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Giffin Micros "the featherweights" |
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The idea behind the Micro was to produce a very lightweight, compact guitar that performed like a full-sized instrument. I started with a 24 3/4," 24 fret neck and designed the smallest practical body & head around it. The result was a highly playable, killer sounding guitar that weighed no more than 5-6 lbs. (This design also spawned the Steinberger 'M' series guitars.) | |||
| The picture to the left shows a Micro (blue) and a Standard next to each other for comparison purposes. As you can see, the body size on the Micro is quite a bit smaller than the Standard, and despite having a 24 fret neck, the whole guitar still ends up three inches shorter than the 22 fret Standard...! |
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Micro,Quilted Maple Sunburst This is a very pretty example of a Micro. It's cream bound throughout with cream covered Gibson P90s. With Nickel hardware and a traditional Cherry Sunburst, this guitar has a very classy timeless look.
The bridge is a Wilkinson and the
tuners are Gotoh minis. Great playing, great sounding guitar!!! Click on thumbnails!! |
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Micro, Peacock Blue
This was a slightly different color for the Micros, but I'd rather like it. The curly Maple looks really good through the blue. Just for a change, I used an ABM bridge on this guitar with Kent Armstrong P90 pickups. It has a dark South American Rosewood fingerboard with line inlays instead of the normal "teardrops." The fingerboard is bound but the body has a clear Maple edge to it. As with all the Micros, this one tipped the scales at around 6 lbs.
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Micro, Sunburst Flametop Here is a recent Micro with a very pretty piece of flamed Maple. The traditional sunburst finish with cream binding around the whole guitar gives it a timeless classic look. This one has Lindy Fralin pickups which sound particularly sweet on this guitar. It has a Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard and matching head veneer. It has a Wilkinson bridge and Gotoh 510 series tuners in Nickel.
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| Micro, Koa Top
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can be no doubt that Koa gives a guitar a very special appearance. I had this odd
piece of Koa lying around that was too small for a Standard. Here is the result..!
just the right thing for a Micro, and the Tobacco burst sets it off really well.
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Micro, Flame Top, Lemon Drop Sunburst This guitar is cream bound throughout, and the very dark Rosewood fingerboard is a nice contrast to the color of the body. As with all Micros, it weighs in at less than 6 lbs.,but the sound that comes out of it is anything but light-weight thanks to the Alnico Magnet P90 pickups. It does have the classic sound that comes from a Mahogany body with a Maple top, but the pickup positioning gives it a distinctly unique quality - it screams and it wispers..... and, it's really comfortable to play! (...it will blow the wheels off your Hummer!...)
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Here is a new Micro with a 'wild-wood' top. I used Honduras Mahogany for the body and
Mahogany with Maple laminates for the neck. It has a Rosewood fingerboard with tear
drop inlays. The tuners and the bridge are by Gotoh, and the pickups are Kent
Armstrong design P90s. Despite it's diminutive size, it sounds like a monster! |
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Micro Bolt-on - Sunburst Quilted Maple top. Swamp Ash back. Maple laminated neck. Ebony fingerboard. Tortoise shell bound neck & body. (price, this model - $3,200 incl. case) |
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