I feel bad for the poor lad who has to sit and make sure the pine has at least 100 rings before approving it for the custom shop. >_>

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I traded my car in for a microphone.

I am interested in seeing pictures of those pine pro's

Glad to see the closet classic finish has been reintroduced. I may buy a black 56 ri now.

Never mind the specs - have you seen the picture? There's a reason we don't usually build solid body guitars from pine...:



Cheers - C

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At least you'll be able to custom engrave you new pine body guitar with your finger nails

Dropping it will leave a righteous dent.......... Mike

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The blues ain't nothin but a good man feelin bad.

Ron Kirn has been making his Barnbuster Teles out of 100-105 year-old loblolly pine from barns for a while now; great sustain and with his hand-wound pickups, they have wonderful tone. They also have handmade Bakelite pick guards and Wilkinson compensated saddles.

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Current Gear: Ron Kirn Barnbuster Tele,
Marshall: 1971 SuperLead 100>1997 1960-TV, bunch of pedals
and a 1987 Porsche 911 Carrera coupe named Veronica

That is an insane price to be asking for an instrument that Leo designed to be mass produced and inexpensive/accessable to an average Joe. I gag when I see Strats and Tele's over a grand.

Most definitely agreed. However, I do believe there will be a segment of the population 'pining' for one nonetheless.

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You dig?

I'm liking the sound of that Custom deluxe flame maple top....let the drooling commence