GMW Appreciation-- Just got the newest arrival and WOW!!!

[Zachman]

More pics added later on-- down the thread.



I ordered another guitar from GMW Guitar Works...

I decided that for my birthday, I would treat myself to this guitar. I had been looking at it on the GMW site for some time, but didn't order because I wanted it a bit different. Then, I see that Lee is now offering Stainless Steel frets, so I called him and asked if he could redo the guitar w/ stainless steel and he said yes. Woo hoo-- in relatively short order I'll have the new addition.

Body: GMW CS / Swamp Ash
Body/Neck Binding: 5A flame maple, 22 frets, 25 1/2” scale, 6100 frets- Stainless Steel, satin finish, Au natural (no color) body binding
Hardware: Original Floyd Rose tremolo (recessed), Gotoh SG-36 gold
Headstock: GMW Millennium
Fingerboard: 3A flame maple
Electronics: Duncan Custom (TB-5) and Jazz (SH-2n), direct mounted, Volume, tone and 5-way Model P Megaswitch, football side jack
Neck Specifications: 1 11/16” nut width (R3), satin finish,
Fingerboard Inlay: Abalone dots
Color / Graphics: Blue burst on a medium density trans purple + headstock
GMW Logo Color: Two ply gold on black

The other GMWs:

This one is a Charvel body w/ a GMW neck:

 

[Michi]

Nice, very nice Zach!

 

[Zachman]

Nice, very nice Zach!

Thanks brother... I got turned onto this company from Kage and Ralph, and really do like the guitars a lot.

 

[dpeterson]

Lee's a good guy.. made a body for my old san dimas neck.. put a floyd shelf on it for me too. been to the shop there a few times when i lived out in L.A.

 

[yngzaklynch]

Nice looking axe

 

[Zachman]

Lee's a good guy.. made a body for my old san dimas neck.. put a floyd shelf on it for me too. been to the shop there a few times when i lived out in L.A.

Yup, super cool guy!! and KILLER craftsmanship and playability!

 

[rupe]

Lee makes some great stuff...killer score Zach

 

[Anonymous]

Very cool, Zach! Can't wait to get my Rhodes V from Lee that I've been posting progress pictures of. Should be here soon! Lee is awesome...

Steve

 

[metalmaniac93]

Nice axe Zach!!!

 

[Zachman]

Very cool, Zach! Can't wait to get my Rhodes V from Lee that I've been posting progress pictures of. Should be here soon! Lee is awesome...

Steve

Thanks Steve,

Ya, I remember seeing that. Very nice!!

 

[gibson5413]

Congrats Zach! Scott and Kage love theirs. Can't wait to see the finished product.

 

[Zachman]

Congrats Zach! Scott and Kage love theirs. Can't wait to see the finished product.

That Is the actual finished guitar. I am just having him put stainless steel 6100 frets as opposed to the normal 6100's currently installed.

 

[50MkII]

Looks nice. Finish certainly is different from the rest of the guitars you have posted. Any reason(s) why you requested stainless steel as opposed to other options? What frets were previously on it? Just asking.

 

[daver101]

You think that of all the ones that I had, I would have kept one of them??!?!?!?!?!?!!

 

[Zachman]

Looks nice. Finish certainly is different from the rest of the guitars you have posted. Any reason(s) why you requested stainless steel as opposed to other options? What frets were previously on it? Just asking.

Ever since I got my Suhr Standard: I just LOVE the ALWAYS slinky, and freshly polished feel of the SS frets, plus they don't ware down as quickly. I think they are typical Dunlop 6100 frets. Not 100% sure though, I just know they weren't SS-- so I decided to change it up.

As to the different color scheme: I've used this Zion Radicaster in Metal Marble, since '87

 

[Shark Diver]

Very nice! That SC is pure sex

 

[Zachman]

Very nice! That SC is pure sex

Thanks brother...

 

[Greg Riley]

Badass guitars

 

[Wayniac3]

Love GMW's
Great fiddles you have

 

[Gainzilla]

Yeah, Its no surprise, Im a GMW fanboi until I go down for the dirtnap...

I dont have the Purple Strat anymore but the LP and the SuperStrat are NEVER going anywhere