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Elliott Peter Stroud Tonemaster #48 -SOLD -
polobear74
Frets: 20
Hello there,
I've decided to sell my Andy Elliot Tonemaster.
So...brief history of this particular guitar...
I've ordered it directly from Andy in 2010.
The guitar needed to have some very specific appointments, and for that reason I had to custom order it.
1).. neck....22 frets. I believe this is the only Tonemaster with such a feature...because of the truss-rod adjustment, this is not an easy thing to do, but Andy took up the challenge and came up with a beautiful solution....--pictures speak for themselves--
2)body made of one piece alder...extremely rare, that piece of wood came from Andy's personal stock...
3) "marble" finish...this type of finish is extremely difficult to do...in every guitar comes out differently....Andy does NOT offer the finish anymore, way to complicated and expensive. --$500 extra--
4) "sparkle" acrylic pick-guard
The rest is what you expect from this awesome custom made instrument...and by the way, this is what i call "custom made"..one person ( Andy Elliot) builds the guitar from beginning to end...he cuts and shapes the body, shapes the neck, does the epoxy fretting, assembles it and tunes it...:) I think now Andy has a couple of guys helping him, but in 2010 it was a one man band.
Only the pick-ups were made outside...by Lindy Fralin, to Peter Stroud's specs.
The guitar is in perfect conditions, only a stretch on the side of the fretboard on the first fret -- see picture--
This is from their website:
DESCRIPTION:
"This cool "variation on a theme" that Andy Elliott and I put our heads together on has now become my ultimate all-in-one, cover-all-bases guitar. The body design is one of the most ergonomic ever. From sparkling clean, smooth rhythms to exploding raunch at your fingertips, it is the most alive sounding and versatile guitar that I've ever played. I'll usually just dial my amp to full-out lead level, then control all of my sounds simply from the volume knob on the guitar. Contributing factors are the strings thru body over barrel bridge saddles, Lindy Fralin's P-90 inspired design/wind pickups and Andy's highest quality craftsmanship. Top it off with the amazing colors and finishwork by award winning custom cycle painter Shannon Davidson, we've ended up with an absolute beast! Andy's guitars are the most consistent in quality, liveliness and sustain that I've personally ever witnessed. I am incredibly proud of our collaboration and expressly grateful to Andy for my signature model Elliott Tonemaster!" - Peter Stroud
Wood Selection:
The wood is selected first and has to meet certain size and grain characteristics to assure all bodies are glued in the same manner; with an offset glue joint at the bottom bout of the guitar. This maintains consistency from one guitar to the next. The upper bout is contoured for a very comfortable feel. The species of wood used for this guitar is alder.
Neck:
The neck is a lap sawn, maple neck with an Indian rosewood fingerboard; traditional clay marking dots, and custom side dots. The neck has a nitro finish.
Fretting:
The fretting process is done through epoxy fretting. This process is used for multiple reasons. One of the advantages to this type of fretting is that you lose the hollow gaps under the fret that you find with the traditional way of fretting. In traditional fretting, with each fret you put on, it is like driving a wedge into the fingerboard, which causes back tension on the neck. With epoxy fretting, all of these issues are eliminated. The epoxy under the frets helps to transfer string vibration throughout the neck to the body, and relieves all stress and tension on the neck that occurs with traditional fretting. This results in a stress-free neck, which allows the truss rod to work properly and to adjust the neck accurately.
Pickups:
The pickups are custom wound to Peter's specifications. They are very similar to Gibson's P-90's from the mid to late 1950's, with alnico magnets. These pickups are wound on a Jazzmaster bobbin, which creates a really neat sound. The wiring of the pickups is different from that of a Jazzmaster. There is a 500k volume pot, a 300k tone pot, and a vitamin Q capacitor. This allows more tone dimension than a typical Jazzmaster.
Bridge:
Half-hard brass bridge plate with 3 compensated brass barrel saddles.
There is a waiting list of over 1 year. The basic model starts from $4700.
My asking price: £3000
Thank you all!!!
