b3 Phoenix V Spruce Top Tobacco Burst

b3 Phoenix V Spruce Top Tobacco Burst
b3 Phoenix V Spruce Top Tobacco Burst
b3 Phoenix V Spruce Top Tobacco Burst
b3 Phoenix V Spruce Top Tobacco Burst
b3 Phoenix V Spruce Top Tobacco Burst
b3 Phoenix V Spruce Top Tobacco Burst
b3 Phoenix V Spruce Top Tobacco Burst
b3 Phoenix V Spruce Top Tobacco Burst
b3 Phoenix V Spruce Top Tobacco Burst
b3 Phoenix V Spruce Top Tobacco Burst
b3 Phoenix V Spruce Top Tobacco Burst
b3 Phoenix V Spruce Top Tobacco Burst
b3 Phoenix V Spruce Top Tobacco Burst
b3 Phoenix V Spruce Top Tobacco Burst
b3 Phoenix V Spruce Top Tobacco Burst
b3 Phoenix V Spruce Top Tobacco Burst
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b3 Phoenix V Spruce Top Tobacco Burst

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The Phoenix V from CA-based b3 Guitars is perfect for players that love both Fender and Gibson guitars, but are looking for something a bit more modern and refined.

The modern elements are subtle on first glance - it simply looks like a gorgeous Tele - but you certainly feel them when you play. This is one of the things about Gene Baker's guitars that we've always loved - while they visually draw upon vintage style designs, they're anything but. It's almost as if Gene has taken the hot-rodded spirit of the best 80s guitars and rolled them into more traditional forms. The proverbial wolf in sheep's clothing, if you will. 

This Gibson AJ-inspired Phoenix V sports a spruce top and mahogany body, perfect fretwork (22, 6105 frets), a "barely there" neck joint making for effortless upper fret access (this is one the 80s style references we're talking about), a very well made / stout bridge plate that's ergonomic and comfy to rest your hand on, easily adjustable neck pickup (the screws aren't buried under the guard), and the perfect 50s Gibson-style neck carve. 

This modern / vintage approach yields a lightweight, balanced, and incredibly easy playing guitar that is the perfect sum of it's parts (Fender/Gibson). The Lollar Special T pickups coupled with the spruce and hollow mahogany body deliver Thinline-esq tones - ie, slightly fatter, beefier Telecaster tones that will cover a wide range of both clean and overdriven tones. 

As you can likely determine, we love how this Gibson AJ-inspired Phoenix V turned out. Don't miss this one, folks! Priced with hardshell case.

Please note - though hard to see in the pics, all b3 guitars are lightly aged which is seen in some very faint finish checking and light aging on the hardware.

  • Tobacco Burst Wide Line, Brown Mahogany back finish light aging
  • Mahogany body, hollow w/F-hole
  • Mahogany neck, rosewood fingerboard
  • 59 neck carve (.89-.98)
  • Bound fingerboard and body
  • Lollar Special T pickups
  • Volume, Tone, 4-way
  • Aged nickel hardware
  • Silk screen b3 logo on Holly headstock
  • 25 1/2" scale length
  • 22 frets, 6105
  • 12" radius
  • 1.687" nut width
  • Grover Kluson style tuners

About

Sarah Ryan

Sarah runs a painting and design studio based in Malletts Bay, Vermont, nestled near the Winooski River. Her work explores the intersection of fine art and functional design, often through collaborative projects with some of our favorite independent builders like Creston and Iris.

Samples of Sarah's work

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