Available Soon! RTS Shorty Carvetop (the Water's Edge)

[Schroeder]

This is the beginning of a progress thread for a really cool new Shorty that is getting close to completion.


http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/RTS/Water'sEdge/watersedge3.jpghttp://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/RTS/Water'sEdge/watersedge4.jpghttp://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/RTS/Water'sEdge/watersedge.jpg

This is the top that was slated for Chris G's custom that was always very cool to me. He decided to go with a different top ultimately but I knew this "boatwake" quilt had to be a special guitar. I decided to experiment a bit with the stain on this one. The stain color is from the exact batch that I used for Mike's doublecut. I graded the sandback so that the tips of the horns are almost natural. The butt of the guitar is basically unsanded.

The back is a marbled black limba. The neck is also black limba with a quilted headstock veneer stained to match the top. Fingerboard is Brazilian rosewood.

Interested buyers have the chance to choose the pickups, tuners and a limited number of other specs. I am planning on using the new Schroeder stoptail on this guitar.

The neck carve is the "JUST RIGHT" Schroeder carve. Not too wide or too narrow. Not too thin or too fat. Just a great round neck carve with rounded shoulders for comfortable playing. Frets are stainless steel.

Please let me know if you are interested in choosing the final specs on this guitar!

[esoteric pete]

WoW

[atquinn]

You continue to hit them right out of the park. That's stunning!

-Austin

[shadowbox]

Beautiful! I hope you'll post progress reports w/ pics.

[Schroeder]

Thanks guys! I have to credit Elizabeth with the color scheme too. She is a great muse for guitar design. She just drops these little hints, "Hey wouldn't it be cool if you did a faded stain from aqua blue at the bottom to ultrafade on the horns?" And it sets my mind in motion.

I will keep the pic coming as it comes together. I have a couple other tricks up my sleeve for this one.

[Schroeder]

SALE PENDING! Thanks Bill!

[carson072]

That stain on the top is just beautiful, never seen a better looking quilted top ever.

[gkelm]

Gorgeous. Of all the high-end small builder set neck guitars...yours are the only ones that intice me. Keep up the good work!
Greg

[Schroeder]

Thanks guys. More to come.

[niersbach]

Thanks guys! I have to credit Elizabeth with the color scheme too. She is a great muse for guitar design. She just drops these little hints, "Hey wouldn't it be cool if you did a faded stain from aqua blue at the bottom to ultrafade on the horns?" And it sets my mind in motion.

I will keep the pic coming as it comes together. I have a couple other tricks up my sleeve for this one.


So what other tricks???? :-)

[Schroeder]

So what other tricks???? :-)

Ha! At this point it is up to you!!!! I will make suggestions for your approval! :D

[paintguy]

Amazing wood and concept!!!!

Congrats Bill!!!!

Man, the more I look at this. the more f'ing cool I think it is.

Really amazing stuff!!!

[Shadscbr]

Sweet guitar...congrats Bill! :)

I guess the next time you make the drive up to Jamie's, we'll both have our blue Schroeders in tow :D

Shad

[niersbach]

Definitely!! 2009 could be the year of the guitar in my house!! LOL Hoping my Thorn will be comp0lete and now this....its been at least 3 years since I bought a guitar and that one I just couldnt help, so now I am back into Guitar Hock and my wife is telling me that she better be getting somethign REALLY nice for Christmas! LOL

Next gathering I make it to Jamies I will stay longer so you guys can actually play them. I dont think I single person except Jamie even picked up the Huber Redwood and only a small handful actually touched Mikes Parrot. I wish I wouold have stayed til you guys really started heating up the tubes on the Shiva!!! Hopefully the next time we will generate a nice froth to give Jason a 2 - 3 year back log too!! LOLOLOL He really deserves it from what I can see!!

[guitarcrazy2004]

:AOK one hell of a top...Nice!!!

[Schroeder]

Here are a few other RTS Shorties:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2390/2437387629_0369b4baaf_o.jpghttp://farm3.static.flickr.com/2067/2438206332_52931373d9_o.jpg
http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Roger/RogerShorty_small.jpghttp://farm4.static.flickr.com/3117/2475120880_82a083c251_o.jpg

[niersbach]

The Cancer guitar is just AWESOME!!!! Faded pink...who would have thought! Its same with the misty purple colors runnin around with gold hardware....just some killer paint jobs that I never would have picked that look fantastic

Here is a picture of the back of The Waters Edge guitar...

http://niersbach.org/watersedgeback.jpg

[Loni Specter]

You are killing me. Just great looking axes! Let's see, what can I sell to afford that?:drool
You don't need any amps do ya?

[Schroeder]

Thanks for all of the comments guys. And I hate to tempt you but here is another one almost ready!! :D For those who don't know my work, these are all hand-carved. It might not matter to some but I just wanted to let you all know. They are all subtly different. This one has a bit wider re-curve area than some others and more of a classic archtop (as in acoustic archtop) carve.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3280/3103250422_6b1d4caf32_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3015/3103249644_e1f65c465a_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3108/3102415673_ca91d7bbbd_b.jpg

[niersbach]

Neck is being glued in as we speak...WOOT...this is a FAST BUILD!!! LOL

http://niersbach.org/watersedgeneckglue.jpg

[buickrob]

J that came out awesome!