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Shawn May Custom Basses

#101
I sold to a friend of mine so of course that means I'm in the middle of another Shawn May custom project. This next one will be a piece of Box Elder that looks like it's on fire and placed on a piece of Rainbow Poplar.
 

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#105
ll Rip ll said:
Awesome axe! What type of wood is the fretboard made of?
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4-stg double cutaway with scroll.
Solid Olive wood top, (not body wings), Swamp Ash body, Wenge/Flamed Maple/Mahogany neck with Wenge fretboard, Olive blocks and headstock cap.
Hipshot tuners
Toone & Townsend Hybrid single string bridges
Graphtech Black Tusq XL nut
Amber LED side position markers
Single pickup with two Nordstrand Big Singles in it. It's also going to have a custom exposed poles wooden cover, Ebony top, mahogany body, with maple contrast lamination, with special screw bump outs.
Nordstrand 3B-3 preamp
 
#106
Spector2112 said:
4-stg double cutaway with scroll.
Solid Olive wood top, (not body wings), Swamp Ash body, Wenge/Flamed Maple/Mahogany neck with Wenge fretboard, Olive blocks and headstock cap.
Hipshot tuners
Toone & Townsend Hybrid single string bridges
Graphtech Black Tusq XL nut
Amber LED side position markers
Single pickup with two Nordstrand Big Singles in it. It's also going to have a custom exposed poles wooden cover, Ebony top, mahogany body, with maple contrast lamination, with special screw bump outs.
Nordstrand 3B-3 preamp
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That's awesome; thanks for the info
 

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