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ALDER CREEK.
By DAVID
STEPHENS
CUSTOM
GUITAR.
SN: 24
DOM:
October 4, 2002
VERY RARE
NOS
EXCELLENT
Please check my other listings for more great guitars from my personal collection. I am not a dealer.
ABOUT THE INSTRUMENT:
This is another one of the INCREDIBLE HANDMADE PROFESSIONAL GUITARS from my collection. As I have said before, I am always on the hunt for the PERFECT GUITAR and I always find it. But there are always more than one. THIS IS ANOTHER ONE.
If you are looking for a one of a kind guitar to add to your collection, or as a starting piece for your new collection, I guarantee you will love this one. That is the basis of my “no questions” return policy. Buy it. Get it. Try it out for 72 hours. If you don’t like it, just let me know and I will refund all of your money.
It was handmade by David Stephens of Alder Creek Guitars from New Hartford, NY, in October of 2002. It is impossible to show the BEAUTY OF THIS GUITAR IN PHOTOGRAPHS. And its sound is SUPERB. I have never seen another one of these guitars. I talked personally to Dave about it a couple years ago. He is a real renaissance guy moving from one trade to another-while mastering all of them. He only built a few guitars so you can pretty much ignore the designation of #26 (inside the pickup cavity it is labeled #23 made on August 14, 2002). It seems to be more of a random choice of a number to use than a serialized trail of production. He spent months building this guitar and it shows. Everything on it is just about perfect.
The sn for this one is: #24
It is different from the "TORRENT" model that I also have listed. This one is made for the guitar player who is after the simplicity of a single pup instrument that gives him/her complete control over its sound production. The Flame Eastern Maple body always gives you a consistent tone and sustain. You always know where the sound is coming from. And with only a single volume and tone knob, then you let your feet do the fuzzy stuff. It is totally adaptable to most lead styles. You will not be happy playing just the rhythm parts with this guitar. Upfront and loud is its place on stage. Even though I loved this guitar’s original simple finish, I did not think it matched the incredible grain in the wood, so I asked the incredibly talented Kevin Smith of TONESMITH GUITARS to add some magic to it. He did and it is now extraordinary. The “lemon finish” makes it shine. And the added binding is perfect.
I strongly dislike the term “BOUTIQUE” guitar but maybe it applies here. This is an EXCLUSIVE GUITAR. Its strong design style, electronic power, tone creation, top of line materials, and expert craftsmanship do make it EXLCUSIVE.
Details :
BRAND: STEPHENS (“Alder Creek Guitars”)
DATE MADE: October 4, 2002
SN: 24
BODY: Double cut away FOUR (4) piece EASTERN FLAME MAPLE BODY with book matched front and back. Carve top added.
NECK: BIRDSEYE MAPLE with two way double expanding truss rod.
HEADSTOCK: Matches the neck
FRETBOARD: EBONY. 24
FRETS: 24 MEDIUM FRETS.
SCALE: 25”
TUNERS: GOTOH
PICKUP: (1) EMG-85 DIRECT MOUNT.
OVERALL CONDITION: EXCELLENT. Any blemishes are incidental to the materials used in making this guitar.
COMES WITH CASE
FREE SHIPPING TO ANY CONTINENTAL USA LOCATION. Please call for shipping quote outside of this area.
TRY IT OUT POLICY.
Understanding the normal hesitation of buying a guitar without first playing
it, I want to make sure these guitars make you happy. To accomplish that, I
want you to try them for 72 hours (three days). Play them, hold them, walk
around with them on your back, sleep with then-whatever it takes for you to
make sure these are the ones for you. During that time, you can return them for
a full refund of your payment price (but of course they need to be treated well
while you have them, as I expect you will) less shipping cost and you must pay
the cost to ship it back to us.
NOTE: I want each Buyer of a guitar from my collection to be pleased and happy with his/her purchase so let me know immediately of any problems with your purchase so that we can work it out. Thanks.
For buyers outside the continental USA, please ask for shipping quote before buying this item. Allow five days after payment for Seller to prepare and ship guitar. Thank you.
