And here she is, folks, the Millennium Falcon guitar that I custom crafted for Ofek Studnik, # MF5. She plays and sounds fantastic, and is a lot of fun. I built it much the same as I built the previous MF guitars and basses, with a central red oak core for structural integrity. I went for a more vintage approach with this one, as you can see by the Fender Guitar Telecaster neck pickup, Alnico 5 PAF bridge humbucker, and 21 fret Strat-style neck with skunk stripe on the back. The controls are 500K master volume and tone pots topped with custom white Star Wars knobs. It has a black string through top 6 saddle Fender style bridge. I strung it with 10s, and the action is set at just above 1/16 for fast playability, and the intonation is perfect. It also has built in lights and sound effects, which I also wired to a separate volume control so it can be heard through the amp as well. Han Solo and Chewie are sitting comfortably in the cockpit. And to finish off the look, I included a gray Jim Dunlop Guitar Products strap with Star Wars patch. And yes, the landing gears work. Included with this guitar, of course, is a very nice heavily padded gigbag for safe carrying to gigs, whether at the local bar or at Sly Snootles Cantina. lol. Im sure hes gonna love it. For more information about lutherie services available at D Guitars Miami LLC, please call 305-896-1811. Thanks for watching. Enjoy.
Posted on: Tue, 20 May 2014 22:52:13 +0000