Howie Phoenix Series #P.24.93.23 - White Burst

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

This 2023 Phoenix Series has a 24-fret fingerboard with a 25.23in scale length. The Hard Maple fretboard has a radius of 12 inches.

The Shape of the neck is what we call the Howie Medium Line. At the nut the depth is 0.93inches 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 1.66inches, and at the tail it is 2.21inches.

The pickups on this guitar are Seymour Duncan’s Distortion Humbuckers set. They are the original high-output passive humbucker pickups that incorporate a massive ceramic magnet and hot coil windings to deliver powerful but balanced rock and metal tones with rich upper-midrange harmonic content. The low strings will be tight and mean while the high strings will scream with harmonics, making these pickups the go-to set for hard-hitting crunch rhythms and blazing lead tones.

The chambered body design and the wood used for this guitar make it lighter than a classic solid body. It weighs in right at 6lbs. 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. The top is a piece of quilted Maple that was scrap wood and had a lot of discoloration, while the body wood had several knots to work around.

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. There is also another video, if you are interested, explaining what the Phoenix Series is all about at this link….

Series: Phoenix

Serial # P.24.93.23

Birthday: 3.4.23

Main Body Wood: Basswood

Top Body Wood: Curly Maple

Neck Wood: Hard Maple

Peghead Veneer: Curly Maple

Fretboard: Hard Maple

TR Cover: Black

Weight: 6lbs, 2.72kg

Carve Type: 0.5in Fibonacci

Scale Length: 25.23in, 64.08cm

Nut Width: 1.66in, 4.22cm

Tail Width: 2.21in, 5.61cm

Neck Depth @ Nut: 0.93in, 23.62mm

Neck Depth @ 12th: 0.99in, 25.15mm

Fretboard Radius: 12in, 30.48cm

Fret wire: 0.09in, Stainless Steel

Neck Angle: 3.75deg

Torsion Angle: 0deg

Neck Carve: Howie Medium Line

Peghead Angle: 8.5deg

Pickups: Seymour Duncan Distortion Set

Pre-Amp:

Tuning Machines: Gotoh Vintage Gold

Nut: Bleached Bone

Truss Rod: Hotrod Low Profile

Bridge: Kluson ABR Wired

Tail Piece: Gotoh Stop

Strap Pins: Gold

Strings: S.I.T Heavy Bottom

Inlays: Abalone, Black Richlite

Pup Rings: Black

Side Dots: Abalone

Knobs: Black Speed

Finish: DC 2000 Catalyzed Urethane