A true "one-of-a-kind".... the Williams Special

[gonzo]

The Williams Special.

(semi-related: my first guitar was a '75 Fender Mustang...)


i eventually commissioned this custom guitar, it is a Les paul-strat-mustang-explorer hybrid.
-built by Stan Williams, Rome Georgia

-based on the Fender Mustang scale length....also similar to brian may's red special.
-honduras mahogany body, with air cavities.
-flame maple top, 3/8" thick.
-blueprint strat body.
-2-piece flame maple neck, with ebony fingerboard.
-no truss rod, there are (2) pieces of aircraft aluminum running the length of the fretboard.
-flame veneered headstock, front, sides, and back.
-24" scale length.
-jumbo frets.
-custom inlays (mother of pearl, diamonds, with a diamond split around the center pickup.
-Kahler 2300 pro tremelo.
-(3) off/on switches
-master volume, master tone, 3rd switch now unwired- it was originally equipped with a EMG SA assembly, and the 3rd knob was the presence control. it now has (2) bill lawrence L-280's, and a duncan Little 59'r in it.
-explorer headstock.
-long tenon neck, tilt back headstock.



original pic links:
http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/1818/williamsclose.jpg

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/6304/15646818.jpg

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/7111/williamsheadstock.jpg

 

[gonzo]

wow, nobody digs customs gits here....

i woulda thought there'd be a lot of interest in this.
:?:

 

[fluff191]

Your pictures dont show up at all. No links, nothing.

 

[gonzo]

i see em just fine.
what's up with that?

 

[gonzo]

you probably got some firewall issue.....
trying to see them at home, or at work?

either way, there's a whole post about the stats and whatnot, i figured enough guys here have invested time, money and interest in what constitutes a real 'custom' build, and that someone would be interested...

here's the links to the pics:

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/1818/williamsclose.jpg

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/6304/15646818.jpg

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/7111/williamsheadstock.jpg

 

[LTE]

I see the pics fine.

It's a cool looking guitar, one of the best hybrids ive seen!

 

[fluff191]

Originally there were no links at the bottom. Just the "image" words at the top. I see the links now.

 

[gonzo]

glad you can check em out, fluff..