My new baby.

[pjr]

For a couple of years now I've fancied owning a PRS custom 22 with a couple of modifications, those being a much larger radius (16") neck and an additional middle pickup.
The usual price of a standard Custom 22 is about £3.3K. I enquired about buying the slightly modified version and to my horror was quoted an eye-watering £8.5K!
Talk about having your leg lifted..............................
So I decided to have something made by a top luthier and settled on Rob Hodgson in Belper. (find him on Facebook).
Rob made everything to my own specifications even down to the custom pickup windings that I asked for. He involved me every step of the way. Nothing was too much trouble for him.
The spec is similar to a PRS.
One piece mahogany body with bookmatched flame maple top, Mahogany neck with Nigerian ebony fingerboard and ziricote vaneered headstock.
Custom splittable low power humbuckers plus a middle single coil. Custom switching. Gotoh hardware.
So far so good and it plays like a dream.
Here's a few pictures and I'll try to post a couple of sound files over the next few days.
And by the way, nowhere near the price of a standard Custom 22.
Cheers,
Pete

[petercreasey]

Nice one young Sir, can’t wait to hear it let alone see it. Worth the wait eh?

Love to your lass

[artyman]

That is a nice looking guitar, can't wait to see it put through it's paces.

[Sothall Mike]

Nice one Peter, Will be interested to hear what it sounds like.

[Hank2k]

that's a beauty nice job! Look forward to hearing it

[bor64]

Gorgeous guitar!!!
If it sounds as it looks, your a winner!!!
Looks the biz!
Like others said, can't wait to hear it

Cheers Rob

[pjr]

Thanks guys. Sound file now up.

Pete C. R. Lass sends you a socially distanced hug.


Pete