This Howie Griffin Series has a 24-fret fingerboard with a 25-inch scale length. The Ebony
fretboard has a compound radius of 15.45 inches at the tail down to 9.55 inches at the nut.
The Shape of the neck is what we call the Howie Thin Line. At the nut the depth is 0.91 inches
and at the 12th fret it is 0.93 inches. It’s not super thin like the 1960s Gibson ES 330s but it’s
close. It has a very fast and easy feel. The width at the nut is 1.67 inches, and at the tail it is 2.16
inches making it a fairly thin span higher up on the fretboard.
The pickups on this guitar are Seymour Duncan’s 59 Neck Humbucker and Custom 5 Bridge
Humbucker. The 59 pups model the 1950s vintage PAF sound but with a little bit clearer high
end. The Custom 5 is basically just a 59-style pup but much hotter. This makes the two pair
together really well. Each pickup can be split into a single coil with individual switches for each
pup. Finally, the tone pot for this guitar is a KingTone switch. This innovative switch gives you 6
distinct different tones in each position. All of this makes for an incredibly versatile guitar with
countless tone options.
The finish on this guitar was done with a catalyzed urethane that is normally used on
automobiles. This high-end urethane dries very hard allowing fewer coats and a thinner finish.
As usual with all our guitars, this guitar was built by me, the sole builder, from start to finish. It
was also built mainly by hand with a little help from our small CNC machine for things like the
inlays and the Fibonacci violin carve on the top.
The rest of the nitty gritty details are all listed below…
Series: Griffin
Serial # G.28.98.23
Birthday: 6.5.23
Main Body Wood: Hard Maple
Top Body Wood: Curly Maple
Neck Wood: Hard Maple
Peghead Veneer: Curly Maple
Fretboard: Ebony
TR Cover: White
Weight: 6.2lbs, 2.81kg
Carve Type: 0.5in Fibonacci
Scale Length: 25in, 63.5cm
Nut Width: 1.67in, 4.24cm
Tail Width: 2.16in, 5.49cm
Neck Depth @ Nut: 0.91in, 23.11mm
Neck Depth @ 12th: 0.93in, 23.62mm
Fretboard Radius: 15.45in to 9.55in, 39.24cm to
24.26cm
Fret wire: 0.09in, Stainless Steel
Neck Angle: 3.75deg
Torsion Angle: 0deg
Neck Carve: Howie Thin Line
Peghead Angle: 8.5deg
Pickups: Seymour Duncan Custom 5 Bridge, 59 Neck
Tuning Machines: Gotoh Open Gold/Black
Nut: Tusq x Black
Truss Rod: Hotrod Low Profile
Bridge: Kluson ABR Wired
Tail Piece: Gotoh Stop
Strap Pins: Gold
Strings: S.I.T Heavy Bottom
Inlays: White Mother of Pearl and Black Richlite
Pup Rings: White Offset
Side Dots: White Mother of Pearl
Knobs: White Speed
Finish: DC 2000 Catalyzed Urethane