NYNGD: New Year's New Guitar Days! NYNGD #2021-6
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Welcome to Day 6 of my annual New Year's New Guitar Days (NYNGD)!
Thanks for the kind words and comments on NYNGD #2021-5! I know this year's (er... last year's) NYNGDs are trickling in at a snail's pace - super busy with work and life. But we'll get through them, maybe in time for NYNGD 2022!
Today's NGNGD is the stunning Luke III BFR in the unique and totally Music Man "Grapes of Wrath" finish. As you can see, the top really does look like the inside of a grape. And its pearl purple back, which is very similar (the same?) as Firemist Purple, is really cool and as it comes around the body morphs into a trans purple burst. So cool! The top on this one is less "big quilt" than I normally like, but in this finish I think this top is just perfection.
The roasted maple neck is, as usual, a masterpiece... with an ebony fretboard and amazing abalone inlays. Interestingly, the BFR photos on the EBMM site show abalone-topped volume and tone knobs but the production version just came with black knobs. The Okoume (a/k/a mahogany) body sounds awesome. Such a cool guitar.
I'll be back soon with another NYNGD: New Year's New Guitar Day! Thanks for looking everyone!
Past Days:
The new EBMM message board limits the number of characters in a post so I can't put a list of direct links in the post. Click here for an index.
(The back story in case you're new to my NYNGD: For the past couple of years I've done a fun thing that most of you I think enjoyed, and I thought I would do it again this year. Every year, I am a slacker about keeping my Guitar Gallery up to date... So, as a fun holiday thing, let's launch a guitar in the Guitar Gallery each day leading up to New Years Eve! In the past I've received PM's about my collection and whether I play all of these guitars.
The same question came up during my NYNGD posts a few years ago and my answer was pretty detailed and well thought-out, so please check it out here!)
(Also, in case anybody gets any funny ideas -- these guitars are not at my house. They are all in my very secure and alarmed studio facility. I usually only have two guitars floating around the house...)
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Welcome to Day 6 of my annual New Year's New Guitar Days (NYNGD)!
Thanks for the kind words and comments on NYNGD #2021-5! I know this year's (er... last year's) NYNGDs are trickling in at a snail's pace - super busy with work and life. But we'll get through them, maybe in time for NYNGD 2022!
Today's NGNGD is the stunning Luke III BFR in the unique and totally Music Man "Grapes of Wrath" finish. As you can see, the top really does look like the inside of a grape. And its pearl purple back, which is very similar (the same?) as Firemist Purple, is really cool and as it comes around the body morphs into a trans purple burst. So cool! The top on this one is less "big quilt" than I normally like, but in this finish I think this top is just perfection.
The roasted maple neck is, as usual, a masterpiece... with an ebony fretboard and amazing abalone inlays. Interestingly, the BFR photos on the EBMM site show abalone-topped volume and tone knobs but the production version just came with black knobs. The Okoume (a/k/a mahogany) body sounds awesome. Such a cool guitar.
I'll be back soon with another NYNGD: New Year's New Guitar Day! Thanks for looking everyone!
Past Days:
The new EBMM message board limits the number of characters in a post so I can't put a list of direct links in the post. Click here for an index.
(The back story in case you're new to my NYNGD: For the past couple of years I've done a fun thing that most of you I think enjoyed, and I thought I would do it again this year. Every year, I am a slacker about keeping my Guitar Gallery up to date... So, as a fun holiday thing, let's launch a guitar in the Guitar Gallery each day leading up to New Years Eve! In the past I've received PM's about my collection and whether I play all of these guitars.
The same question came up during my NYNGD posts a few years ago and my answer was pretty detailed and well thought-out, so please check it out here!)(Also, in case anybody gets any funny ideas -- these guitars are not at my house. They are all in my very secure and alarmed studio facility. I usually only have two guitars floating around the house...)
