Mahogany with birdseye maple cap
History: This guitar was custom built for Pete Fine by LoBue. Pete had this guitar customized by Lobue to include not only the typical phase and coil but an electro harmonix muff that tucked into the guitar with a slider for control. Pete had the special electronics and Custom Wind Di Marzio pickups removed later in the guitars life. The guitar was in the condition shown here when purchased.
The guitar still played nicely. It has since been restored to stock by Woody Phifer of Phifer Designs (who worked with Charles in the 70’s when this guitar was built).
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Specs:
Body: Mahogany with Birdseye maple cap
Neck: One piece maple neck with adjustable truss rod and a luthiers grafted headstock.
Head Overlay: Zebrawood
Nut: Bone
Fingerboard: 22 fret Ebony fingerboard with small brass markers
Tuners: Sperzel
Bridge: Schaller
Tailpiece: Schaller
Pickups: Ancient Seymour Duncan Pickups
Special Electronics: Initially coil tap and built in fuzz but since removed
Comments: Woody Phifer indicates that this guitar was one off. He indicated that Charles made this and the double cut mahogany with maple bout and that no one else touched them. He recalls when he was working there in the next room in the sanding shop when Charles was finishing this guitar. He covered the guitar with what he though was a clean rag. Little did he know that the rag contained evaporated solvent which killed the finish. He thought that Charles would fire him on the spot but Charles understood and just went about his work.
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