The specifications for this Magpie are as follows:

-Bookmatched spalted willow top and back
-Chambered maple body core
-Maple neck, quartersawn w/ large C-shape neck carve (0.92″ – 0.98″)
-Pistachio fretboard ( r = 12″)
-21 jumbo nickel-silver frets
-25.5″ scale length
-Cardinal CI90 p/ups (7.0K = neck and 7.4K = bridge)
-Tone Pros wrap-around bridge, nickel plated aluminum
-Volume tone and 3-way toggle (CTS pots, Switchcraft switch, Mallory 150 tone cap)
-Pearl side dots and double dots at 12th fret
-Matching p/up covers and control cavity plate
-Sperzel Sound Lok tuners, nickel
-Vintage bone nut
-$2799.00 with hardshell case included

Available for customization. Myriad p/up choices are available, as well as dimensional specifications.

-Spalted sycamore body, harvested from a naturally felled tree and air dried
-Maple neck
-Ebony fretboard (r=12″) with late 19th-century style/early 20th-century style pearl inlays
-Cast bronze tailpiece

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Specifications for Zenith #Z1163 are as follows:

-Pomelle sapele top, bookmatched, quilted
-Honduran mahogany back, chambered, 1-piece
-Pau ferro neck, quartersawn, medium C-shape carve
-Pau ferro fretboard, quartersawn, radius = 12″
-Maple accent stripe on body edge
-Varnish and Danish oil finish on body
-Behlen oil finish on neck and fretboard
-21 jumbo frets
-25.5″ scale length
-Cardinal humbucker (7.2K) and Cardinal T-neck (5.6K)
-Sperzel Sound Lok tuners
-Chrome hardware
-Vintage bone nut
-Pearl side dots with double pearl dot 12th fret position marker
-CTS potentiometers, Switchcraft switch and jack

Specifications for Magpie #M1165 are as follows:

Cypress body, 1-piece
Padauk neck, large C-shape neck carve
Cocobolo fretboard, radius =12″
Distressed and patinaed copper veneer on body
21 jumbo frets
25.5″ scale length
Floating TOM saddle on rosewood bridge
Trapeze tailpiece
Lollar/Supro lapsteel pickup
Volume and tone controls, CTS pots
Pearl side dots with pearl double dot 12th fret position marker
Inset bronze neck plate with patina
Chrome hardware
Sperzel Sound Lok tuners
Vintage bone nut

Guitar ships with hardcase and 1-year warranty.

This custom West was commissioned by a long time customer. He was looking for something truly special, and that’s exactly what he got. The mesquite body, cocobolo neck and a bocote fretboard are just the beginning. A custom bridge was machined to accommodate the multi-scale, custom wiring and electronics and a bevy of other features help make this guitar extremely toneful and versatile. Truly one-of-a-kind, and built to last a lifetime.

This custom Zenith will be available at Mountain Cat Guitars (www.mountaincatguitars.com) the week of 5/16/2011. Specs are as follows:

-Claro walnut top includes some chatoyance and spalt (1-piece and very old air dried)
-Black walnut back
-Black maple accent stripe divides the top and back
-Quartersawn limba neck
-Olivewood fretboard
-Danish oil and varnish on body and neck
-Black side dots and double dots @ 12th fret
-Ebony headstock veneer with “C” inlay in pearl
-Radius is 12″
-C-shape neck carve (0.90″ @1st fret/0.98″@12th fret)
-21 jumbo frets
-Sperzel Sound Lok tuners
-Custom wound Cardinal Tele set (7.2K bridge/7.1K neck)
-Bridge is stainless steel with brass compensated saddles from Armadillo
-Knobs and switch tip are stainless steel and proprietary to Cardinal -Volume, tone and 3-way toggle
-CTS pots and Switchcraft jack and 3-way toggle
-Mother-of-pearl nut with copper laminate (1-11/16″ = width)
-Mallory 150 tone cap
-All cavities are shielded
-Weight is approximately 7.0lbs
-1-year warranty, hardshell case included in price, free FedEx Ground shipping in the lower 48
-48-hour approval period

This cypress bodied Magpie recently was recently hande over to its new owner, Lance Keltner, last week. He was gracious enough to feature it in an upcoming video that we will post here in the blog this week. Thanks, Lance!

Head over to the for sale section and check out this East. It’s magically delicious at 7.4lbs.

-Spalted pecan body
-Cocobolo neck, quarter sawn
-Ziricote fretboard (r=16″)
-Wilkinson vibrato
-Custom Cardinal humbuckers w/ aged covers
-Ebony control knobs
-Sperzel Locking tuners
-V,T, 3-way toggle and kill switch
-Spalted willow cavity covers

I sounds huge.