HELLTAINIUM SWAMP WITCH GUITAR IS HERE ENTER THE GALLERY

Limited edition swamp witch Helltainium model.

Electric Slide guitar .
-25.5 , inch ( longer scale) neck. .
- Smaller , (more cigar box size) body, and deeper width.

-Distressed , de-freted fretboard (mimicking the old bluesmen stripped parlor guitars with frets ripped out ) also shaved /filed / angled on the bottom edge like they did , to avoid bottle knocking on half string guitars with lots of fretboard space .

. mimicked fret dot removal.

- nut / bolt / bridge .

-Metal top - plasma cut 16 gauge steel ( cut by my local sign guy ) then given special chrome coat treatment .

-Resonator .. (actually an antiqued brass light base fixture) inside , to mimic the faux resonator parlors , (but this one truly adds some ring and echo) . (I have a box of them ).

-red painted interior back and black interior sides .
- black back of body paint
-black back of neck stain

Cooking spray , paint , ink , coffee, stained …
and dipped in mojo ;-)

CHECK MY HELLTAINIUM WEBSITE PAGE FOR MORE HELLTAINIUM INFO , CLEAR PICTURES ,DESCRIPTION AND TO PLACE AN ORDER .
http://swampwitchguitars.weebly.com/helltainium-model.html

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Comment by the anonymous pick on May 27, 2016 at 6:33am

just  the  base   not  the U's 

and  its still a   floating  bridge   . 

Comment by the anonymous pick on May 27, 2016 at 6:32am

thumper  ,  i  used  small  wire/rope  clip  bottoms    like  these .

adjustable only  by swaping out  a  thinner  / thicker   bolt . 

Comment by the anonymous pick on May 27, 2016 at 6:18am

thanx duck and  Henry    , 

prim  .   yeah ..  kinda  old  / meets  new  .. and  will  catch up  with the old  and  match  even  better  in the future  , 

and the distressing actually  helps  playbility  , it  has a  fuction. while  paying  homage to  the blues greats  and their guits  .

thanx unk  ,  had  orders  inbetween    workin  on  the new  model  , hence the  wait  , some local  sales  , which is rare  .  most of  my  business  is  in the  US. 

Comment by Thumper on May 27, 2016 at 6:11am

That's a piece of art !! In the video it looks like you used an adjustable bridge (like an arch top), or was I just imagining things? fFr a dedicated slide or finger picker that's a nice touch + it looks cool. I used one on my original reso. Keep up the inspirational work !!!

Comment by the anonymous pick on May 27, 2016 at 6:09am

thanx Glenn,  glad  you are  enjoying it  ;-) and the house  looks amazing  now !!

Comment by the anonymous pick on May 27, 2016 at 6:06am

thanx jim  , my  fall  back  job  is gonna be an  ink  blot    tester  .. 

:what  do  ya  see  ?"  

"butterfly  "

:what  do  ya  see  ?"  

"butterfly  "

"ok  ..  yer  nuts"  ....

 ;-)

Comment by Uncle John on May 27, 2016 at 5:37am

Worth the wait, Pick.  Figured it had to be a metal top.   A winner for sho.

Comment by Primitive Acoustics on May 27, 2016 at 4:33am
Love it! Your creative thinking just amazes me Pick! The distressed features on this guitar combined with the metal top and lamp reso put this in a rarified category for sure!
Comment by Henry Dervaric on May 27, 2016 at 3:04am

Another fantastic job. Pure art!!!!

Comment by Thomas "Duck" Petry on May 27, 2016 at 2:48am

Man...that witch cooks up some meaty Mojo in the swamp.  Loving it Mr Pick!

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