I love the idea of recycle and reuse, and when applied to guitars, it can make for some very interesting designs. Using salvaged old wood can sometimes be better than newer woods since that older wood is often times harder to get in modern times, and has already been aged and dried for many years. Often times, it also has an already aged, rustic look with incredible texture and grain without any external “relicing” needed.
Dismal Ax Guitars specializes in this, and his designs are also quite eclectic and modern. Here are the specs for his Hawk guitar, which was sold on Rebel Guitars.
- Model: The Hawk
- Body: Salvaged Poplar Center Block, Spalted Sycamore Wings w/Elm Barnwood Tops
- Neck: Set, Soft Maple
- Fretboard: Persimmon w/Black Position Markers
- Nut Width: 1.66″
- Neck Thickness: .82 at 1st Fret, .91 at 12th fret
- Scale: 25″
- Frets: Stew-Mac #152 Med/High
- Bridge: Tune-O-Matic, Nickel, Strings Through Body
- Tuners: Sperzel Locking
- Pickups: Dismal Homespun Mini Humbuckers w/Alnico 5 Bar Magnets in Coils
- Electronics: CTS 500K Tone & Vol Pots, 3-Way Switch
- Mullard .015mf Tone Control Capacitor, .001mf Treble Bypass Capacitor w/Parallel 150k Resistor
- Control Knobs: Vintage Audio, Phenolic
- Body Finish: Shellac & Flat Waterbone Varnish
- Neck Finish: Shellac & Flat Waterbone Varnish
- Hardware: Nickel
- Pickguard: Custom, Brass, Aluminum, Copper
- Other: 1962 Studebaker Hawk Hood Emblem
- Case Included
- Weight: 7.2lbs
Pretty cool stuff.
