All things wormy and red. 7-2-2008
Wormy Pecan II ships next week. Matt is the owner of WPI, and he’s loved it since day one. I emailed him a few months back to inform him that we had the “sister” body blank on the shelf, and asked him if he’d be interested in a new iteration of all things pecan and wormy. His answer was an enthusiastic. “YES!” So off we went to build a variation of WPI, and we’ve succeeded on all counts. Matt wanted WPII to be familiar, but different enough to warrant a new build. To accomplish that we used a different finish technique, different hardware, hotter p/ups and a few other dimensional tweaks. WPII is a P90 like monster in the bridge position, but with a little more sparkle and fewer upper mids. The neck position is warm and clear, but with lots of output and muscle when driven. Ceramic 8 and ALNICO V magnets were used to add to the guitar’s versatility, and it’s wired out of phase in the middle position. Body woods are pecan and elm with a walnut neck and IRW fretboard. Simple dot inlays and a semi-gloss finish. Oh, and it weighs 5.6 lbs!!!!
Mark P’s mesquite beauty shipped yesterday, and it’ll soon be in his ever so patient hands. Unreal sustain, and p/ups with huge output(s). This guitar is insanely figured, charactered and surreal in its appearance. Pics soon.
Lastly I’d like to mention something about pecan. Pecan has revealed itself to be a tonal standout amongst our many Texas hardwood choices. It often lacks the insane figure of mesquite or Texas ebony, but in its subtly lies a a truly unique and wonderful tone. To our ears it has a very mahogany-like quality, but it has less midrange emphasis as the beloved mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla).Mark P’s pecan necked beauty and the Spalted Pecan in the For Sale page have been absolutely breathtaking in their detail and sustain. We have several 1- and 2-piece body blanks ready to build. If you can’t wait to have one built, email me about the used one. Give it a try; it truly is special.
Thanks,
SE