Abel Axe Strat-type body with holes 1994 - 1996 Silver

I have 50+ guitars it's time to sell including all my Abel Axe's. I don't play guitar just had guitar acquisition syndrome over 15 years ago or so. The guitars were in storage and not played.

Abel Axe guitars were conceived by Jeff Abel of Wyoming and designed/engineered by James Jones. Abel Axe LLC manufactured them from 1994 - 1996, and again in ~2001 with body slots instead of holes. Less than 250 1994-1996 Abel Axe guitars exist -if even that many. Specs can be found in their  with the following additions from my own observations and from conversations with Jeff Abel:

• Body Styles: Small Strat-type body with holes available with a trem or fixed bridge. You'll notice subtle differences in hole beveling, spacing, and drilling depth if you examine the pictures closely. There was a single humbucker Abel Axe made with slots instead of holes (see ). It appears to have come with a 21-fret Strat-head neck and a Kent Armstrong pickup. I don't know how many of these one-hums comprise the '94-'96 run.

• Pickups: The very first batch (a dozen or so less) were released with DiMarzio humbuckers: PAF Pro in the neck position and Tone Zone in the bridge position. These were replaced almost immediately by Kent Armstrong pickups (at one point manufactured by Sky pickups): HRE-1 in the neck position and HSDE-1 in the bridge position. These pickups are now called WPU10CLOSE|CLOSED COVER/BLACK and WPU11CLOSE|CLOSED COVER/BLACK and are sold through .

• Nut: I've seen graphite, bone, and the locking nut that goes with the Kahler trem.

• Tuners: Sperzel Trimlok locking tuners.

• Frets: Available in Dunlop 6100 or Dunlop 6105 sizes, nickel silver composition.

• Bridges: The vibrato bridge was a Kahler flatmount (also called Kahler pro) patent number 4457201 DS. The fixed bridge was model WD101 sold by WD Music Supply OR a different one (brand not known) with more screws into the body.

• Neck:
  From 1994-1996, the necks were custom made by Musikraft, Inc. (the owner at the time was Gulab Gidwani). Rosewood or maple fret boards on quarter- sawn hard rock maple. Circa 2000, Warmoth necks were used. From 2007-present, necks are made by Delaney Guitars. Scale length on all necks: 25.5".

• Price: An  in the Guitar Player 1995-96 Guitar and Bass Buyer's Guide indicates a list price of $1395 or $1495 with the trem.

• Finish: The aluminum guitar bodies came anodized (electrochemical finishing process for aluminum) in many different colors. There were only three done in grass green and about twenty done clear (i.e. silver-looking). They made them in red, black, blue, violet, gold, teal, and multicolor combos (see Guitar Shop review).

• Note: I charge $90 for shipping. It costs me $15 for the guitar box and whatever is the cheapest way to ship. Leftover shipping money will be put back into your PayPal account.