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Forshage TeleBird - Swamp Ash Body, Fralin Pickup

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   AUSTIN GUITAR HOUSE IS A PROUD DEALER FOR

                                                       

TELEBIRD

  • Body Wood: Swamp Ash 
  • Neck Wood: Roasted Flame Maple w/ "F**cker CustomCaster" headstock decal
  • Neck Profile: C Shape, .840" deep at 1st fret, .910" deep at 12th
  • Radius: 9.5"
  • Scale Length: 25 1/2"
  • Frets: 22 Stainless Steel
  • Nut Width: 1.63"
  • Inlays: Abalone Dots
  • Pickguard: Bakelite
  • Tuners: Gotoh Locking
  • Bridge: T-style bridge w/ 3 Compensated brass barrel saddles and "sloped" sides
  • Pickup: Fralin Split Blade Hum-Canceling T (Blues Output)
  • Controls: 3-Way Switch (Pos 1- Bridge pickup w/ no tone control; Pos 2 - Kill; Pos 3 - Bridge pickup with tone control, Volume, Tone
  • Finish: Butterscotch, nitro lacquer
  • Case: Gator Gig Bag
  • Weight: 8 lbs 4.5 oz
  • Handmade In Pflugerville - TX

Who is Chris Forshage? In his own words:

"Who am I you ask? I am a luthier in the Austin/Pflugerville Texas area. I've been playing guitar since the mid 80's and built my first guitar in 1994. For many years I did primarily custom work in the archtop acoustic realm but over the years I have built basses, flat-tops, mandolins, electrics, hollowbodies, 7 strings, ergonomic headless guitars, and a variety of solidbodies.

The first guitar I ever built was a 17" archtop and while it's far from perfect, it came off pretty well, sounds fantastic and started off a love for luthiery that has kept me at for almost 25 years (wow) now."

Notable Forshage players include the late great Walter Becker, Wayne Krantz, and Austin phenom Carter Arrington.

Chris Forshage builds all types of guitars but the model he's probably best known for is his headless Orion. With its ergonomic design, smooth set-neck heel joint, above the nut neck extension and Forshage's fantastic craftsmanship and attention to detail, the Orion is probably the best headless electric guitar available today.

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT US WITH ANY QUESTIONS AT (512) 243-6036 OR AT SALES@AUSTINGUITARHOUSE.COM