Wilborn Nautilus BRW/Sitka NGD, it is here!!!!!!!

[TomB'sox]

Originally Posted by Jlhunt

Tom, this guitar turned out awesome! I love that you went with the asymmetrical set of Brazilian Rosewood. It is a truly unique and special guitar and it sounds wonderful. I hope to get to see it and play it in September. Congratulations!

Jim

Thank you and I hope you can come to play it also!

Originally Posted by Nemoman

Fabulous guitar and a wonderful back story--congrats, my friend!

Thank you fine sir, hope all is going well!

Originally Posted by s2y

Summer of 2024. Looking forward to joining the club.

Hey, that is this year! Won't be long now! We will get to teach you the secret handshake!

Originally Posted by Aspiring

Congrats Tom and Ben beautiful guitar and an even better story to go with it.

The Nautilus I played at the first B.I.G. I attended blew me away I'm sure they have only gone forward from there.

Thank you very much. According to Ben they have gotten even better, hard for me to believe as the first production Nautilus in my room is pretty darned good.

Originally Posted by Treenewt

Many congrats, Tom!

Thank you and thanks for checking it out!

[TomB'sox]

Originally Posted by WilbornGuitars

I pretty much stayed out of this thread because I didn't know how to field all the incredibly nice things that were being said. I blush to read it all. So I will just say thank you to everyone who posted, or just looked on from the wings. And an extra big thank you to Tom, who has been such an outstanding client, patron and friend. Thank you for the commission and for doing this thread. This was a really enjoyable and meaningful journey, and of course nothing could be finer for me than to have a happy guitarist at the end of the trail. Happy New Year, all.

Yeah, probably best you stayed away for the most part, over-exposure might have led to the truth about you getting out!

All kidding aside, Mr. Wilborn is a very humble fella, so he's got that goin for him!


Hanging out and making new friends:

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[TomB'sox]

The guitar continues to open up and impress. Very happy with ole' asymmetric.

[islandguitar]

What a beauty, Tom!!

[Zandit75]

Originally Posted by TomB'sox

Yeah, probably best you stayed away for the most part, over-exposure might have led to the truth about you getting out!

All kidding aside, Mr. Wilborn is a very humble fella, so he's got that goin for him!


Hanging out and making new friends:

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Do you have a wider angle shot of that guitar room/wall Tom?
If you're going to post up drool worthy photos like that, you might as well go all the way!!!

[TomB'sox]

Originally Posted by islandguitar

What a beauty, Tom!!

Thank you sir.

Originally Posted by Zandit75

Do you have a wider angle shot of that guitar room/wall Tom?
If you're going to post up drool worthy photos like that, you might as well go all the way!!!

I do, but I hesitate to post it, but come on up to the Northern Hemisphere and see it in person this Sept!

[Zandit75]

Originally Posted by TomB'sox

I do, but I hesitate to post it, but come on up to the Northern Hemisphere and see it in person this Sept!

Yeah, I get it. I've gone through so many of your builds here, I can just imagine what a heaven it must be!
Powerball didn't come through for me last night like it was supposed to, so we'll see what the numbers are like next week!!!

[canuck7]

Originally Posted by TomB'sox

Thank you sir.



I do, but I hesitate to post it, but come on up to the Northern Hemisphere and see it in person this Sept!

I’ve got a permanent mental image in my mind!! With Tony McManus playing Bach on one of your beauties on a Sunday morning for 30 minutes…!

[Bill Kraus]

I wanted to get a look at the finished pics of this guitar. Starting from the last page, it took me about five minutes of scrolling through all the nice responses to finally see a picture of this thing, about seven pages back in. I now understand why. While flat sawn, that Brazilian is beautiful and unique, and made even better by the fact that flat sawn Brazilian is something you do not commonly see from a maker of this caliber, it's usually quarter sawn. I have to say, I really like the silking on that beautiful Sitka top also, truly stunning!, congratulations.

[TomB'sox]

Originally Posted by canuck7

I’ve got a permanent mental image in my mind!! With Tony McManus playing Bach on one of your beauties on a Sunday morning for 30 minutes…!

Yes sir, he was on a Bach kick that year and I think he was trying to play em all that weekend, LOL, simply amazing to have the Tony McManus just sitting around the house playing Bach and hanging out!

Originally Posted by Bill Kraus

I wanted to get a look at the finished pics of this guitar. Starting from the last page, it took me about five minutes of scrolling through all the nice responses to finally see a picture of this thing, about seven pages back in. I now understand why. While flat sawn, that Brazilian is beautiful and unique, and made even better by the fact that flat sawn Brazilian is something you do not commonly see from a maker of this caliber, it's usually quarter sawn. I have to say, I really like the silking on that beautiful Sitka top also, truly stunning!, congratulations.

Thank you Bill. That BRW certainly is not for everyone, but it is for me! I love it. Ben said it was very solid wood and he bought it originally, so he must of seen or heard something there. The top is stunning. I will post another pic so it is here closer to the end of the thread.

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Surrounded by friends.

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[Dustinfurlow]

Congrats, man. Ben's guitars keep getting better and better. The last one that was at Dream Guitars was a real showstopper.

[Chazmo]

Originally Posted by TomB'sox

Yeah, probably best you stayed away for the most part, over-exposure might have led to the truth about you getting out!

All kidding aside, Mr. Wilborn is a very humble fella, so he's got that goin for him!


Hanging out and making new friends:

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Gosh, what a pretty guitar and collection, TomB'sox!

[Universe]

Love BRW myself but only played one.

I love how the cut away came together with the sides. The sap wood makes a wrap around design. No one will have another quite like that.

Looking to get my 2nd steel string. Easier said than done. There are so many interesting guitars out there it's hard to decide on just one.

Congrats.

Originally Posted by TomB'sox

Yes sir, he was on a Bach kick that year and I think he was trying to play em all that weekend, LOL, simply amazing to have the Tony McManus just sitting around the house playing Bach and hanging out!



Thank you Bill. That BRW certainly is not for everyone, but it is for me! I love it. Ben said it was very solid wood and he bought it originally, so he must of seen or heard something there. The top is stunning. I will post another pic so it is here closer to the end of the thread.

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Surrounded by friends.

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[TomB'sox]

Originally Posted by Dustinfurlow

Congrats, man. Ben's guitars keep getting better and better. The last one that was at Dream Guitars was a real showstopper.

I hope you got a chance to try it as I know it went out the door pretty fast.

Originally Posted by Chazmo

Gosh, what a pretty guitar and collection, TomB'sox!

Thank you for your kind words, I do have some nice stuff.

Originally Posted by Universe

Love BRW myself but only played one.

I love how the cut away came together with the sides. The sap wood makes a wrap around design. No one will have another quite like that.

Looking to get my 2nd steel string. Easier said than done. There are so many interesting guitars out there it's hard to decide on just one.

Congrats.

The sapwood match was even more amazing before the binding, but that had to go in and break it up a little. He matched it up perfectly. There is a picture back in the thread showing that I think, before the binding, but maybe not.

[soma5]

I hope I get to play it next fall. I'll bring my Nautilus for you to play. Also maybe some other guitars. Since I drive from home each day, I can bring a variety...

What a gorgeous guitar, and kudos to you for embracing an asymmetrical design. As guitarists we tend to revere what came before, and here you are going forward (also Ben) with something new!

Al