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Artisan Deluxe  # 140

Body: Chambered Honduran Mahogany
Top: 3A Flame East Coast Maple
Neck: Honduran Mahogany
Fretboard: Brazilian RW
Pickups: WCR Green/Moore set
Bridge: Thorn 1-pc. Tremolo
Inlays: Reversed Firesuns
Controls: 2 x Vol., 1 x Tone
Color:
Top - Faded Lemon Drop Burst ala Peter Green's #1
Back - Vintage Cherry Red

Initial Tone Report:
What I like best about this is that Big Mike hand selected every piece of wood. So, if it came out sounding like crud I was off the hook. :p
Lucky for me, this guitar sounds absolutely killer. The double-cut shape doesn't have quite the low end grunt that a 'burst usually has, but what it does have is excellent clarity, definition and endless sustain. The pickups are out of phase in the middle position just like Peter Green's and wow, what a sound!
Supernatural, baby!
Vintage PAF tone with vintage looks along with some modern details - oh yeah!.

Big Mike, you're my bud - enjoy it and thanks!

Ron
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  Here's our favorite parts:
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Tone.
Flame.
Mineral Streaks.
Purfling.
  
Here is the much anticipated, Peter Green inspired, faded lemon-drop tone machine.
I will refer to it as the "Amp Killer" since last week's test run at very high volume.
The sweet smell of tone was quickly replaced with the pungent aroma of melting wires and sizzling bacon...breakfast is served, today's special is the Allen Old Flame combo. :|