Flame
Vector
Designer's note:
"Bob
Willcutt told us that this vision came to him in a dream—a burning,
arrow-shaped guitar with a bright cherry fingerboard. He said it was as if the guitar
was on fire.
The main challenge was to deep-stain the fingerboard
to resist wearing through while still matching the color of the guitar. We used a beautiful piece of quarter
sawn fiddleback maple for the top and saved a matched piece for the fingerboard. It really turned
out... like a dream."
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each photo for a larger image)
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| Finding
a piece of figured maple wide enough for this shape
isn't easy, but we came up with the perfect piece. Take
a close look at the breathtaking figure running through
the fingerboard. |
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| One
of the simplest, most elegant headstocks in black is
brought to life with a subtle touch. We used a light
red pearl for the logo inlay to go with the rest of
the guitar! It's almost as if the "fire" is
inside the headstock. |
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| We
love the neck joint on this guitar. Smooth and
sensual, and the dovetail joint really connects
sonically. Notice how the neck and body mahogany
matches, here's where our attention to detail
really shows. |
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guitar's electronics are rear-loaded in order
to avoid a pickguard and show off the maple
top. An angled output on the lower wing is a
nice touch too. How does it sound? Like a house
on fire! |
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| Just
as nice from this angle, you can see how the
mahogany body and neck were matched for grain,
color and density. |
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