Last year, I got a couple of Artisan Koa topped guitars. One a thinline Strat from this forum, and shortly after a thinline Tele, which has become my favourite guitar. A couple of months ago, I sold some really great CS guitars to add a couple more Artisan guitars to the collection. Both came from the US with rather painful import duty
I thought I'd share as some pretty wood might cheer a few people up in these crappy times.
The First was from Dave's guitars. It's a spalted maple Strat, roasted alder body, roasted 4a flame maple neck, ebony fingerboard, loaded with Ancho Poblano pickups.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ogh3f23vec831uo/AABb-EpAA4Qs6yDuuy6gVCBpa?dl=0Then from Wildwood, a Tamo Ash Caballo Tono Ligero Thinline (possibly the worst named guitar in history). This had a bit of lacquer cracking, which I'm fine with. Birds eye maple neck, rosewood board, roasted ash body, TV Jones neck, Wildwood spec twisted tele in the bridge.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/xul4m8snoxoxozx/AACl_zcaUDPfQJaN7NyqJvDva?dl=0Sorry for dropbox links, but every time I try and post pictures directly to the forum, it fails.
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The Strat is spectacular. The tele is a real looker, but I've not quite dialled it in properly yet. The TV Jones is quite muddy, which I'm surprised at, but it's got a classic sounding bridge pickup.
@bazxkr Fender really put something into these Artisan guitars. I don't think you'll be sorry if you get the Rosewood. They were seriously pretty as well.