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Origin 

Les Pauls have always been a favourite of ours, so we are very happy to include a Les Paul inspired model in our range. Seeing as the Les Paul is (arguably) where it all began the guitar was named the Origin.

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Origin 

Classic 50s Les Pauls Goodness with hand cut Dragonfly inlay of Paua and Mother of Pearl.

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Features Overview

Long tenon set neck

22 Stainless steel frets

Ebony fretboard

Ebony headplate

Hand cut Paua and MOP Dragonfly inlay

Honduran Mahogany neck

1pc Honduran Mahogany body

Faber bridge/tailpiece

Gotoh locking tuners

Bare Knuckle Nantucket 90 at bridge

Custom Bare Knuckle Strat magnet neck pickup

Bare Knuckle capacitors

Shielded cable throughout

Schaller straplocks

Satin Nitrocellulose lacquer finish

 

 

Largely based on the Les Paul shape with a few differences, such as a slightly shorter lower horn some sleek body carves and a headstock volute to prevent you know what happening .

Super simple but classy on the woods on this one. The body is a single piece of Honduran Mahogany and the neck is also Honduran (1/4 sawn). The fretboard is some jet black ebony along with the headstock facing which also features a hand cut Dragonfly inlay of Paua and Mother of Pearl. There are a couple of Instagram reels on this process if you’d like to check those out.

The pickups are made by Bareknuckle pickups; their Nantucket 90 at the bridge and interestingly at the neck there is a P90 with Strat magnets for a nice warm sound.

Bridge and tailpiece are by @faberguitargermany featuring their locking bits on both. Tuners are front locking Gotoh units and the guitar was specified with an extra Schaller strap lock so it stands easily.

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Origin 

Extra thick AAA grade Flamed Maple Top with High Gloss Finish.

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Features Overview

Black guitar: Les Paul style
24 3/4" scale

Mahogany body
Black finish
AAA grade flamed Maple flat top
Mahogany set neck
Headstock volute

Birdseye Maple fingerboard
Custom Inlays

Maple cavity lids

Gotoh Tuners

Gotoh Tune O Matic bridge
Kent Armstrong pickups

Dunlop Straplocks

Ernie Ball strings

 

 

Green Guitar same except for:

AAA grade Ebony Fingerboard

British Racing Green Finish

Colour Matched Control Knobs

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While there are a lot of classic features here, there are a few differences which we feel make worthy additions to the guitar. These differences include a slightly revised headstock with a lower degree angle, a double action truss rod and a headstock volute which adds strength where it really needs it.

One of the guitars pictured in the gallery below has been personalised with an Ebony twelfth fret inlay of the new owners initials and his lucky number on the headstock inlaid with Maple. In fact there is a theme of black Maple and chrome which runs right through the guitar including Maple cavity lids and truss rod cover.

 

The second guitar pictured (above) is similarly speced, except with a British Racing Green high gloss finish and colour matched control knobs.

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We have mostly stuck with classic woods for these two, both having a Mahogany body with a beautiful AAA grade flamed Maple top and set Mahogany neck.  The black guitar features a high grade Birdseye Maple fingerboard, whereas the Green guitar features a AAA grade jet black Ebony fingerboard

 

The build process of the black guitar can be viewed on our Facebook page.

Please remember, any of our models can be specified with a different number of strings, scale length, frets, pickups or anything else for that matter! Also we offer the option for you to design your very own unique guitar or bass with your own body shape and specifications.

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