I've decided to sell my Andy Elliot Tonemaster.
So...brief history of this particular guitar...
I've ordered it directly from Andy in 2010.
The guitar needed to have some very specific appointments, and for that reason I had to custom order it.
1).. neck....22 frets. I believe this is the only Tonemaster with such a feature...because of the truss-rod adjustment, this is not an easy thing to do, but Andy took up the challenge and came up with a beautiful solution....--pictures speak for themselves--
2)body made of one piece alder...extremely rare, that piece of wood came from Andy's personal stock...
3) "marble" finish...this type of finish is extremely difficult to do...in every guitar comes out differently....Andy does NOT offer the finish anymore, way to complicated and expensive. --$500 extra--
4) "sparkle" acrylic pick-guard
The rest is what you expect from this awesome custom made instrument...and by the way, this is what i call "custom made"..one person ( Andy Elliot) builds the guitar from beginning to end...he cuts and shapes the body, shapes the neck, does the epoxy fretting, assembles it and tunes it...:) I think now Andy has a couple of guys helping him, but in 2010 it was a one man band.
Only the pick-ups were made outside...by Lindy Fralin, to Peter Stroud's specs.
The guitar is in perfect conditions, only a stretch on the side of the fretboard on the first fret -- see picture--
This is from their website:
DESCRIPTION:
"This cool "variation on a theme" that Andy Elliott and I put our heads together on has now become my ultimate all-in-one, cover-all-bases guitar. The body design is one of the most ergonomic ever. From sparkling clean, smooth rhythms to exploding raunch at your fingertips, it is the most alive sounding and versatile guitar that I've ever played. I'll usually just dial my amp to full-out lead level, then control all of my sounds simply from the volume knob on the guitar. Contributing factors are the strings thru body over barrel bridge saddles, Lindy Fralin's P-90 inspired design/wind pickups and Andy's highest quality craftsmanship. Top it off with the amazing colors and finishwork by award winning custom cycle painter Shannon Davidson, we've ended up with an absolute beast! Andy's guitars are the most consistent in quality, liveliness and sustain that I've personally ever witnessed. I am incredibly proud of our collaboration and expressly grateful to Andy for my signature model Elliott Tonemaster!" - Peter Stroud
Wood Selection:
The wood is selected first and has to meet certain size and grain characteristics to assure all bodies are glued in the same manner; with an offset glue joint at the bottom bout of the guitar. This maintains consistency from one guitar to the next. The upper bout is contoured for a very comfortable feel. The species of wood used for this guitar is alder.
Neck:
The neck is a lap sawn, maple neck with an Indian rosewood fingerboard; traditional clay marking dots, and custom side dots. The neck has a nitro finish.
Fretting:
The fretting process is done through epoxy fretting. This process is used for multiple reasons. One of the advantages to this type of fretting is that you lose the hollow gaps under the fret that you find with the traditional way of fretting. In traditional fretting, with each fret you put on, it is like driving a wedge into the fingerboard, which causes back tension on the neck. With epoxy fretting, all of these issues are eliminated. The epoxy under the frets helps to transfer string vibration throughout the neck to the body, and relieves all stress and tension on the neck that occurs with traditional fretting. This results in a stress-free neck, which allows the truss rod to work properly and to adjust the neck accurately.
Pickups:
The pickups are custom wound to Peter's specifications. They are very similar to Gibson's P-90's from the mid to late 1950's, with alnico magnets. These pickups are wound on a Jazzmaster bobbin, which creates a really neat sound. The wiring of the pickups is different from that of a Jazzmaster. There is a 500k volume pot, a 300k tone pot, and a vitamin Q capacitor. This allows more tone dimension than a typical Jazzmaster.
Bridge:
Half-hard brass bridge plate with 3 compensated brass barrel saddles.
There is a waiting list of over 1 year. The basic model starts from $4700.
My asking price: £3000
Thank you all!!!
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Paolo
True, we live in a golden age of guitar & amp builders:)
Trades?
I'm already talking to skaguitar from this forum...so he comes first...I'll let you know how things progress...