Sam's Blog http://www.cardinalinstruments.com/blog What's new at Cardinal Instruments Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:41:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Wormy MAGPIE $3299.00 http://www.cardinalinstruments.com/blog/2010/08/23/wormy-magpie-3299-00 http://www.cardinalinstruments.com/blog/2010/08/23/wormy-magpie-3299-00#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 01:37:17 +0000 Sam Evans http://www.cardinalinstruments.com/blog/?p=178 IMG_2108

One-of-a-kind is an understatement. Its tones are wicked and familiar. Specs are as follows:

-Wormy sinker cypress body, 1-piece
-Bocote neck, quarter sawn, large C-shape neck carve
-Bocote fretboard, quartersawn, (r =12″)
-21 EVO jumbo frets
-Tone pros wrap-around bridge
-Sperzel Sound Loc tuners
-Chrome control knobs, strap buttons and jack plate
-CTS pots and Switchcraft 3-way toggle
-7.6lbs
-Bone nut 91-11/16″)
-Lollar P-90, Cardinal custom H/O single coil
-Sinker cypress control cavity cover
-Tru-oil finish on body and neck
-Hardshell case and free ground shipping in the lower 48
-48-hour approval period, 1-year warranty

Words fail on this one. Call us or email us for more details…..if I can find the words!!

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This one was certainly one of the stars of the Montreal Guitar Show. Specs are as follows:

-Texas ebony top, bookmatched and air dried
-Chambered walnut back
-Purpleheart accent stripe between top and back
-Ziricote neck, C-shape neck carve (0.88″ – 0.95″)
-Ziricote fretboard with sapwood (r = 12″)
-Ebony headstock veneer w/ pearl Cardinal Compass Logo
-Texas ebony control cavity cover plate
-21 jumbo frets
-Cardinal humbucker and single coil custom wound specifically for this guitar
-Volume, Tone and 3-way toggle
-Armadillo Machine Works bridge, knobs, p/up rings and switch tip
-Sperzel locking tuners in black
-Black string ferrules, strap buttons and jack plate
-Mallory 150 tone capacitor (0.047 puf)
-7.4lbs
-Danish oil finish on body, Tru-oil varnish on neck
-Bone nut (1-11/16″)
-Hardshell case, and fre ground shipping in the lower 48
-$2899.00 with a 48 hour approval period and 1-year warranty

Balanced with a nice lower mid push. Lots of detail and no clutter on close intervals.

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This is complete and ships soon. 1-piece spalted pecan body, maple neck an Honduran rosewood fretboard. It sounds great!!

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Mesquite.

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These will be shipping shortly.

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Sinker cypress body, maple neck, bocote fretboard. This one is getting a Lollar/Supro lapsteel p/up. This guitar is available.

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Spalted walnut top on sinker cypress back w/ black maple accent stripe. Neck is osage orange with a ziricote fretboard. P/up will be a single Lollar/Supro lapsteel.

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Tulipwood WEST. Specs TBD and it’s available. Let us know if you want it.

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Spalted walnut tops on a ZENITH and an EAST. The EAST is sold, but the ZENITH is available.

]]> http://www.cardinalinstruments.com/blog/2010/06/09/east-zenith-and-west-in-progress/feed 0 Cardinal Video Clip Featuring Lance Keltner and 3-Monkeys Amp http://www.cardinalinstruments.com/blog/2010/04/16/cardinal-video-clip-featuring-lance-keltner-and-3-monkeys-amp http://www.cardinalinstruments.com/blog/2010/04/16/cardinal-video-clip-featuring-lance-keltner-and-3-monkeys-amp#comments Sat, 17 Apr 2010 03:23:03 +0000 Sam Evans http://www.cardinalinstruments.com/blog/?p=149 Wow. It doesn’t get much better than this!!!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qehEDfrC_kg

http://www.youtube.com/user/lancekeltner

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-Solid cypress body
-Honduran mahogany neck
-Indian rosewood fretboard (r = 12)
-21 jumbo frets
-Pearl side marker
-Mother of Pearl nut 1-11/16″ wide
-Lollar/Supro lapsteel p/up
-Floating bridge / TOM saddle
-Volume control
-6.1lbs!!!!

The production model will differ slightly, but essentially what you see is what you get.
We have clips of this guy, and it sounds absolutely HUGE. Like nothing I’ve ever heard, and it might be one of the best electric guitar tones ever. In my ever-so-humble opinion of course!

Lots of options available, and a starting price of $2249.00 with plenty of room for customization. The prototype will be for sale at $1699.00.

Oh, and it needs a name.

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