Supernova

Supernova was a long time in the making. A lot's happened since I started the build just shy of 11 months ago, and finally getting it finished feels like a significant achievement. The idea was to create an offset-bodied Novo-inspired instrument with a blend of features taken from some of my existing guitars while stepping up quality and attempting some things I haven't done before: bound fingerboard, lightly relic'd thin nitro finish, and LP-style Tune-o-matic bridge. I'm super happy with the results.

The thin and intentionally worn nitro/metalflake finish nicely highlights the natural grain of the ash body, and combined with the oiled walnut neck provides an extremely tactile experience.

Specs

🇬🇧 Hand crafted in Somerset, UK.

Body: Swamp ash, JM/Novo-inspired offset, thin satin nitro over Petal Pink metalflake, light distress
Neck: 1-piece walnut, roasted sycamore binding, oil finish, bolt-on
Fretboard: Indian rosewood, 12" radius
Scale length: 25"
Frets: 22, jumbo stainless steel
Nut: Bone
Inlays: Brass, brass side dots
Hardware: Nickel
Tuners: Schaller M6 locking
Bridge: Tonepros locking Tune-o-matic
Pickups: Oil City Scrapyard Dog Plus
Electronics: CTS pots (A500 vol, A500 tone), orange drop cap, Switchcraft jack, 3-way switch
Weight: 4.19kg / 9¼lb