Lowe Shop Notes

[BTL]

Thanks guys, I'm pretty excited about that build!

Not much excitement here, just a reminder that all of my necks are assembled using EZ Lok carbon steel inserts and 8-32 machine screws.

[godofthunder]

  Beautiful work Brad, love the Gulf color scheme very cool!

[BTL]

Beautiful work Brad, love the Gulf color scheme very cool!

Thanks, Scott!

Back to work...parts is parts.

[BTL]

Here's the new 3+2 zero-degree 5-string headstock, one of the last of my necks with a bullet truss rod. With the transition away from tiltback and bullet truss rod necks and the inclusion of shiny chrome hardware and logos on all builds, I'm making small design changes to facilitate ease of production and consistent aesthetics throughout the entire line.

[Dave W]

Nice! I don't recall seeing a string guide like that before.

[BTL]

Thanks, Dave! Those have been available from Hipshot ever since I can remember, but that's not saying much...

[BTL]

23 miles today.

[Rob]

Nice Ride!

[BTL]

It was really unexpected. Susan and I rode to the park entrance in the picture, and I imagined she would want to turn around there. Instead, she led the way to one of the parking areas inside the park (6.5 miles, per the sign), so 11.5 miles one-way. It was a gorgeous day and we were riding at a very comfortable pace...nice way to start the year.

[BTL]

Comboluxe VI Prototype/Demo in Satin Goldtop with Dark Walnut back and Fralin High-Output Humbuckers from Summer NAMM 2019. I have some demos, prototypes, and discontinued hardware stock that will be going up on Reverb shortly. I'll post links once everything is live.

[morrow]

I like that ! Reminds me of the old Ric Combos .

[BTL]

I like that ! Reminds me of the old Ric Combos .

That's definitely intentional, so it's nice you picked up on that. Many/most are not familiar with the shape, but it's my favorite vintage "single-cut" profile.

[morrow]

I think Paul Barth had a lot to do with the Combo , but they had that German curve so Rossmeisl might have had some input too . Magnatone had a similar shape when Barth went to work for them .
To me it’s such a classic form .
It looks good !

[wellREDman]

is that a VI as in Bass VI?

[BTL]

is that a VI as in Bass VI?

No, just a guitar...maybe one day I'll offer a 32" VI on a Jazz V platform, but not yet.