COWBRAND DESIGN |
violin tech and a qualified graphic designer who loved all the 50's Chicago based catalogue guitars made his own guitars.
Michael King has been chasing his dream for 17 years. It certainly is an odd combination of being inspired by guitars that were all about being cheap and cheerful only to take the inspiration from the youthful exuberance of them and make finely crafted instruments. The man does it all. Not happy with off the shelf pickups and hardware he has his own. The wood is recycled often being up to 70 years old. The finishes are water based yet for all this we are not given a guitar that looks like the side of a barn.
CONCLUSION
The quality is eminent. But a 23 1/2" neck as a standard is nuts. I have owned one, I know. I still own a 24, 24 3/4, 25, and 25 1/2 and a 24" is minimum. Very few players will not find this very awkward to play and tuning issues are always a problem. If you use string vibrato or bend ...forget it! A good compromise would be 24 3/4"
the fine print
I am sure those into Blues or trad Country or for that matter Americana music in general will find this a welcome alternative to another 'same old'. The two things I find disappointing are first the issue with the short neck and another is the pickups. There are a mass amount of players that have built their musical volcabularitys with traditional pickups. I see no problem with using a pick up covers that are unique. The oval like shape could be modded a bit to accommodate anything or why not a old Foil type cover for P90 or a Humbucker?
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