Rest In Peace, Etta

Collings Limited Edition Pete Huttlinger OM-1

I just saw this on Hill Country's Guitar's website, and it looks amazing!  http://www.hillcountryguitars.com/

Mahogany back & sides, with either a Stka or Adirondack Spruce top, and pre-war scalloped bracing, this baby must sing!

An ebony fingerboard, bone nut & saddle, and nickel waverly tuners round out this great Collings guitar.  I understand that Pete Huttlinger has some serious health issues, and that Collings is donating money from each of these guitars sold.

http://www.collingsguitars.com/Instruments/?ID=72

Thanks also to Collings for these pictures.

I have yet to hear one of these played, so if anyone has a clip they want to send, I'd greatly appreciate it!  Send it to:  thegalacticguitarist@gmail.com

PRS Studio

Look at this gorgeous PRS Studio from A Sharp Music Co.   This one has a beautiful quilted top.  I think PRS nailed it with this guitar - great sounds!

http://www.asharpmusicco.com/electrics/prs/studio/blackslate/blackslate.html

The 5 way switch and tappable bridge humbucker makes this very versitile.  Here's a nice clip of one in action:

I'm not sure what amp he's playing through, but the tone is really very nice.  I've tried the narrowfield pickups, and I always felt they sounding very close to lower output regular humbuckers, but in this clip, they are sweet!

N Stuff Music made this longer clip.  I wasn't really crazy about the tapped bridge sound.  I don't think the guy was either, it seemed like he rushed through it.

OK, here are the PRS Studio specs:

Mahogany body, maple top

Neck: Pattern thin mahogany, with a rosewood fingerboard

Medium large frets

V-12 finsh

5 way (think Strat) switch, with coil tap for the bridge 'bucker

PRS tremolo bridge

Pase III locking tuners (open back, really nice!)

Ernie Ball Music Man Albert Lee HH

This is a great sounding guitar.  I LOVE the rosewood neck!  I had a PRS McCarty with a rosewood neck once... I regret selling it.  It feels so nice in your hand!

Here's a demo from Guitar World:

This has an interesting body shape, although I'm not crazy about the long top horn.  I do like the headstock with the 4 and 2 tuners.  The 5 bolts should really make this rigid to the body, and the sculpted heel will add lots af comfortable access to the upper frets.

here's another video of it from PaulMeUnder.  He plays well, but...  is that his laundry hanging in the background??

Here are the specs:

African Mahogany body
6 lbs, 8 oz
Music man tremolo bridge
25 1/2 inch scale
10" radius
22 frets
Rosewood neck and fingerboard (Love It!)
Locking Schaller tuners
Bolt on (5 bolts) neck
5 way pickup switch
Custom DiMarzio pickups