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T  i  g  e  r        Tribute
Earlier Versions

Variations

These models are examples of various movements toward  final models that represent the originals more accurately, but with a touch of "PHIGA". Prices for custom-jobs are vary slightly as to hardware and electronics and specifics. I accept checks and bank transfers only. I only take orders for these guitars at the beginning of a run. The next "Run" begins end of November 2007 and will end the summer of 2008.
The ultimate credit for these inspired designs go to Doug Irwin, a genius extraordinaire.

T2
Body:

1. ½” Cocobolo, 5-ply (phenolic binding), curly maple, 5-ply,  3/8” book-matched cocobolo.
2. Brass inlayed body top/back & cap. Mother of pearl tiger cap, cold cast brass binding on fingerboard.
3. Inlaid set in oval cocobolo with vine.

 Neck:

  1. 2 outer flamed maple, 2 ebony speeders, 1 center thick blood wood.
  2. Blood wood joint between neck and body.
  3. Back of headstock 3 to 4-ply 1/32” veneer alternating maple, imbuia and fl. maple.
  4. Top of headstock ebony black with brass inner binding, gold shell eagle/mop moon, black truss key cover
  5. Fretboard 25 scale, jumbo frets, crème binding, } shape at end, brass nut.
  6. two-way truss rod for in/out bow adjustment.
  7. Exact Tiger inlays.

 Hardware:

  1. Hand-made brass tail piece, gold SG  wide bridge (special order), hand-made brass pickup ring, hand-made dual jack plate and 5-way selector plate (all brass sealed), Sperzel locking tuners.

 Electronics:

  1. Two DiMarzio Super IIs, one SDH-1 single coil  pickup (all crème or black/crème).
  2. 2x on/on/on 6 pin mini-switches, 1x neck/bridge combin. 1x 5-way selector switch, 2x tone/1x volume.
  3. 2x stereo jacks (for later upgrade), 3 gold metal knobs.

 Finish: (on all Tributes)

  1. Lacquer--gloss

Case: Gator Hard-shell and domestic via UPS insured.
Production-time 9 + months.
Price: 4k (includes domestic shipping and case). 1/2 down and 1/2 upon completion.
Option: Roland midi pickup, unity gain buffer/effects loop plus $ 500.00.

T3 (closest replica)

Brass speeders below top and bottom of body on a blood wood/maple 2-ply sandwich. Solid brass binding around fingerboard. Effects loop/unity gain buffer/Roland midi pickup done by Gary Brawer, or 3rd Coast Sound, back brass inlay, large m.o.p vine on cocobolo and quilted maple, commemoration engraving on finger board.
Roland midi pickup, unity gain buffer/effects loop
Production-time 9+ months. This is the most difficult guitar to build—no exception.

Price: 5K (includes domestic shipping and case). 1/2 down, 1/2 upon completion.

Rosebud Tribute—similar to T2 without brass inlays, with skeleton cap, strat wiring and parallel/series/single switches for all pickups, no binding on Ebony with black binding. Production-time 6-9 months.

Price: 3K (includes domestic shipping and case). 1/2 down, 1/2 upon completion.
Option: Roland midi pickup, unity gain buffer/effects loop plus $ 500.00.

Wolf Tribute

Neck: 

   1.   Through-neck flamed maple, 2x purple heart speeders, middle-maple.

  1. Headstock—top black ebony or quilted maple, black/wh/brass binding, eagle inlay.
  2. Back—imbuia/ash/imbuia/flamed maple 1/32” veneer stack.

Body: 

   1.   Back and front quilted maple tops, purple heart core, 5-ply phenolic veneer  
         binding.

  1. Wolf inlay (quilted maple).

 Hardware: Gold/Brass Sperzel locking tuners, brass bridge, Graphtec or scalloped brass nut, black truss rod-cover, SG-style bridge (special order).

Electronics:

  1. Two DiMarzio Super IIs, one SDH-1 single coil  pickup (all crème or black/crème).
  2. 2x on/on/on 6 pin mini-switches, 1x neck/bridge combin. 1x 5-way selector switch, 2x tone/1x volume.
  3. 2x stereo jacks (for later upgrade), 3 gold metal knobs.

Finish:

  1.  Lacquer--gloss

Production-time 9+ months.
Case: Gator Hard-shell and domestic via UPS insured.
Price: 3k (includes domestic shipping and case). 1/2 down, 1/2 upon completion.

Electronics:  1.  Strat setup parallel/series/single for DiMarzio Super IIs and SDH-1, mini switches with and extra switch for upgrade to original setup.

Add $ 200.00 for unity gain buffer/effects loop. Add $ 200.00 for piezo bridge.