. | |
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Starting at $ 950.00 |
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"Christa" design copyright © 2003 Phil. Gawen. U.S. Copyright Office / Library Of Congress |
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