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Well folks, here we have the theme from
Superman The Movie being played on a custom
crafted Superman guitar built in June 2006 in
honor of the movie "Superman Returns" by D
Guitars Miami. It is solid one piece
neck-through-body mahogany, finished in a
red, yellow, and blue decoupage of various
Superman comics telling the "story of
Superman", as well as red, yellow, and blue
acrylic lacquer to fill in the surrounding
areas, top coated with 16 coats of high gloss
lacquer rubbed out to a medium gloss. This
guitar does have to be seen in person to
really see all the details, which could not
be fully captured on camera. The bridge,
pickup covers, and switch tip, have all been
painted in red and yellow brake caliper paint
in the appropriate areas, to prevent
chipping. The pickup covers were also
decoupaged w/red & yellow comics, as well as
painted. It has a reverse headstock shaped
like Superman in flight with his image on the
front. The top edge of the headstock was
rounded towards the back to give the
impression of the cape curving behind. It has
a 22 fret rosewood fingerboard, again,
painted and decoupaged in blue and red in the
appropriate areas. The back of the guitar was
painted in a dark royal blue to better match
the padded strap. The cape, "S" shield on the
cape, and the break-away chains on the strap
were officially licensed items from 2006's
"Superman Returns" movie. It has 2 Schecter
humbucking pickups, master volume and tone,
each knob having a small "S" on it, 3-way
toggle switch, black Gotoh locking tuners, a
Washburn Wonderbar tremolo bridge, and is
strung with GHS Boomers .011. Total build
time was approximately 3.5 weeks. I hope you
enjoy the video and please leave a comment.
Thanks for watching.
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