MONSON GUITARS

RIPPER - The new weapon of choice for Monstrosity of The Crimson Ghosts!  This one has a 22-fret maple bolt-on neck w/ an ebony fretboard featuring a 34" scale length and 15" fingerboard radius.  It has the Ripper head and a single coffin inlay on the 12th fret.  The body wood is Alder.  The hardware features include the punch of a Seymour Duncan SPB-3 Quarter Pound split pickup, single volume, Gotoh tuners, graphite nut, Hipshot bass bridge w/ thru-body string mounting.  The finish is flat black.....quickly becoming a signature finish for Monson Guitars!  This is an enamel based finish not to be confused with the lacquer based Satin finish.  The undead are coming for you....don't say I didn't warn you!  Price tag:  $1,120.

THE RIPPER - This bass is a MONSTER!  I wanted to explore new possibilities in design while sticking within a basic framework....so there you go.  The body as well as the bolt-on neck are made from exotic purpleheart wood.  Is it heavy?  Yes.  Did I know it was going to be heavy?  Yes.  Does it sound good?  Hell Yeah!  I have never in my life heard a bass guitar tuned to standard E shake the rafters like this before....even if I do have to work on that Peter Steele physique to play it!  I have rediscovered the love of the bass....and it is good.  It has gravestone inlays across the 11th,12th, and 13th frets....very Tim Burton looking....and many thanks to Kevin Dredge for letting me steal his inlay idea.  It also has the new Ripper head design!  It has a set of Seymour Duncan Phase II Passive Soapbar pickups with volume, tone, and blend pots.   Gotoh tuners and Hipshot bridge.  34" scale - 24 jumbo frets - 16" radius -  The finish started as a natural satin, but it was just too pink....fast forward through refinish..... I went with a distressed antique look and then put a hand-rubbed oil finish on it.  Price tag: $1,560 w/ coffin case.  I haven't really decided if I'm going to let this one go or not, but you're welcome to make me an offter.