2013 Madrone arch top guitar Brazilian rosewood tailpiece, fretboard, bridge and knobs, mahogany mid body, walnut back 11 Photos carved Arch top acoustic / electric guitars combining the spirit of acoustic ancestry and evolution to the best technology available today. This Town Productions
Instruments: Gothic Angel Guitar
Psycho Steel - Electric acoustic lap steel guitar 9 Photos full - hollow body archtop guitar 8 Photos hand carved arch top and arch back figured koa full hollow body
pau ferro fretboard, bridge and tailpiece.
cherry mid body
sperzel friction lock tuner with D-thing drop D tuner. 12 Photos 16 Photos 7 String Guitars and a 7 string Bass 7 Photos New CD from Chris \"Broken Down\"
http://chrisbilham.bandcamp.com/album/broken-down-2 7 Photos this version of the 8 string guitar has normal tuning with double high B and high E strings. the shape of the guitar is derived from making the top half of the body smaller and more contoured to match the human body and be easier and more comfortable to play. The sound hole is offset to be in the center of the upper bout since the guitar is cut-away to make the upper register of frets reachable and playable. the neck angle is adjustable to set the string height. 13 Photos 6 Photos Ultra-thin semi-hollow body electric guitar
Birds eye maple top and back
ebony fretboard and bridge
purple heart pin stripes
walnut body core
copper tailpiece 9 Photos http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/kafoury 5 Photos 17 Photos Big Fatty II
Curly Maple top
mahogany neck and body
pau ferro fretboard
Bigsby tremelo 3 Photos Shedua Guitar Solid body with Shedua top, bubinga and Chatki back. Ebony fretboard, pick up rings, knobs and switch handle. 11 Photos 6 Photos 9 Photos 6 Photos Blue Funk Guitar 6 Photos www.myspace.com/crypteriaband 15 Photos 4 Photos 4 Photos 2 Photos Semi Hollow Jazz Guitar
curly maple top
ebony bridge, tail piece, fretboard
neck through body 4 Photos Brian Wilson designed this guitar 5 Photos carved arch top and back figured Koa, flamed maple binding ebony bridge, tailpiece and fretboard 8 Photos 3 Photos http://www.myspace.com/buttonpushersband 16 Photos 3 Photos http://www.myspace.com/bencameron 6 Photos Big Fatty Guitar 7 Photos 1 Photos Manzanita root burl solid body. Manzanita is one of the hardest most dense woods I know of. this guitar was one of my first and still rocks. active Bartolini pickups and bass and treble control knobs, ebony fretboard, flamed maple / purple heart neck. 7lbs $9000 7 Photos
Ken Bebensee is continually building, designing, playing, creating… Acoustic / Electric Stringed Musical Instruments. I can build any type of instrument that is imaginable combining the best ideas with artistic spirit and creative impulse.
Each instrument represents articulate individual expression. Most of the photos here are of instruments that were custom ordered and built with specifications to follow. Some of the ideas were customer requests and some customers encouraged or allowed me to add creative shapes or embellishment. Iwork to satisfy the soul. I like how natural shapes evolve and the fun part of building instruments is carving and shaping.
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Breathtaking instruments from another world ! Fantastic ! You are without doubt one of the most talented luthiers of our time.
I want this!
i will make some more basses like this one. the carved scroll comes from the tradition of violin making. My interpretation for this bass and much of my carving art is mused by nature and growth.
SWEET BASS
ken you ARE AMAZING!
How much does this bass go for?