Addict Guitars

Light many lamps and gather round his bed.
Lend him your eyes, warm blood, and will to live.
Speak to him; rouse him; you may save him yet.
He’s young; he hated war; how should he die
When cruel old campaigners win safe through?

But death replied: “I choose him.” So he went,
And there was silence in the summer night;
Silence and safety; and the veils of sleep.
Then, far away, the thudding of the guns.

–Siegfried Sassoon

The “Bushido” Les Paul is a neck-through-body, Les Paul style guitar which I built for myself in memory of my son Jake.

It is not a Gibson Les Paul guitar.

The reason I say “style” is because other than the superficial resemblance (from the front), the construction is quite different, and it has my own logo. Its not a reproduction, replica, or counterfeit

Its also not for sale. I do not build or sell Les Paul style guitars to customers (so dont ask).

Its merely shown as an example of recent work.

Scale length: 24.625″

Frets: 22 Stainless steel medium jumbo

Body and neck: Genuine Mahogany (swietenia macrophylla)

Top: Flame figured, bookmatched hard maple

Fingerboard: Cocobolo

Fretboard and headstock Inlays: white mother-of-pearl

Back inlay: multiple shell and recon stone. (Courtesy of Aulson Inlay)

Construction: Neck-through-body, 3-piece neck laminate, carbon fiber neck reinforcement

Pickups: Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates

Tuning Machines: Schaller locking

Bridge and tailpiece: Tonepros

Bits and bobs: CTS pots, orange drop capacitors, switchcraft toggle

The beautiful Samurai warrior inlay pictured above was created for me by Aulson Inlay

See the full build here

If you would like to own an Addict guitar, please use the contact page to get in touch and we can discuss it 🙂   Cheers!   Chris