The Finger Lakes

Play this CBG

The EPC box used here is what first intrigued LBJ to start crafting with Bubba. The thought was to allow the box to slide open for different tones acoustically. Made from oak and purple heart neck, this tenor has held strength over time in rough conditions.

The tenor was built  rough and with haste from being anxious, however came out to play exceptionally well. Head stock design came from LBJ with use of a simple item, this head stock design marks BSG LBJ made instruments.

The string nut was an idea found over the internet to use a fret for the nut and use of the truss rod cover to channel the strings properly spaced across the fret board. The bridge also uses a fret wire, mounted to hardwood floating under the strings, the spacing on the bridge comes through from the home made tail piece used from a heavy weight picture hangar.

There are cosmetic flaws LBJ wanted improved before this guitar ran on to performance, however a musicians love for the sound it produced and a quick install for electric plugins by Bubba, the EPC LBJ has taken flight to perform.

This six string guitar was a several month ongoing project, the primary reason for such a long project was obtaining the rare clam shell shaped LaFlor Dominica Special Edition Cigar Box (only 300 made). This box contained 50 $30usd cigars with only 300 boxes made available, months passed with trips daily to a local cigar shop in Ithaca, NY to check in and see how many cigars were left before the box could be obtained. After the guitar made its first performance, it was considered one of the finest instruments to leave the shop. After weeks of musical performances using the guitar, some small flaws were found, and the guitar was returned to the shop with descriptions of the symptoms.

The guitar was dis-assembled and went through luthier surgery from Bubba. While doing the corrective surgery, other sound and appearance enhancing changes were performed to have 0002 a common play part of the BSG Workshop still today.

Unfortunately few constructive images exist for this Bubba made model. Some have been found and will be added over time.

Guitar Specifications:
Six string
25.5″ scale
full 24 “Jumbo” frets with copper indicators
Groover Tuners
Red Oak and Purple Heart Laminated neck
Walnut Fret Board
1 Volume and 1 Tone
Pickup Selector Toggle Front, Rear, both
2 Humbucker Pickups
Hammered Copper Pickup Rings
Abalone topped controls
LaFlor Dominica Special Edition Cigar Box (only 300 made)
DR Extra strings