New Toy

Howard Parker · Post by **Howard Parker** » 17 May 2009 12:29 pm

The wood is sassafras. You can see wide grain that is not evident in the pics. The pick guard is a "gun metal" perloid. The p/u is the Lollar "Chicago Steel", the bridge is aluminum and the tuners are grey colored mini Gotoh. I have it strung with Pearse nickel wounds. I'll play it in G and dropped D tunings.

Yes...It is black. Is there any other color? I've played it through a Carvin "Vintage 16" and a Fender "Blues Junior". It can be sweet or real nasty. Quite the vocal palette.

Darrell Urbien · Post by **Darrell Urbien** » 17 May 2009 12:37 pm

Stealthy!

Howard Parker · Post by **Howard Parker** » 17 May 2009 12:40 pm

I forgot to thank HowardR for providing basic dimensions for a New Yorker.

Consider this to be the "mob version"! It resides in a modified gun case...

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Gary Stevenson · Post by **Gary Stevenson** » 17 May 2009 5:33 pm

looks real kool, nice job

Stephen Abruzzo · Post by **Stephen Abruzzo** » 17 May 2009 5:35 pm

Nice, really sweet and dirty....dirty in a good kinda way.

Grant Cuthbert · Post by **Grant Cuthbert** » 18 May 2009 1:59 am

hmmm someone should start a remake of the new yorker

Rich Hlaves · Post by **Rich Hlaves** » 18 May 2009 8:20 am

The body shape is outstanding. A real looker, nice work!

George Keoki Lake · Post by **George Keoki Lake** » 18 May 2009 9:14 am

Wow! Great design and in a gun case....don't make the mistake of carrying it into a bank !

Tom Pettingill · Post by **Tom Pettingill** » 18 May 2009 9:59 am

Thats a great new toy! Nice design and the matte black stealth finish is very sharp

Rich Hlaves · Post by **Rich Hlaves** » 18 May 2009 11:09 am

George Keoki Lake wrote:don't make the mistake of carrying it into a bank !

Funny you mention that George. I use a gigbag type tactical rifle case when I fly to take a steel with me for practice. Nobody has even looked twice at it! I slip a couple of tone bars in the magazine pockets! I thought they would want to take them as they fill your fist nicely in a fight.

Best,

Rich

Don Kona Woods · Post by **Don Kona Woods** » 18 May 2009 11:23 am

Rich says,

Nobody has even looked twice at it!

Rich, the reason they don't look at your case, is because they are looking at you - such a sweet, innocent looking face!

$:\$

Aloha,

Don

James Kerr · Post by **James Kerr** » 19 May 2009 12:36 pm

Grant Cuthbert wrote:hmmm someone should start a remake of the new yorker

Here is my remake of a New Yorker, fitted with a Bigsby and waiting on the hand levers being fitted.

James.

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 19 May 2009 1:09 pm

Be afraid. Be very afraid.