E.F. Elliott '63 Ventures model Panama Lane custom clones

[Dennisthe Menace]

Ed posted:

Greetings All, just about got another one of my custom '63 Ventures style Side-Jack
sunburst guitars finished up , This one has my aluminum Vibramute style "Vibra-Rite"
vibrato unit, but this time with the solid aluminum bridge and the pressure mute.
Also Guild control knobs and strap buttons, just lke the very first Ventures models
Semie Shipped, I'll have some photos up tonight.
Eddy

Ed it's Beautiful!! Looking forward to your 11 Clock news tonight !

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This guitar is the second one I've finished out of a batch of three I started a while back.
I think this one is sold to my dealer in Japan, but I have another one just like it that I'll have done in a few days, the only difference is the neck is 1/8" wider all the way down and it has Strat sized frets. The next batch is going to be the '62 Joe Maphis style with the mistake plates and all.
Eddy

[FritzCat]

Absolutely stunning!

[mosman]

That's the most beautiful guitar I've seen in ages!

[MWaldorf]

Wow, Ed, that's gorgeous!

Can you explain - how does the mute work? It looks like it's hinged on the bass side, but does it lock in on/off position, or is it spring loaded, or how does it stay on in the mute position?

Well done - that's one beautiful guitar. Again, if you ever need endorsing artists, you let me know.

Mel