ShreddyESP
Limit Zero
Hello there!
Let's start with a little backstory,
I had to sell 5 of my guitars last year to fund my Daemoness build. After getting my Daemoness, i got hit by GAS again, and i needed a second instrument. I looked around for a couple of weeks, I had my eye on a S7 Boden* (glad i didn't go that route), an Ibanez RG2228 and a few other guitars. I then discovered Sabre Guitars, which is a Cambridgeshire-(UK)-based guitar company. I spent the next few weeks asking around and doing some research, as that's the only way i could select a guitar, since trying-before-buying isn't an option. I got tons of great feedback from Sabre users and I had a chat with Dylan (Daemoness Guitars) and he had nothing but nice things to say about Chris (Sabre Guitars) too. That sealed the deal for me, as i had already fallen in love with their work.
I got in touch with Chris and we began to spec out a beast of a guitar. Chris has been a huge part of the creative process, making fantastic suggestions and modifications to my first draft of specs. I can easily say that, on paper, this guitar is my dream guitar! He has been extremely patient and easy to deal with. I believe i've been quite difficult to work with, since i've gone back and forth between a ton of specs, but he's been extremely accommodating so far. My build is scheduled to be finished next month, which is pretty much spot on the estimated delivery time of 3-4 months.
Here's an overview of the specs:
Body: Swamp Ash
Top: Cocobolo
Fretboard: Multiscale - Birdseye Maple
Scale: 25.25"-27"
Neck: 9 Piece Wenge-Purpleheart-Maple
Pickup Configuration: H-S [Bareknuckle Blackhawk + Bareknuckle Sinner]
Construction: Sabre's TRU-Bolt Design
Neck Profile: Strandberg EndurNeck
Bridge: Single Saddles ABM
Electronics: Graphtech Piezo System
Inlay: Custom Inlay at 12th fret
I can't say enough nice things about Chris and Sabre Guitars. This build has been an absolute pleasure so far, i can't wait to get my hands on my guitar and do a complete review!
Anyway, this thread would be worthless without pictures so:
Body Wood:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/7kvqmmv0b14orev/SwampAshBody.jpg
Top Wood:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/y5uahnn05zyj1vl/CocoboloTop2.tiff
Body and Top being glued together:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/u2jabpsy06lluy4/BodyTopGluing.jpg
I'll post more progress pictures as i get them. A lot of the build process happens this week, so keen an eye on this thread!
Cheers,
Shreyas
Let's start with a little backstory,
I had to sell 5 of my guitars last year to fund my Daemoness build. After getting my Daemoness, i got hit by GAS again, and i needed a second instrument. I looked around for a couple of weeks, I had my eye on a S7 Boden* (glad i didn't go that route), an Ibanez RG2228 and a few other guitars. I then discovered Sabre Guitars, which is a Cambridgeshire-(UK)-based guitar company. I spent the next few weeks asking around and doing some research, as that's the only way i could select a guitar, since trying-before-buying isn't an option. I got tons of great feedback from Sabre users and I had a chat with Dylan (Daemoness Guitars) and he had nothing but nice things to say about Chris (Sabre Guitars) too. That sealed the deal for me, as i had already fallen in love with their work.
I got in touch with Chris and we began to spec out a beast of a guitar. Chris has been a huge part of the creative process, making fantastic suggestions and modifications to my first draft of specs. I can easily say that, on paper, this guitar is my dream guitar! He has been extremely patient and easy to deal with. I believe i've been quite difficult to work with, since i've gone back and forth between a ton of specs, but he's been extremely accommodating so far. My build is scheduled to be finished next month, which is pretty much spot on the estimated delivery time of 3-4 months.
Here's an overview of the specs:
Body: Swamp Ash
Top: Cocobolo
Fretboard: Multiscale - Birdseye Maple
Scale: 25.25"-27"
Neck: 9 Piece Wenge-Purpleheart-Maple
Pickup Configuration: H-S [Bareknuckle Blackhawk + Bareknuckle Sinner]
Construction: Sabre's TRU-Bolt Design
Neck Profile: Strandberg EndurNeck
Bridge: Single Saddles ABM
Electronics: Graphtech Piezo System
Inlay: Custom Inlay at 12th fret
I can't say enough nice things about Chris and Sabre Guitars. This build has been an absolute pleasure so far, i can't wait to get my hands on my guitar and do a complete review!
Anyway, this thread would be worthless without pictures so:
Body Wood:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/7kvqmmv0b14orev/SwampAshBody.jpg
Top Wood:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/y5uahnn05zyj1vl/CocoboloTop2.tiff
Body and Top being glued together:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/u2jabpsy06lluy4/BodyTopGluing.jpg
I'll post more progress pictures as i get them. A lot of the build process happens this week, so keen an eye on this thread!
Cheers,
Shreyas
Hell yeah!
