1997 stevens 7 string split headstock explorer. yo, nikt!!!!!

[crik]

the most incredible 7 i own, built for me by the most incredible builder i know, back in “97.

 

[nikt]

Oh man! That's end of internet for me.
I can't even imagine how hard it was to find SUCH big blank of high quality white korina. And with brazillian rosewood?
It looks 10 times better that I taught

Great thanks for sharing. Amazing build as all of your customs! You've got taste Sir!

nikt gets back to his Gibby Explorer 7

 

[crik]

Oh man! That's end of internet for me.
I can't even imagine how hard it was to find SUCH big blank of high quality white korina. And with brazillian rosewood?
It looks 10 times better that I taught

Great thanks for sharing. Amazing build as all of your customs! You've got taste Sir!

nikt gets back to his Gibby Explorer 7

it’s a callback to derringer’s split hs, which i’ve ogled and fetished since i was a kid in central pennsyltucky.

also? who better to make an exact replica of an og “50s explorer than the man who has worked on more of them than anyone?

 

[Sebastian]

You want to tell me that's a one piece body?

 

[crik]

You want to tell me that's a one piece body?

it sure is! fiddleback white limba.

 

[Yul Brynner]

Jesus Christ and I thought daemoness had long wait times!

 

[crik]

Jesus Christ and I thought daemoness had long wait times!

i received it in “97. ordered in “96.

 

[Yul Brynner]

i received it in “97. ordered in “96.

Nice. That's a really good slab of wood.

 

[BigViolin]

Game over man, game over.

 

[DiezelMonster]

Thats the nicest fucking guitar I've ever seen.

WOW

 

[narad]

Damn, that's incredible. I wish I had grabbed a Stevens explorer instead of going down the other boutique guitar rabbithole because I think that's one I'd actually still have around.

btw, if this is who I think it is, and I have a hard time believing it wouldn't be with that guitar, I still have the Elmwood you sold me (and added another) and brought to the other side of the world:

 

[crik]

Damn, that's incredible. I wish I had grabbed a Stevens explorer instead of going down the other boutique guitar rabbithole because I think that's one I'd actually still have around.

btw, if this is who I think it is, and I have a hard time believing it wouldn't be with that guitar, I still have the Elmwood you sold me (and added another) and brought to the other side of the world:

hi jason! hope all’s well in your world!

 

[narad]

hi jason! hope all’s well in your world!

Yea man, hope all's good with you too. I'm missing Bub's BBQ deeply.

 

[JSKrev]

Is Stevens a Boston area builder? I grew up there and am not familiar.

 

[Shawn]

Very nice. Great pics, too!

 

[narad]

Is Stevens a Boston area builder? I grew up there and am not familiar.

Nah, he's out in Texas. He's basically a cowboy these days that builds guitars sometimes, but before that he helped start the Fender Custom Shop.

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