I believe in giving and helping out whenever I can. I've been fortunate enough to get to know the guys from Needtobreathe and have worked with them on charity events before. They host a charity golf and auction event in Charleston that benefits One World Health, an organization dedicated to taking medical care to parts of the world that need it most. This year I was asked to create a guitar to be auctioned off at the event, and I worked with Bo and Bear Rinehart to design something inspired by the cover art of their last album, Rivers in the Wasteland. It was auctioned with a signed vinyl copy of Rivers in the Wasteland as well as a tour-used Needtobreathe hard case. The guitar far surpassed my expectations and sold for $31,000, and the auction raised over $160,000 total.
Here are the specs:
- 25.5" scale
- Alder body with mesquite top
- Chechen rosewood neck and fret board
- P90 pickups with custom aged covers
- Wilkinson vintage split-shaft tuners
- Tailpiece from 1960s Harmony guitar
- CTS pots
- Switchcraft jack
- CRL 3-way switch
