Xylem Custom Basses and Guitars

"Cephisso" 7 String Guitar

A Xylem 7 string guitar design template Front of the 7 string guitar's neck blank with a rock maple truss rod spline The back of the custom guitar's black walnut neck blank The guitar's ebony fretboard with the nut-side black limba binding glued in place Front of the 7 string guitar's black limba body blank The black limba body blank from a different angle The back of the guitar's body blank The neck of the 7 string custom guitar with slotted fretboard attached The black limba body blank with the outline of the body traced and the pickup cavities routed Black limba-bound ebony fretboard on the custom guitar's black walnut neck The black limba bound ebony fretboard again The back of the seven string guitar after carving Back of the seven string guitar after carving Front of the seven string guitar after carving Front of the custom guitar again Front of the seven string guitar's headstock with black limba veneer and Xylem logo The custom guitar's black walnut neck with ebony fretboard, black limba binding and headstock veneer and gold MOP fret markers Back of the guitar's black walnut neck with black limba veneered headstock The custom guitar from the front after the neck has been glued into the body The custom guitar from the rear after the neck has been glued into the body Back of the custom guitar showing ebony neck shim, scrolls, black walnut neck and black limba body Back of the custom 7 string guitar again from a different angle Back of the custom guitar at a low angle from the bottom showing body contours, string thru holes and control cavity The scroll, ebony neck shim, body and neck of the custom guitar from the back Black limba body, ebony fretboard w/ gold MOP markers, and black limba binding from the front of the custom guitar Headstock w/ Xylem logo, black limba bound ebony fretboard and black limba body of the custom guitar from the front Body, fretboard, scroll and horn of the 7 string guitar from the front after string thru and bridge holes have been drilled Back of the custom guitar's body after several coats of Danish Oil Front of the black limba custom guitar after coats of finish Finished back of the black limba custom guitar Front of the 7 string guitar after finishing, showing Jescar EVO gold-alloy frets Arm bevel of the guitar from a low angle Back of the custom guitar's body, neck, scrolls and fret markers after coats of finish Finished fretboard and body of the black limba custom guitar showing gold frets, gold MOP fret markers, the ebony fingerboard and black limba scrolls The custom guitar after final assmebly showing Hipshot 7 string bridge, Seymour Duncan Blackouts and custom controls Back of the custom guitar showing Hipshot string ferrules, control cover and locking Neutrik jack Shot of the custom 7 string guitar from the headstock to the body The scroll, ebony fretboard, gold MOP fret markers and neck position Seymour Duncan Blackout pickup of the guitar The upper horn, ebony fretboard, neck pickup and fret markers of the custom guitar from the side Back of the black limba guitar from the bottom towards the headstock showing the neck heel and control cover The black limba-veneered headstock of the custom guitar with Hipshot tuners and GraphTech black tusq nut The back of the custom guitar showing the black walnut neck, ebony heel and black limba scroll