Leonardo

“The Absolute Man” is perhaps the character that more than any other captures the idea of the universality of the arts, an icon of both the past and the future, a mind that transcends the very concept of space and time. This model, crafted only by special order and in extremely limited quantities, draws inspiration from him. Its lines evoke the splendors of rock and roll’s heyday, when Chuck Berry’s riffs and the Gibson ES335 were the American dream.

The use of Mahogany for the body is meant to accentuate warm tones and sustain, particularly in the lower frequencies. The ebony fretboard and the black Portoro marble top with its golden veins only serve to extend the sustain’s range, lending brilliance to the higher frequencies. The pickups are the edgy TV Jones Brian Setzer pickups, while the Tone Pros bridge is the secure foundation for the elegant Maestro Vibrola to operate upon.