My own personal Model 14- VB Guitars is back and in action!! And the blog is too :-) :-)

After a long hiatus working on a different project, I finally am back on VB projects full force, and I’m also making some time to start up the guitar shop blog again! Its good to be back in the saddle. Things have been crazy busy here on all the projects since March of last year (which is the last time I was able to blog it up about the VB’s- time flies wowww). I am really excited about the new custom build projects that are coming to the shop. Look for lots of new photos and music.

I thought I’d start the blogging with pics and music of something I made for myself!! I finally made some time to build a guitar for my own use, and I’m stoked! This is a chambered ultra lightweight Model 14, this style of guitar has always been a favorite to my ear for the type of music I do. First the pics and video, then specs below. Hit me if you want some more info or if you’d like to have one made!

SPECIFICATIONS

Guitar Style: Model 14 chambered semi hollow

BODY

1-3/4″ body depth,

14″ body width

Soundboard material: European Spruce

Back/Sides materials: figured Pine

Bracing:  internal chamber / block

Soundholes: “F” Shape

NECK

Neck material: honduras mahogany w/two way adjustable truss rod

Headstock overlay: Ebony

Nut width: 1-11/16”

Nut Material: bone

Headstock inlay: VB Logo in Brass

FINGERBOARD

Fingerboard material: Ebony

Fingerboard radius: 12″

Scale length: 25″

No of frets: 21

Fret size: jumbo

Fingerboard inlay: side dots only

OVERALL BINDING SCHEME: Unbound with faux binding tape mask around soundboard

FINISH: Tiger eye burst with high gloss topcoat

HARDWARE

Bridge: Tunomatic

Tailpiece: Black flame maple

Tuning gears: Gotoh 510’s in antique gold with ebony knobs

Pickups: Bridge and Neck matched pair Throbak  pickups SLE-101 Plus

Hardware and electronics: Volume and Tone mounted to top

PRICING (for one just like it)
Chambered or semi-hollow Thinline guitars baseprice $3800
High gloss finish $500
Faux Binding Mask- $150
Euro Cello woods (for carved spruce soundboard) $150
Case $125Total: $4725 plus shipping and applicable taxes

My recording setup: Henriksen “the bud” amp, Daddario 13’s, Zoom G2.1NU multi effect, Sure sm57