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Artisan Master  # 085

Body & Neck: Korina
Top: Compression Curl Koa
Fretboard: African Blackwood
Pickups: Tom Anderson M1/M1/M3 with his wiring layout
Bridge: TonePros wraparound...of course!!!:D
Inlays: Grape Vines
Color: Soft Caramel burst on top only. Black headstock face.

Initial Tone Report:

I said it when I reviewed Scott's and I'll say it again. These are the most single coil sounding humbuckers ever. If it wasn't for the lack of 60 cycle you would swear they are SCs...I sat there playing it for 30 minutes and the whole time I was thinking what guitar of my own could I cram these into?
Very chimey and bell like, like a good SC.

I have to note that the inlays were once again cut-out entirely by hand by Pops. We're talking over 75 individual grapes, made of purple-heart, vermillion, and dyed maple...all the size of a side dot...unreal. The leaves are pale abalone, the vines paua and pink abalone, the ribbon on the 12th fret Sterling Silver and Brass.
Here's a work-in-progress shot showing the detail a little better:

Thanks for the great bridges over the years Dwight, I hope you enjoy #085!

Ron 8o

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