Howie Griffin Series G.23.84.22 - Black/Grey

Howie 2022 Griffin Series #0023 (Louise)

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

This 2022 Griffin Series guitar is made from Hard Maple, Basswood, and Curly Maple. It has a 24-fret Pau Ferro fingerboard with a scale length of 25in. The board has a compound radius of 15.5in at the tail down to 9.5in at the nut.  

The Shape of the neck is what we call the Howie Thin Line. At the nut the depth is a shallow 0.88inches and at the 12th fret it is 0.91in. It was modeled after the 1960s Gibson ES 330 style neck…shallow all the way up the neck making it very easy on the hand, and great for wrap around chording. The width at the nut is 1.68inches. At the tail it is 2.16inches.

The pickups on this guitar are my personal favorites. They are the Hot-Rodded Humbucker set from Seymour Duncan. This combines the JB model humbucker, their most popular bridge pickup, with their most popular neck pickup, the Jazz model. This neck humbucker has been used by many great guitarists such as Randy Rhoads and Jeff Beck. You can find nearly any sound you are looking for with this versatile combo.              

The chambered body design of this guitar makes it incredibly light weighing in at just 5.6lbs. Compare this to a typical Les Paul weighing in at 9 to 12 pounds.

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….

Name: Louise

Series: Griffin

Serial #: 0023

Birthday: 5.18.22

Main Body Wood: Basswood

Top Body Wood: Curly Maple

Neck Wood: Hard Maple

Peghead Veneer: Curly Maple

Fretboard: Pau Ferro

TR Cover: Curly Maple

Weight: 5.6lbs, 2.54kg

Carve Type: 0.5in Fibonacci

Scale Length: 25, 63.5cm

Nut Width: 1.68in, 4.27cm

Tail Width: 2.16in, 5.49cm

Neck Depth @ Nut: 0.88in, 22.35mm

Neck Depth @ 12th: 0.91in, 23.11mm

Fretboard Radius: 15.45in to 9.55in, 39.24cm to 24.26cm

Fretwire: 0.09in, Stainless Steel

Neck Angle: 3.75deg

Torsion Angle: 0deg

Neck Carve: Howie Thin Line

Peghead Angle: 8.5deg

Pups: Seymour Duncan Hot Rodded Humbucker set

Tuning Machines: Gotoh Black

Nut: Bleached Bone

Truss Rod: Hotrod Low Profile

Bridge: Kluson ABR Wired

Tail Piece: Gotoh Stop

Strap Pins: Black

Strings: S.I.T. Power Groove

Inlays: Abalone and Black Richlite

Pup Rings: Howie Custom Offset

Side Dots: Abalone

Knobs: Black Gibson Style

Finish: DC 2000 Catalyzed Urethane