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dibart77

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Hmm. Although weird that they call it Amber... Amber is gold. This clearly is brown to me. Maybe Amber stain over roasted maple --> brown.


 

guertzi

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The back looks definitely amber to me, the rather brownish top comes from the roasted maple underneath.
The description says:
"These specially selected instruments feature african mahogany backs, roasted AAAAA quilt maple tops and a Willcutt exclusive Roasted Amber finish."

So dibart77 is right.
 

spychocyco

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Too much brown for me. I almost wish they'd just done a clear over the roasted quilt, though I don't know if that would have popped the grain very well. That just looks very muddy to me.
 

WillyD

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Hey guys,

The color is trans amber stain over roasted maple top, the amber shows on the back over African mahogany.
Stainless steel fret wire 0.047" x 0.104" a bit wider than standard Axis wire(0.095")but the same height

Imagine yourself eating a Kentucky Hot Brown Sandwich and the color will make sense!

More models to come for this run
 

MM Luke

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Darn it. These look tempting. I’d love an Axis with stainless steel frets and the Floyd, but I wish I could get it with the Trans Gold quilt and matching headstock. Not being a dealer, does anyone know if this is possible? If not I might have to go with one of these, or try to order a standard Axis and refret it one day.
 

Slick64

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I got the regular Axis version of this.......the roasted necks and slightly larger stainless frets are nice.
 
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