Montane – Semi-hollow Myrtle – LAB Guitars & Basses

Angled view of the front of the guitar body

Montane – Semi-hollow Myrtle

This guitar was built for John from the Kalamazoo, MI band One with the Riverbed. It features a flush mounted/inlaid pickguard that was hand cut from the top wood and a custom golden solar eclipse inlay at the 12th fret.

Check the Builder’s Corner for a full build log of this guitar.

Specs

String count: 6
Top wood: Oregon myrtle
Body wood: White limba, semi-hollow
Fretboard: Ziricote
Neck: Maple w/fumed ipe veneers
Set neck construction
0.5 degree neck angle
Thin asymmetric neck shape
12″ fretboard radius
25.5″ scale
24 jumbo gold evo frets
Mother of pearl side dots
Fender Noiseless Gen 4 pickups (Strat style)
Hipshot Baby Grand bridge
Gotoh tuners
Custom 12th fret resin inlay (filled w/gold mica, gold leaf, and rose gold leaf)
Pickguard hand cut from the myrtle top wood
Rose gold electroform LAB decal on headstock
Hand applied water based polyurethane finish (open grain)
6 lbs, 11 oz

Built in 2021