Oliva 135th Ann. - O135GT "Gold Truckster" - Custom Order

 

When my buddy Tay saw pictures of my "Truckster" build (I'll share that one with you guys later, it's pretty badass, if I do say so myself), I was asked if I could do a similar one, but with gold hardware. I figured, "why not?" 

So I got to looking for some gold parts (some were easy to get, others had to come from specialty locations), but I wanted it to be as close as possible in overall makeup to mine. From the knobs to the strap buttons to the corner protectors to the finishing washers, I wanted to make this "pop". 


I did choose for this one to have one of my "regular" necks instead of the 3-on-a-side headstock like mine, just for consistency with some of my other builds that have started making their way into players' hands, and this one features matching gold split-shaft vintage-style tuners and string trees.


A pair of Firebird-style pickups (with independent volumes, master tone and a 3-way switch), a roller-saddle bridge and a Bigsby B500 style vibrato tailpiece adorn the body. 


It also has my normal hidden piezo disc with a volume control for the nasty lo-fi old-school CBG tones. It sounds funky and snappy, but with a good amount of growl and bite when you pair it with some overdrive. 


A very elegant, showy-looking CBG, a "bougie box", if you will. This one's currently on hold, and I was asked to also do a similar one but with a hardtail bridge. I anticipate it will be just as sweet, and this answers the question of what one of these looks like with more "bougie" gold hardware. 



Tay loved it, and has put it to good use!

Location: W4WVK Studios

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