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ALDER CREEK.
By DAVID
STEPHENS
CUSTOM
GUITAR.
SN: 24
DOM:
October 4, 2002
VERY RARE
NOS
EXCELLENT
Please check my other listings for more great guitars from my personal collection. I am not a dealer.
ABOUT THE INSTRUMENT:
This is another one of the INCREDIBLE HANDMADE PROFESSIONAL GUITARS from my collection. As I have said before, I am always on the hunt for the PERFECT GUITAR and I always find it. But there are always more than one. THIS IS ANOTHER ONE.
If you are looking for a one of a kind guitar to add to your collection, or as a starting piece for your new collection, I guarantee you will love this one. That is the basis of my “no questions” return policy. Buy it. Get it. Try it out for 72 hours. If you don’t like it, just let me know and I will refund all of your money.
It was handmade by David Stephens of Alder Creek Guitars from New Hartford, NY, in October of 2002. It is impossible to show the BEAUTY OF THIS GUITAR IN PHOTOGRAPHS. And its sound is SUPERB. I have never seen another one of these guitars. I talked personally to Dave about it a couple years ago. He is a real renaissance guy moving from one trade to another-while mastering all of them. He only built a few guitars so you can pretty much ignore the designation of #26 (inside the pickup cavity it is labeled #23 made on August 14, 2002). It seems to be more of a random choice of a number to use than a serialized trail of production. He spent months building this guitar and it shows. Everything on it is just about perfect.
The sn for this one is: #24
It is different from the "TORRENT" model that I also have listed. This one is made for the guitar player who is after the simplicity of a single pup instrument that gives him/her complete control over its sound production. The Flame Eastern Maple body always gives you a consistent tone and sustain. You always know where the sound is coming from. And with only a single volume and tone knob, then you let your feet do the fuzzy stuff. It is totally adaptable to most lead styles. You will not be happy playing just the rhythm parts with this guitar. Upfront and loud is its place on stage. Even though I loved this guitar’s original simple finish, I did not think it matched the incredible grain in the wood, so I asked the incredibly talented Kevin Smith of TONESMITH GUITARS to add some magic to it. He did and it is now extraordinary. The “lemon finish” makes it shine. And the added binding is perfect.
I strongly dislike the term “BOUTIQUE” guitar but maybe it applies here. This is an EXCLUSIVE GUITAR. Its strong design style, electronic power, tone creation, top of line materials, and expert craftsmanship do make it EXLCUSIVE.
Details :
BRAND: STEPHENS (“Alder Creek Guitars”)
DATE MADE: October 4, 2002
SN: 24
BODY: Double cut away FOUR (4) piece EASTERN FLAME MAPLE BODY with book matched front and back. Carve top added.
NECK: BIRDSEYE MAPLE with two way double expanding truss rod.
HEADSTOCK: Matches the neck
FRETBOARD: EBONY. 24
FRETS: 24 MEDIUM FRETS.
SCALE: 25”
TUNERS: GOTOH
PICKUP: (1) EMG-85 DIRECT MOUNT.
OVERALL CONDITION: EXCELLENT. Any blemishes are incidental to the materials used in making this guitar.
COMES WITH CASE
FREE SHIPPING TO ANY CONTINENTAL USA LOCATION. Please call for shipping quote outside of this area.
TRY IT OUT POLICY.
Understanding the normal hesitation of buying a guitar without first playing
it, I want to make sure these guitars make you happy. To accomplish that, I
want you to try them for 72 hours (three days). Play them, hold them, walk
around with them on your back, sleep with then-whatever it takes for you to
make sure these are the ones for you. During that time, you can return them for
a full refund of your payment price (but of course they need to be treated well
while you have them, as I expect you will) less shipping cost and you must pay
the cost to ship it back to us.
NOTE: I want each Buyer of a guitar from my collection to be pleased and happy with his/her purchase so let me know immediately of any problems with your purchase so that we can work it out. Thanks.
For buyers outside the continental USA, please ask for shipping quote before buying this item. Allow five days after payment for Seller to prepare and ship guitar. Thank you.
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