Here’s a guitar I have available. Its is very unusual for me to have an instrument in stock ready for immediate delivery, I am usually always working on commissioned work. Not sure when i will have a guitar in stock again. It was originally commissioned by my client Bryce Sutherland. Turns out another Model 14 semi guitar that I originally made as a training device for my assistant Patrick caught Bryce’s eye. He decided to switch and take that one instead (its pretty cool!), making this one now available.
I was going to keep it (heh heh rubbing hands) but I figured I should probably sell it and pay the bills haha! Tough one to let go… The price is $5800 plus case and shipping.
Here’s a mini documentary i made using the guitar to showcase the construction and sound. The guitar was strung up for the first time just 2 days prior and was already sounding and playing great!
Recording setup:
Pickups- Kent Armstrong hand wound PAF
Labella strings 13-56
Neck pickup used throughout with volume full on and tone slightly rolled back (not dark).
Roland CUBE-40XL 1×10″ 40 Watt Combo Amp with a touch of reverb from my Zoom G2.1NU pedal. (These amps are SO CHEAP but are great!! Super portable for schlepping to gigs)
Recorded with Royer 121 mic with Shadow Hills preamp
Victor Baker- luthier / composer / guitarist performing “First Born” written for his daughter Allie. The slideshow music at the beginning of the video is also a VB original (untitled).
Carmen Staaf- Piano
Trifon Dimitrov- Bass
Chris Carroll- Drums / Engineer
recorded and mixed at Mantra Studio (Chris Carroll)
Complete Guitar Specifications:
Measurements: 14″ body depth, 2-3/8″ body width
Neck material: lightweight mahogany w/two way adjustable truss rod
Headstock overlay: Ebony
Nut width: 1-11/16″
Nut Material: bone
Headstock inlay: VB Logo, VB crown
Fingerboard: Ebony
Fingerboard radius: 12″
Scale length: 25″
No of frets: 21
Fret size: jumbo
Fingerboard inlay: Pearl D’angelico split Block
Soundboard material: Carved Alpine SpruceSoundholes: “S” Shape
Back/Sides materials: Master Grade quilted mahogany laminate with maple inner ply
Binding package: Fully Bound package White multi bound with front
and side purfling
Finish: Amber Burst
Bridge: ebony
Tailpiece: black flame maple
Tuning gears: Gotoh Delta 21:1 with ebony knobs
Pickups: neck mount kent Armstrong, custom black flame pickup ring
Hardware and electronics: Volume and tone body mounted
