![]() Because of it's massive size and weight it wasn't possible to have it cut, rolled down the mountain, floated down a river, and milled into usable pieces until the late 1970's. ![]() This huge old tree was found in the remote Chiquibul jungle in the Maya Mountains of Honduras in the early 1960's. In the early 1980's Mark purchased a 15' long 38" wide, 3" thick slab of fantastic quilted mahogany with an incredible story of its own. You get the classic tone of Mark's original Lazer, made with historic old growth korina, with a classic '58 gold-toned finish. The korina from this same old Gibson stock was used to create the Flying V's of Albert King and Lonnie Mack fame. Although not a true mahogany, korina is very similar in tonal profile and grain. Mark bought some beautiful old stock korina from the wood buyer working at the Gibson factory in Kalamazoo, Michigan in the early 1970's before Gibson moved to Nashville. Contact Mark at 51 or for more information and to place your order. ![]() These guitars are built for you as they are ordered and include a custom case, with an approximate 6-month lead time. All Legacy Edition Lazers and Original Lazers have our custom-made Wine-o-matic tuning bridge. If you select a Legacy Edition Lazer, you also have a choice of 3 wood types (see below), or select the Original "Johnny Winter" Lazer made of mahogany. The Lazer is built to your specifications as to fret size and pickups. You get the best of all worlds with an Erlewine Lazer! It has a single-coil pickup and a humbucker, so it screams when you want it to - or gives a fat rhythm sound. With the Lazer, you get a small, lightweight guitar and don't have to compromise on playability or sound. White pearl stars are inlaid in the rosewood fingerboard. The form-fit body is comfortable to play either standing or sitting, and provides full access to all 24 frets. Neck-through-body construction gives the Lazer exceptional sustain. No need for special strings, as the Lazer uses regular ball-end strings, locking them at both ends so they really stay in tune. See "Legacy" tab below for pictures and more informationÄesigned by Mark Erlewine, and made famous by master bluesman, Johnny Winter, the Lazer is a lightweight, full-scale guitar featuring Erlewine's patented headless tuning system. *** Legacy edition Lazers now available ***
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