Boots - VG No. 0040
Jeff had been watching my guitar builds for some time and finally decided to pull the trigger one day and we had a conversation as to what he was looking for. He had asked about maybe inlaying a couple of dog tags-stlye inlay and I had asked him why. The story begins with Jeff losing 2 brothers in the war in Afghanistan and he wanted to have me build a tributary guitar in rememberence of his 2 brothers. This had hit me hard, since I'm a veteran. I thought about it and came up with the fallen soldier monument design which is recognized by most and so began a buid that was built side-by-side with 2 other guitars over the course of 8 months. Jeff really liked the style of the Grubbworm guitar build and wanted his guitar to be close to Todd's as possible.. perhaps the ominous look - but it also has a powerful look and tonal possibilities at the end of the day and it is a nod to 2 brothers that were fallen soldiers. Photography by Jeff Fay
Series: X-15T Carved-top
Serial#: 0040
Date completed: 5/30/2022
Weight: 7.27 lbs.
Fingerboard:24 frets, 25" scale, 12" radius
Tuners: 6-in-line Black Gotoh Locking Tuners
Nut: Black Tusq® Nut
Pickups: In-house handwound Lickup Pickups
Electronics: Vol, Tone, two 3-way mini dp switches for coil tap, 3-way toggle with a total of 15 separate tones.
Bridge: Wilkinson VS100N Tremolo bridge
Top: Flamed Maple
Body: Alder
Neck: Maple
Fretboard: Ebony
Headstock: Seahorse
Pickup rings: Black metal
Finishing: Flat black matte. Paint by Moecolors
Extras: Fallen soldier inlay from frets 3 to 7. Star inlays for all other fret markers, glow-in-the-dark side dots, No back plate or screw holes - nod to Todd! Ebony tuner buttons.
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Testimonial coming soon!
