Last I heard, I thought the Shavo was made with ash wings which (unless it is the light variation) is hardly any lighter than oak. What Shavo means with a seventies body is probably one without gut beveling (seventies models didn't have that in contrast to earlier and later models) and with the larger headstock. Anyway, any TBird variation is interesting for me and if it's oak - that most Germanic of woods, jawohl! - then so much the better.
Speaking of the Nikki Sixx signature, here's a pic of it from the fair in Frankfurt earlier this year. The young man beside it is my son Leon, matching red eyes accidental.
It does look good, no comparison to the kind of drab look of the original Blackbirds. Speaking of Nikki Sixx: The new Mötley Crüe album I like. Sixx' bass playing is pretty much mixed into the background of Tommy Lee's drumming (which for all the criticism he receives, I find the most idiosyncratic component of the Crüe sound), but Neil sings in ranges that make sense for him and the songs are catchy. Great production, that CD really roars in my car stereo. First time that I actually find a Crüe album appealing since the one they did without Neil.
Uwe
