Ashton Symmetry Sublime - "Rhythm King"

Built from a swanky Ashton Symmetry/Sublime round-topped thick-walled box, the "Rhythm King" is made for heavy-handed chord strumming.


Equipped with a vintage-style "toaster" pickup that's warm but really chimey-sounding, along with a hidden passive piezo for those honking, rough-around-the-edges old-school CBG sounds, I strung this one up with heavier-gauge strings than I usually use, to get the most "oomph" out of this sleek-yet-chunky creation. The deep box allowed me to use a "strat-style" jack (the "football" jack), and I went with smaller sound hole covers to keep it tidy in front and show off that wood finish (and the ornate decal on the front).


Tune-o-matic bridge and an anchor-style tailpiece akin to what you see on the Gibson double-neck guitars.


This one has a classy look due to its shiny walnut colored finish and smoothed-over front corners, and it's also a very lively, resonant-sounding instrument to boot!


The "toaster" pickup has its own volume and tone control, and the piezo has its own independent volume as well, for nice blending possibilities. The piezo isn't as "present" (volume-wise) as some of my other builds due to the really thick wood top on this box, but blends well with the electric pickup, surprisingly. 

A killer-sounding guit-fiddle for beating out those blues and Americana riffs! Very happy with how this one turned out!
 

Location: W4WVK Studios

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