It was one of those ‘had to be’ moments that came from bouncing ideas with the amazing Santa Cruz, Ca musician Bobby Hanson. Being both a monster guitarist and bassist, Bobby told me he wanted a scaled up version of his Falcon guitar as a bass. The Condor idea was sparked! Bigger sibling to the Falcon, the Condor shares the overall ‘T’ look and body contours. A Lollar ‘P’ and ‘J’ pickup help provide the fat tone. And to shape that tone I use a ‘roasted/torrefied’ swamp ash body which is incomparably light, stable, and resonant delivering everything you like about traditional swamp ash and more. ‘The sense of air, space, and transparency is strong.’ I combine that with figured ‘roasted’ maple for a beautiful and stable neck to achieve a naturally golden carmel color scheme. Here’s what Bobby said about his Condor after its first live gig- ‘Epic! Every note was pronounced, punchy, and dripping with buttery goodness.’
- 34″ scale length
- 1 9/16″ nut width
- 22 frets
- 16″ radius
- Indian rosewood fingerboard
- Medium jumbo fretwire
- MOP fingerboard inlays
- Roasted Swamp Ash body
- Figured roasted maple neck
- Hipshot bridge and tuners
- Lollar ‘P’ and ‘J’ pickups
- ‘T’ style controls
- Premium electronic components
- Custom pickguard
- Bone Nut
- Deluxe Mono gig bag