Howie Phoenix Series #P.29.105.25 - Red

2025 Howie Phoenix Series #P.29.105.25

Note: Be sure to check out the included video for a more detailed description and to hear this guitar in action!

This 2025 Phoenix Series comes with a hardshell case that I have customized to fit the Phoenix body shape.  It has a 24-fret fingerboard with a 25.23in scale length. The beautiful Pale moon ebony fretboard has a compound radius of 15.59 inches at the tail down to 9.64 inches at the nut.

The Shape of the neck is what we call the Howie Medium Line. At the nut the depth is 0.92inches and at the 12th fret it is 0.99inches. It’s not super thin like the 1960s Gibson ES 335s and it’s not super fat and round like the older Les Paul necks. It’s right in the middle of these two. The width at the nut is 1.68inches, and at the tail it is 2.2inches.

The pickups on this guitar are Mojo Tone’s Black Magic Humbuckers.  These hybrid Humbuckers come loaded with one alnico 5 magnet and one ceramic magnet.This gives you the best of both worlds with the crispness of the ceramic paired with the rich tone of the alnico.As shown in the video, this pairing is incredibly versatile, especially because I set up the guitar with the ability to split each humbucker individually.

The chambered body design and the wood used for this guitar make it lighter than a classic solid body. It weighs in right at 5.9lbs.  Compare this to a standard Les Paul that can weight up to 10lbs.

As usual with all our Phoenix Series guitars, this guitar is made with “diamond in the rough” materials or materials that would have otherwise been thrown away. With this guitar the fretboard, peghead veneer, and knobs were all made from discarded maple.  

The finish on this guitar was done with a catalyzed urethane that is normally used on automobiles. This high-end urethane dries very fast and hard allowing fewer coats and a thinner finish.

The rest of the nitty gritty details are all listed below… 

• Series: Phoenix
• Serial #P.29.105.25
• Birthday: 1.27.25
• Main Body Wood: Cherry
• Top Body Wood: Curly Maple
• Neck Wood: Cherry
• Peghead Veneer: Curly Maple
• Fretboard: Curly Maple
• TR Cover: Curly Maple
• Weight: 5.9lbs, 2.68kg
• Carve Type: 0.5in Fibonacci
• Scale Length: 25.23in, 64.08cm
• Nut Width: 1.67in, 4.24cm
• Tail Width: 2.19in, 5.56cm
• Neck Depth @ Nut: 0.89in, 22.61mm
• Neck Depth @ 12th: 0.97in, 24.64mm
• Fretboard Radius: 15.59in to 9.64in, 39.6cm to 24.49cm
• Fret wire: 0.09in, Stainless Steel
• Neck Angle: 3.75deg
• Torsion Angle: 0deg
• Neck Carve: Howie Medium Line
• Peghead Angle: 8.5deg
• Pickups: Mojo Tone Black Magic Humbuckers Set
• Tuning Machines: Gotoh Black
• Nut: Tusq x Black
• Truss Rod: Hotrod Low Profile
• Bridge: Rolling ABR
• Tail Piece: Gotoh Stop
• Strap Pins: Black
• Strings: S.I.T Heavy Bottom
• Inlays: Black Richlite and Red Sea Corral
• Pup Rings: Howie Custom Black Offset
• Side Dots: Black
• Knobs: Custom Maple
• Finish: DC 2000 Catalyzed Urethane