G 0716 'Mercury Rising'
A 1950's Mercury hood ornament dominates the design of this guitar. Mahogany body with Maple neck and Rosewood fingerboard. Two 'BoneTop' P-90's.
G 0717 'Queen of Hearts'
'Queen of Hearts' marked the first appearance of my 'Butterfly' shape body designs. Despite its angular look it is very comfortable to hold and play, a fact also helped by the carving of the back. The body is made of old stock Mahogany with a Rosewood/Maple laminated centerstripe. The neck is flame Maple with a Rosewood fingerboard and Headstock overlay. Two 'BoneTop' pickups and a Bigsby B-16 along with Sperzel locking tuners are fitted. The guitar looks bigger than it is, yielding a good canvas for my art work. The shape also seems to give depth and dimension to the sound, with warm mids and rolling lows.
G 0718 'Corazon'
Alder body. Bird's eye Maple neck w/ Rosewood fingerboard. Two 'BoneTop' P-90's, Hipshot bridge, Sperzel locking tuners. This one has the 'old style' combination jack/backplate shaped from aluminum - something I hadn't used in a while.
G 0719 'Potis'
G 0720 'Pink'
A 30's pin-up covers the front of the guitar. The greatest challenge was to place her at an angle which would work with the body shape. The TV-Jones 'Supertron' pickups and hardware are goldplated. Mahogany body and Maple neck.
G 0721 'Phone Me'
This pinup is from the 70's. Gold hardware and two 'BoneTop' pickups. Swamp Ash body with Maple neck.
G 0722 'Bust'
Another pinup from the 70's. The missing bra is inlaid in the fingerboard. When I can find them, I like using the left-handed Tele bridges - the lows snap and the highs are a bit sweeter. Swamp Ash body, Maple neck w/Rosewood fingerboard. Reverse Tele bridge/P-90 neck 'BoneTop' pickup configuration.
G 0723 'Cool 2'
'Cool 2' combines two 'BoneTop' P-90's into a humbucker with various coil switching options. Mahogany body, Maple neck with Bloodwood fingerboard and headstock cap.
G 0724 'Sixth Sense'
Mahogany body, Maple neck w/Rosewood fingerboard. Two P-90 'BoneTop' pickups.
G 0725 'Beachwalk Blue'
G 0726 'Dark Gears'
G 0727 'Seafoam'
Mahogany body, Mahogany neck w/Rosewood fingerboard and headstock overlay. A Joe Barden humbucker in the bridge and a Sustainiac neck pickup/circuit comprise the electronics. Hipshot tremolo and Sperzel locking tuners.
G 0728 'Windsor'
Mahogany body and neck w/Rosewood fingerboard. A 50' Windsor model car badge furnishes the name. Two Lollar minihumbuckers and Hipshot bridge.
G 0729 'Maccaferri's Hole'
Maccaferri is mostly known for his 'Django Reinhart' style Selmer guitars. But he later also developed a line of plastic guitars which were quite successful and actually sounded quite good. The f-hole is part of a top of one of these guitars which was picked out of the trash by a friend of mine. Sadly it had been damaged beyond repair, so I used parts of it in various Totemguitars, as tribute and as a way of renewing their purpose. Mahogany body, Maple neck with Purpleheart fingerboard. Tele/P-90 'BoneTop' pickup configuration.
G 0730 'Memory Lane'
A requiem for a trusted friend. 'Memory Lane' incorporates objects from my old '71 Jeep Wagoneer. Upon retiring it after more than 12 years of service and many travels, I kept some badges and decorations along with a page from the manual and used them for this guitar. The white and blue color scheme recalls the original paintjob of the truck. Mahogany body, flame Koa neck w/Rosewood fingerboard. Two Lollar minihumbuckers and a Wilkinson adjustable wraparound stop-tail bridge.
G 0731 'Dark Star'
Mahogany body, Padouk neck w/Cocobolo fingerboard. Two 'BoneTop' P-90'. Bigsby vibrato and roller bridge. 30' bakelite radio knobs.
G 0732 'Red Gear'
G 0733 'Beachwalk Blue II'
G 0734 'Arizona'
G 0735 'Buddha's Girl'
G 0736 'Red Lady'
Mahogany body and neck, Rosewood fingerboard and headstock overlay, Hipshot bridge, BoneTop P-90 style pickups, Gotoh vintage style tuners.
G 0737 'Don't look now'
Mahogany body and neck, Madagascar Rosewood fingerboard, vintage style Gotoh tuners, Tele style bridge w/brass compensated saddles, BoneTop P-90 style in neck, Tele-style in bridge.
G 0738 'Voltage'
Mahogany body, Maple neck/w Rosewood fingerboard, Vintage G&L tremplate converted to fixed bridge, 2 BoneTop P-90 pickups.
G 0739 'Pink Confederacy'
A vague resemblance to the US Confederate flag prompted the name. Mahogany body topped with some old Redwood boards. Flame Maple neck w/Cocobolo fingerboard. The pickups are a prototype 'BoneTop' humbucker in the custom Spalt bridge, a 'BoneTop' P-90 in the center and a Lollar Charlie Christian in the neck position. The 3-way switch and the first volume knob control the bridge and neck pickups, while the middle pickup can be dialed in via the center volume knob. A master tone affects the resulting signal.
G 0740 'Gears of Desire'
G 0741 'Route 66'
G 0742 'Chevy Dan'
Peter Florance 'Voodoo' Strat set. Fat flame Koa neck w/ Rosewood fingerboard. Swamp Ash body.
G 0743 'Memory Lane II'
More objects from my old Jeep. There was enough for a second guitar.
Mahogany body, two Gibson P-90's from the 60's, Maple neck with Madagascar Rosewood fingerboard. Hipshot bridge and Sperzel locking tuners.
G 0744 'Sister'
'Sister' to the G0739 'Pink Confederacy' guitar above, this one has a Mahogany body and neck with a Redwood top made from the same old boards as the 'Confederacy'. Fralin humbuckers, Hipshot bridge.
