Vic Ash body with Huon/Rosewood/Mahogany/Sassfras neck

[demonx]

Victorian Ash Body
Mahogany, Indian Rosewood and Huon neck
Sassafras Headstock
Curly Maple binding
Ebony board with Japanese Maple leaf inlays (pearl)

Hipshot Baby Grand bridge
Bone nut
Gotoh Tuners
EMG Select Pickups

25.5" scale
24 frets
16" radius
6150 Dunlop fretwire

PPG 2k Paint
All paint and Flake by myself with exception of the airbrushing by Bruce Terry.



















Helen is Melissa (my other halfs) mother who we lost just over a year ago due to a long vicious struggle with cancer. At the funeral they had a butterfy release. Ever since that day butterflies have had a symbolic meaning to Melissa and other members of her family.

The front of the guitar is an airbrushed image of a photo taken at the funeral by Melissa's Aunt. Melissa has a print of this pic at her work startion in her shop, so I know it holds a significant emotional meaning to her and will be well recieved on her Birthday in just over a week. The back is massive silver flake, as anything Glittery to her is beautiful, typical girl! She doesn't know that I've built it. Has been a well kept secret!

[floody_85]

Looks great man. I love the neck on it. Those baby grand bridges are great. I used one on a Tele last year.

If your Mrs is anything like mine, she'll love the glitter lol. When I was at billy Hyde over easter buying my les Paul, she took a shine the gretsch white falcon, with the gold glitter everywhere. She told me to buy that instead lol..til she saw the $6k price tag lol

[woodturner777]

Love the guitar and the though behind the build.
Regards, Bob

[demonx]

Looks great man. I love the neck on it. Those baby grand bridges are great. I used one on a Tele last year.

If your Mrs is anything like mine, she'll love the glitter lol. When I was at billy Hyde over easter buying my les Paul, she took a shine the gretsch white falcon, with the gold glitter everywhere. She told me to buy that instead lol..til she saw the $6k price tag lol

I do have a bone to pick with the bridge. I installed the posts, sat the bridge into them and at the first turn of the Allen key (provided in packet so it was correct size) the thing rounded on me. There was no load so there was no reason for it to happen. No strings or anything. Really sucked. I was just very lucky it happened to be at the right height or I'd be screwed!

Other than that the bridge seems pretty good.

Your missus sounds like mine, anything glittery "oooo look" - even if it's the ugliest thing you could imagine, if it's glittery she loves it. Go figure. So I had to find a way to glitter this guitar but not make it look horrible, so I hid the flake on the back!

[floody_85]

Maybe just bad luck. I had no drama with mine. Woman are funny like that, anything glittery lol

[kamusur]

What an excellent surprise Demon very,very nice. And the right sentiment will always build a great guitar.

Steve

[Jeff Mills]

My daughter loves your guitar - I like it too. I do have a question - where do you get pot leaf inlays from or did you make the inlays yourself?

[bench1holio]

awsome looking guitar!.......... japanese maple leaf....

[Jeff Mills]

awsome looking guitar!.......... japanese maple leaf....

those are pot leafs

[demonx]

They are Japanese Maple leaves! Pots looks different! The maple leaves are WAY smaller and have different characteristics. I'm betting they smell different too when you burn them!

[Jef Long]

great job on this, not gonna single anything out, i love it all