Dreamcatcher - description
At the NAMM show of 2004 I was approached with a request to make a line of instruments. I was about to undertake making replicas of my own designs, guitars that I've been building back in the day of my involvement with Totem Guitars. I made a few minor changes after some soulsearching and the new Dreamcatcher was born, reminiscent of Native American spirit and call of Nature.
Lightweight Honduran mahogany body produces 'dark' sounding platform with excellent sustain. To complement it, a special mixture of resin is created with a 'bright' sound, much like a maple top on venerable Les Paul™. Using resin tops benefits capturing each instrument's own artistic personality. Art work includes actual Dreamcatcher, Indian symbols, turquoise, mother of pearl, bone and some precious stones. Bird feathers with hand braided leather are attached to the body for that authentic war cry!
There are presently several finishes available, 'Day', 'Night', 'Sunset' and 'White Buffalo'. Legendary Char of Japan replaced his trusty Zemaitis™ , Les Pauls™ & Stratocasters™ with a single Dreamcatcher 'Night' version.
| Dreamcatcher - base model construction | |
| Neck - medium “C” shape , birdseye maple with gun oil finish | Hardware color - Chrome |
| Fretboard - birdseye maple or Madagascar rosewood | Pickups - Seymour Duncan Seth Lovers |
| Fret size - 22 Dunlop 6150 | Electronics - volume, tone , 3-way toggle switch |
| Logo - embossed ebony Eagle eye | Strap buttons - Dunlop dual design |
| Position markers - MOP dots with custom inlayed 12th fret | Scale length - 25 1/2" |
| Body inlay - handmade Dreamcatcher | Fretboard radius - 12" |
| Nut material - bone | String gauge - .010 to .046 |
| Body - two piece Honduran mahogany with wenge stripe | Binding - Natural scraped binding |
| Tuners - customized locking Gotoh | Finish - carved resin |
| Bridge - Wilkinson wrapparound | Case - custom molded G&G included |