This Growler might tip the scale as a featherweight, but its tone is all heavyweight.

A pair of Nate Lord's LAF humbuckers with "zebra" bobbins bring some excellent vintage-voiced PAF punch to the forefront. Although we're not entirely new to Nate's pickups, this is the first humbucker set we've heard, and we love how they sound! Add in the MojoAxe wraparound bridge and you get a bit more fundamental attack and clarity, opening up the top end response of the guitar. Remember how we said this guitar felt more stout than its weight would lead you to believe? This is basically what we were talking about. Wraptail + semi-hollow + humbuckers = power and punch with liveliness and air. We'll take some more of that any day!

Balancing familiarity with freshness is a tough task, but somehow Trevor seems to have a firm grip on the process. The combination of elevating his use of beautiful woods while pushing the sonic and tonal qualities of his guitars to new heights - all without compromising brand identity - is admirable to say the least. From the Growlers that came before to this newest 2025 build, we're reminded of just how great these guitars are.