Hot or Not - Briggs Apollo Special

Mark Wein

Grand Poobah
Staff member
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DESCRIPTION:
Jack has created a masterpiece super lightweight guitar that puts forth massive full-bodied tone…..and they said it couldn’t be done. He is definitely on a creative roll the likes of which is seldom seen in any of the arts related crafts, having just delivered this exquisite Apollo Special with a stunning amboyna burl top sitting on a one piece throne made of red alder. Wow!SPECS:
- Body: 1 Piece Red Alder (Semi-Hollow)
- Top: Bookmatched Amboyna Burl
- Neck: 1 Piece Spalted Flamed Big Leaf Maple
- Fretboard: African Blackwood from 1960
- Frets: Jescar 47104S Medium Jumbo Stainless
- Inlays: MOP Microdots
- Side Inlays: Black dots
- Binding: Multi Ivoroid / Black Celluloid
- Nut: Unbleached “Vintage” Bone
- Tuners: Tone Pros KLuson
- Headstock: Amboyna Burl
- Neck Pickup: Lollar Low Wind Imperial
- Bridge Pickup: Lollar Low QWind Imperial
- Controls: V/V/T/T
- Switching: 3 Way Toggle
- Nut Width: 1 – 11/16”
- Scale Length: 24.626”
- Neck Profile: Artist (.910/.980 soft-v )
- Hardware: Gold
- Bridge: Pigtail Aluminium
- Custom ivoroid celluloid pickup rings & control knobs
- Amboyna Burl cover plates, headplates, heelplate and truss rod cover
- Finish: Natural Top / Coffee Back (nitrocellulose lacquer)
PRICING:
- $6350.00



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I'd play it, but no friggin' way I'd pay $6K+

for that, it better have a glory hole on the backside
 
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