William Jeffrey Jones Proteus Electric Guitar
Here is another killer guitar from William Jeffrey Jones Guitars. This guitar is called Proteus. The back of this guitar is just extraordinary. The neck heel just looks incredibly comfortable to play and really adds a nice visual touch to the back of the guitar. Actually, my favorite part of this guitar is the back. If I owned this guitar, I would probably hang it on my wall hanger backwards so I could look at the back of the guitar all the time.
The Proteus guitar features a unique carved tailpiece, ebony bridge block, and brass pin saddles. The volume and tone knobs are also hand carved to match the design of the bridge. William Jeffrey Jones is one of the most unique builders and he continues to set the bar very high when it comes to the design and beauty of his instruments. You can bet I will be featuring many more of his beautiful guitars!
Specifications
Body: walnut w/maple top
Neck: walnut/maple, angled 3×3 headstock, carved rosewood badge, dual-action trussrod
Fretboard: East Indian rosewood, 12″ radius, Mother of Pearl sidemarkers
Scale length: 24.625″, 24 frets
Nut: graphite, 1.70″ width
Pickups: Searcy String Works humbuckers custom-made for this instrument
Switching: volume, tone, 3-way selector
Bridge: custom ebony saddle block w/brass pin saddles, height adjustable
Tuners: black 3×3
Finish: Danish Oil and Tru-oil
William Jeffrey Jones Proteus
Back and Neck Heel of Proteus
William Jeffrey Jones Walnut with Maple Top Proteus
William Jeffrey Jones Walnut Back
Hand Carved Tailpiece and Volume and Tone Knobs
William Jeffrey Jones Proteus
Back of William Jeffrey Jones Proteus Guitar
William Jeffrey Jones Hand Carved Headstock
William Jeffrey Jones Proteus
Guitarist Az Samad got the chance to play the Proteus from William Jeffrey Jones Guitars while at the Healdsburg Guitar Festival and had this to say about it:
“The Proteus is one of the very best electric guitars I’ve ever played. Not only is the design beautiful and comfortable to play, the clarity of the sound brings out each note that I played like separate voices in a vocal quartet. The harmony comes out rich and united, yet each note has a great vocal quality to it. The guitar responded well to single-note playing as well as more contrapuntal solo jazz guitar work. I couldn’t stop playing it and it made me want to keep making music. Truly, any instrument that can inspire creativity is special and this is definitely unique. Kudos to Jeffrey for putting so much love into his work.”
Az Samad
http://www.sonicbids.com/azsamad
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Scott Walker Guitars Semi Hollow Guitar
I was just checking out the new Semi Hollow Guitar from Scott Walker Guitars and thought I would share it here. As expected, this is another beautiful guitar. Great work as usual Scott!
Scott Walker Semi Hollow Guitar
Scott Walker Guitars Semi Hollow
Scott Walker Guitars Semi Hollow Back
Semi Hollow Guitar from Scott Walker Guitars
Back of Semi Hollow Guitar from Scott Walker
William Jeffrey Jones Guitars iO Blackthorn Electric Guitar
Here is another gorgeous guitar from William Jeffrey Jones Guitars. The figure on this bookmatched Walnut top is amazing and the ebony that is used to create the black horn and scrolls really adds that extra touch of class. Beneath the Walnut top is a layer of Cherry that really sets this guitar off and makes the Walnut top stand out. The design of this guitar is perfection and is a perfect example of how beautiful handcarved guitars can be. Check out the specifications below for more information on the William Jeffrey Jones iO Blackthorn.
iO Blackthorn Specifications
Body: solidbody walnut/cherry w/ebony accents
Neck: walnut/cherry, angled 3×3 headstock, ebony faceplate, carved badge,dual-action trussrod, carbon fiber reinforced
Fretboard: ebony, 12″ radius, Mother of Pearl sidemarkers
Scale length: 25″, 24 frets
Nut: ebony (options available), 1.75″ width
Pickup: Rio Grande humbuckers
Switching: volume, tone, 3-way selector
Bridge: tune-o-matic
Tuners: Sperzel locking
Finish: Danish Oil and Tru-oil
William Jeffrey Jones iO Blackthorn Electric Guitar
iO Blackthorn Bookmatched Walnut Top
Walnut Top with Cherry Wood Underneath
William Jeffrey Jones iO Blackthorn Headstock
Back of William Jeffrey Jones iO Blackthorn Guitar
iO Blackthorn Sting Thru Body
William Jeffrey Jones iO Blackthorn
William Jeffrey Jones Guitars
Progress Pictures of Smokehouse Guitars “Lona” Cigar Box Guitar
Josh Gayou of Smokehouse Guitars sent me some progress pictures of his newest cigar box guitar named “Lola”. I always love seeing guitars during the construction phase and then seeing the completed guitar. This one turned out great!
Smokehouse Guitars Cigar Box Guitar Construction
Smokehouse Guitars Body and Neck
Smokehouse Guitars Guitar Neck
Smokehouse Guitars Cigar Box Guitar Neck
Smokehouse Guitar Cigar Box Guitar
Smokehouse Guitars Cigar Box Guitar
