[Guitars44me]

Greetings fellow Custom Shop friends and BOSS AXE fanatics !

Yet another John Kinnaird super Custom now on the Bench!

This is my SIXTH custom with the Maestro! Hahaha. We continue to chase ENORMOUS acoustic tone, along with every comfort feature we know of...

The woods:
Highly figured Oregon Myrtle from John's stash for back and outer sides

Spanish Cedar for inner sides, solid linings, laminated neck, and laminated neck and end blocks.

(Thanks to Bruce Sexauer for the beautiful and inspiring recent builds with Myrtle, which helped us choose this B/S set from John's deep stash.)

A killer Bear Claw Western Red Cedar top, which John says is as responsive as any WRC he has ever worked with. Yow!

Bridge, Fretboard, and binding wood(s) still to be decided. But I am leaning towards Texas Ebony again, if John agrees.

Features:

this will have our full "Pablo Package" of ergonomic and sound enhancing features:

1.77" Nut, (slightly more narrow than our recent 1 25/32" builds).
2.25 string spacing at the saddle
25" scale for warmer tone and easier reaches for my old left hand.
asymmetrical slim carve neck with carve extending into the FB binding
Slim V on the bottom (Fingers). Barely rounded slim V on the top (thumb)

Carbon Fiber Tube and NO truss rod
Well rolled fret board edges

Smaller Upper Back, Armrest, and Cutaway bevels,
Rounded edges throughout entire guitar
sound port at neck side of Upper Bout bend.
12 fret with rounded "Venetian" cutaway
elevated Fretboard extension to free entire top
CF struts from neck block to waist will allow lighter bracing and build.

Manzer Wedge. 5/8". Thus the slightly smaller comfort bevels
John's nifty recent adjustable neck
Skipping fan frets/multi-scale. I will play a lot of Slide on this, as always.

We are resurrecting John's old oversized Slope Dread shape.
16.25" Lower Bout!
And will be doing a subtle recurve/cut on the BASS side of the neck as well as a more regular Venetian (rounded) cutaway.
The idea is to push the 25" scale 12 fret neck back so the saddle sits where a 25.5" scale would land. Closer to the widest part of the top.
Snakehead headstock for almost straight string pull.

Plus, All John's standard features like Super hard Jescar gold color frets, Laminated neck with plenty of CF clear through the Headstock
Both front and backplate, and ducktail volute for super strong and lightweight headstock/neck

Gotoh MINI 510 tuners, with wood buttons for lightest weight...
and more. I am sure I will remember something else. Hahah

Built to be tuned down to D concert, (down one whole step from standard), Open D and Drop C, where my guitars stay.

I have again requested the lightest build John feels is prudent.

Thank You John!!!

More coming soon! Hope to get some wood pics up pretty quick, too.

Play on, and tune up often!

Paul