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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: 3.5k (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.
Production-time 9+ months. This is the most difficult guitar to build—no exception.

Price:EMAIL (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: 4.5k (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.