unbelievable creation from Joe Driskill

[twitch]

This may be the most incredible thign I have seen. I may actually like the back better:



http://www.driskillguitars.com/wolf.htm

[VegasGreg]

Wow! That IS a stunner!

Front and back are terrific......that's just incredible looking.

[samdjr74]

I'll take two, maybe 3, actually I'd love to have any driskill!!!!!

[r9player]

LOL I wonder .. who put this out on the board ...
Been having a light discussion about these guitars ...
Personally I love it, I like it when Luthiers go all out for their trade and passion, try different things etc. (although I must wonder, doesn't PRS already have all the technology available to make a Wolf .. since they did a Dragon?)
Joe is definitely a fanatic who loves to push the enevelope come up with some new things.

However someone else counter pointed ... Driskill wait list now went from 6-8 Mo to ... 2-3 Years? Basic point a LOT of time was spent on these 3 guitars which wasn't spent on a lot of people waiting for their Driskill ...

Since I am not waiting on a Driskill ... haha I don't mind he spent all this time on these guitars, but for those of you who are waiting on one ... what do you people think?

[twitch]

Fair question, and my guitar was delayed because of this project, as well as a guitar he made for a quadriplegic, and other reasons as well.

how do I feel about it? That is part of the deal when you deal with a small man, or one man shop. Joe has his reasons for doing things that will alter the time frame for the peoplw who have guitar on order. These reasons can range from taking on a challenge, trying to do the impossible, not being able to say no, or simply making what they feel is the best business decision. if you you want to minimize any of that, you would need to order a guitar from someone else, like a PRS private stock. Even with that, I know of people who were told 6 months, and waited a year. Stuff happens.

The wait was tough, no lying about that. For me, anything short of a year would have made paying for it an issue. Spreading out payments helped. After it was paid for, I would have been happy not to wait anymore, but oh well.

After having the guitar for 5 months now, the wait was 300% worth it, and I would certainly order another one knowing it could be up to 2 years until I get it, and that may be the only way I could pay for another one anyway.

[MOJO]

so what do you think... will a driskill wait time go down now that these are are almost done??

i have tossed aroung the idea of a "blues" model but i have to admit the 2 to 2 1/2 year wait times i've been hearing about has made me consider other alternatives ( not a knock on joe at all..his guitars are incredible and he is a one man operation.. i 'd just go too nutz with anticipation waiting that long...

although what i'm considering is a pretty simple blues model.. no fancy swamp ash figure or staining ( special opaque finish) and regular dot inlays...??

[tedwoods]

This is utterly cool!

Any info on the bridge unit?I don't think I've seen something similar...

Ted

[r9player]

I believe that is Joe's custom Tail piece he came up with. Looks like he adjusted it to accept Piezo saddles.
Certain people who are totally tone crazed luthiers will create their own tail pieces ... like Driskill.. Zachary ..

[Yossi]

That is a masterpiece!

As far as the wait for a Driskill, (I am still waiting for mine a long time already) I would think that Joe's fame can only go up and up, especially after making a guitar like the Wolf. This can only increase the orders and keep increasing the wait.
But once you get one, look at what you'll have.
Good things are worth waiting for!

Yossi,

Ack. That is a monstrosity. I can't tell if the dog's front paws are broken? They seem to jut off in strange directions. And the cutesie paw-prints on the flowery fretboard? Is this an angry wolf or a friendly pet wolf? Can't say I care for the concept or the execution.

[5wayswitch]

wow thats insane good

[ChrisP]

I hate to criticize anybody who spent that much time doing custom inlay work....but to be honest, that "wolf" looks kinda goofy to me. The legs just don't look right and the whole thing seems weird and out of proportion.

Kudos to Joe Driskill and to all the stellar work that's he's done on his guitars, but I can't agree that's the best inlay work ever done on a guitar body.

[jgraham]

Joe's guitars are visually stunning and crafted flawlessly. And he seems like the coolest dude, based on his online persona. I can totally appreciate the amount of work that must have gone into this one. The Diablo guitars just aren't my thing though.

[dirk nixon]

Beautiful!