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Semi hollow Santana no f-hole

One-piece stoptail

Pommele Sapele back

Quilted Myrtle Top

Natural finish

Indian Rosewood neck/fretboard (wide fat) 10" radius and old style 12th fret single side dot

Old school MoP birds

Small eagle headstock inlay

58/15lt pickups

Old amber speed knobs

Cream plastics

Phase 3 tuners with ebony buttons

Standard nut

Matched backplate

Paisley exterior/brown interior case
 
I want an all Korina PRS Flying V
Translucent White ( with Black or colored grain fill to show more grain )
Ebony Fretboard
25: Scale
Wide Fat or Pattern neck
Reverse PRS headstock ( like the Silver Sky )
Phase 3 tuners with white DGT buttons
DGT control layout ( no pick guard )
Beveled body carve like the S2 front and back
58/15 mt pickups
6 way freeway toggle switch
NOS Mann Bridge or a Pauls Guitar Wraparound Bridge ( Hybrid Hardware )
 
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I’d love this - I have a note pad thingy (that’s a technical term) in the pic below that’s made from baseball glove leather, and it feels amazing. It also ages well; this one’s about 7-8 years old.

Would be fantastic for a gig bag!

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Awesome, vintage in color and feel
 
Looks like material availability is not an issue. So...

McCarty 594 Doublecut
Paul’s Guitar stoptail and DGT control layout
Lignum Vitae neck (1 piece)
Snakewood fingerboard and headstock veneer (highly, highly, highly figured)
Flawless wide flame curly maple top with slight curvature on the flame (example below)
Koa back (highly, highly...ok you get the idea)
Platinum “museum” bird inlays
Black MOP purfling on FB and body
Espresso stain with micro smokeburst
Pickups: Who cares? PRS to nominate! :p

THE Example
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Looks like material availability is not an issue. So...
Lignum Vitae neck (1 piece)

While I love your imagination and concept, and it is cool stuff, it also would be an...



And I haven’t seen, nor do I expect to see Lignum Vitae neck blanks in the vault. Just sayin’.


Note: Arguably the world’s heaviest wood at 80 lbs per cubic foot. One of the few woods that sink in water.
 
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While I love your imagination and concept, and it is cool stuff, it also would be an...



And I haven’t seen, nor do I expect to see Lignum Vitae neck blanks in the vault. Just sayin’.


Note: Arguably the world’s heaviest wood at 80 lbs per cubic foot. One of the few woods that sink in water.
Heh yes I’m aware of that...
 
All right, I'll dream with no plans to order.

McCarty Doublecut:
594 scale length
Lightweight and reasonant thicker African Mahogany body - chambered
Original 'regular' carve neck spec - African mahogany
African blackwood fretboard
bound neck
standard fretwire (86ish spec..)
Current 'ones to have' tuners with faux ivory buttons
tinted natural back
turquoise birds in flight inlays
PS Eagle on headstock
original matteo blue over thick chevron flamed top
408 electronics package with the old #10 humbuckers
brushed 2-tone hardware anodized hardtail.
 
Or

Santana
chambered
Korina back and neck
Ebony board - santana scale
Single bird at 12th fret - old style but flipped 180 degrees
S1 electronics (V,T and 2 mini toggles)
Paul's guitar stoptail
Boatwake style maple top
zebra/reversed zebra 57/09s (cream coil on neck screw coil, bridge slug coil ala Slash's Derrig)
Faded ish 2000ish Purple..but washed out just a touch
natural back and faux binding, black korina with lots of streaks and vibe
Dunlop straplock buttons dammit.
 
Gorgeous.

The off the hook wood isn't really my style anymore...I do have the 10 top still but even my main small builder guitar (cough) is just 3A eastern...with mineral streaks ( love that as you know) and runouts.

I'd be just as happy with black, white or gold top in either of those specs. (Candy purple?)
 
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