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Page 1 of 2  Prototype TG-250 Setneck This guitar represents a big leap forward for me. This was my first "setneck" guitar, which means the neck is glued into the body instead of bolted on with screws. The benefits are amazing both in terms of tone and comfort. The neck tenon is a full five inches long which makes for a strong connection and excellent vibration transfer from neck to body. You feel it up to your elbows. And because of this long tenon, I can sculpt the heel down to where you hardly notice it until you're all the way up at the top.
Note the twin stap buttons at the bottom. I stole this idea from Anderson Guitars who are right up the road from me. Mainly, they're there to help keep the guitar from falling over when you lean it up against the wall or your amp. But they also give you some relief from fatigue when you alternate from one to the other. It kind of spreads the weight around, Changes the angle of the dangle.
 TG-250 Setneck from Rear
This guitar is comprised of 37 different pieces of wood- 45 if you count the unseen dowls. The back alone is made up of 11 pieces of curly silverback maple with purpleheart bands, plus the control plate. The multi-laminate neck is five pieces of old, curly rock maple alternating with black walnut. And the purpleheart fretboard (also a first for me) is a strong component of the overall tone of this guitar.
This is my version of a Strat. The three singlecoil pickup configuration is what gives you that identifiable sound but wood selection and building techniques can add color to that sound. This guitar features a myrtlewood cap with a koa back on a semi-hollow alder body.
The bridge is the Point Classic Tremolo which has about the best action of any whammy I've used.
 Three Singles and a Whammy I keep this guitar for demo purposes. If you come out to my shop I may just send you home with it just for the feedback.
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