Just completed the fret-less 'San Cristobal Revelation' today, my second cbg build, so thought I'd post some pics with my first, it's fretted 'La Aroma De Cuba' sister, as they were built as a pair. Both have the same overall spec....Artec ceramic mini humbucker wired parallel/coil cut/series via a DPDT mini toggle switch, TT Electronics pots with 'orange drop' capacitors for the tone pots. Fretted has gold hardware with gold mother of pearl fret board/side marker dots and teardrop head stock inlay to carry the theme through from the sound holes, same on the fret-less but in paua abalone and with chrome and mirror polished stainless steel and aluminium hardware. Both are based on Chickenbone John 'basic parts' necks and are sapele with black walnut fret boards, as are the bridges, also from Chickenbone John, but with stainless and brass bolts added, both with head markings filed off, threaded ends rounded over and mirror polished with matching nut screws. Both cbgs have matching teardrop side cut sound holes (thanks once again to the very talented Rob Wrobel for the idea for those) with aluminium screens, gold anodised and painted gloss aluminium respectively, 25 1/2" scale lengths, and are strung 046w/030w/022w tuned GDG.

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Comment by Brian Thompson on February 20, 2019 at 12:06am

Thanks for the likes Keith and Don, as always, really appreciated.

Comment by Brian Thompson on February 20, 2019 at 12:02am

Thanks so much, Jeff, Bob and Dave, for your kind and generous comments....really appreciated guys.

Comment by Jeff 'Bones' Reilly on February 18, 2019 at 12:38am

Fantastic looking pair Brian attention to detail to give the classic look .

Comment by Bob "Ambrose" Negus on February 17, 2019 at 10:50pm

Nice pair. They compliment each other perfectly

Comment by Dave Lynas on February 17, 2019 at 4:28pm

Fabulous twins Brian. Not like that Circus crowd.

Comment by Brian Thompson on February 17, 2019 at 10:35am

Thanks very much for the nice comments Dennis, really appreciated. 

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