Long awaited Feline 20th anniversary model unleashed

[felineguitars]

Ok folks - this has been a long time coming and many snippets here and there but the wheels are finally on the wagon so to speak.

We present Our 20th anniversary model Lion.



To celebrate 20 years since I first put a Feline logo on a guitar headstock (sometime end of 1992) I decided to do something a bit special.
So I decided to make a run of special guitars to celebrate
So as it's 2012 I thought lets use that date to come up with a theme
20:12 - to celebrate 20 years we will build 12 special guitars

So only 12 of this spectacular guitar will be built.

This guitar is based on our very popular Lion model, and features all MY favourite features - based on what I have found makes for an incredibly sensitive and responsive guitar. (it's a bit like the Chef's special in a posh restaurant).

Features:

Neck
Pearl inlaid Feline logo on headstock
Sperzel locking machineheads
Earvana compensated tuning nut
3 piece quarter-sawn mahogany neck with volute and 2 way truss rod
Ebony Board with special split Mother of Pearl /Abalone inlays
Ivoroid Binding with Black tahiti pearl side dots
Deep set full width tenon joint - very strong and great tonal transfer.
Feline all access neck joint - easy access to top frets
Dunlop 6000 fretwire with great fret-job

Body
5A flame or Quilted Maple tops on 2 piece mahogany body
Carefully weight relieved body to enhance tone and give target weight of 8-9(ish)lbs
the bare guitar weighs between 5-6lbs, the pickups and hardware weighs about 2lbs and the paint weighs nearly a pound (amazingly)
Bare Knuckle Pickups
TonePros bridge & TonePro Split Studs for tailpiece
Lightweight aluminium tailpiece - adds top end sizzle
Laser etched 20th anniversary logo on cover plate

Elecs
CTS/Bare Knuckle custom taper 550k ohm control pots
Jensen /Bare Knuckle Paper in Oil capacitors for tone controls
Switchcraft jack socket
All cavities screened with nickel screening paint
Anodised Aluminium rear cover plates

Hiscox Liteflite guitar case and custom tool pouch
Certificate of Authenticity

Price will be £2995.00 (excl carriage)

This is the first prototype that was built earlier in the year , but the other 11 are following on now at a sensible pace.




The cover plates on the rear are now anodised aluminium and the lower plate is laser etched



The all access neck joint is still as sexy as ever....



Tonepros and Bare Knuckles



Next post I will show some of the work in progress on the next models.....

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One interesting thing we are doing is that we intend to put a different set of Bare Knuckle Pickups in each guitar , so maybe for the first time we will have much of the range available to try in almost identical guitars.
That is unless people place orders for them in advance and specify which pickups they would like

The prototype (number 1) has Abraxas fitted in it

Number 2 here will be fitted with Emeralds


Number 3 here will have Black Dogs fitted


Number 4 is lined up to have Crawlers fitted


Number 5 will rock out with a pair of VH2s


Here are guitars 6, 7 and 8 taking a rest before coming back into the workshop for fretting .....

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Some more pictures of the next ones:

This is number 5 now it's been sanded down:


This is number 6:





This is number 7:





And this is number 8:

[evilmags]

What can I say other than "Fit as fuck".

[fretmeister]

Wow!!

I want one! Alas...

[Tenebrous]

Good lord...

Happy anniversary With builds like that, it's no wonder you're still going strong after 20 years.

[Kebabkid]

Hi matey,
long time no speak.

Superb work here J and all the best selling them.
Cos

[felineguitars]

Hey chaps - been busy adding a few pages to the Feline Guitars website to try and bring it up to speed with the 20th Anniversary stuff.

Here is a link to the section we've started for it - there will be much more to follow as the builds go along and more photos get taken

http://www.felineguitars.com/20thAnn...ry/20home.html

Hope you like!

[ICBM]

No 3 is my personal favourite, since I'm not really a fan of either over-the-top quilts or traditional even flame (especially not chevrons), but they're still all beautiful pieces of wood.

No 8 is completely mad, but you should definitely consider making it a stopbar bridge model or the tailpiece will go right across some of the most amazing figure - there's almost a 'cow face' right there .

No 9 needs to be a Junior...

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A couple more finally coming back from paint and looking pretty

This is number 4 which looks amazing in aqua - someone nicknamed it "Ice" and number 5 below "Fire" although the intention was Raspbery









More pictures as we get them completed and ready for sale

The first one - the pale prototype sold very quickly - somebody asked to try it and sat with a happy grin playing it for a few minutes and quickly got their card out and bought it
I was somewhat astonished at how quickly he made such a decision, but he knew he liked it enough to have to buy it. (very nice when that happens)