Instrument Profile
Diptych Silver, 2009
Diptych Silver is part of a pair of guitars built to evoke the two main lines of electric guitar development in the 20th century, while using a flowing, classical instrument shape.
Details
- Instrument
- Diptych Silver
- Year
- 2009
- Materials
- Horse Chestnut, Tulipwood, Abalone Pearl
- Hardware
- Kahler Locking Whammy Bridge/Tailpiece, Lipstick Pickups, Double Pot Volume/Tone, Blend Pot
- Recognition
- Finalist, RDS Craft Awards, 2009
Notes
Diptych Silver is a homage to the Fender Stratocaster line of guitar development, with a thinner body, face-mounted strings, 6 in-line headstock, and single-coil pickups.
The book-matched Tulipwood faceplate and Parker Fly style headstock move away from the classic guitar design. Here, the headstock has been carved to match the body cutaways.
The single-coil lipstick pickups help this guitar scream in the mid-tones.