Hey Everyone!
This one has been a long time coming but we've finally given our Sentinel model a face-lift! The result is the Sentinel V2 and must say we're pretty proud of this one.
It's a beautifully sounding and playing guitar with the perfect storm of compnents to bring it all together. The low action and a super thin profile neck help make shredding effortless while the Hipshot® hardware all round help give great quality sustain and performance. For the pickups we used a mix of high output Axesrus® pups to give a nice variety of tones while still having the power to melt any unsuspecting audience member's face off!
As for the Sentinel V2's looks, well we went with a 3 piece body of Wenge, Maple and Spalted Beech to give it some interesting contrasts. Mirroring those contrasts in the body we built a "Zen" Fretboard using mixture of Maple and Ebony, that not only looks unique but sounds unique. The Rest of the neck is made from a 9 piece laminate of Wenge and Bubinga with Maple accents. Anyway, enough boasting, here come the pictures! Full spec at the bottom of the post.
Body
3 Piece Wenge & Maple With Spalted Beech Top
Neck
Bolt on joint
9 Piece Wenge, Bubinga & Maple
Fretboard
"Zen" Maple & Ebony
Black Mother of Pearl 3,5,7,9th Inaly
Marble 12th Inlay
White Mother of Pearl 15,17,19,21,24th Inlay
25.5" Scale Length
24 Stainless Steel Frets (Medium / Jumbo)
Hardware
Black Hipshot® Open Gear "Grip-lock" Tuners
Black Hipshot® 0.125 Fixed Bridge
String Through Body
Black Knobs
Graphtech® Black TUSQ® Nut
Black Straplocks
2 way Truss Rod
Electrics
Axesrus® Wraith (Bridge)
Axesrus® TT73 (Middle)
Axesrus® TT73-LD (Neck)
5 Way Lever Switch
550k Bare Knuckle® Volume Pot
500k CTS Tone Pot
Neutrik® Output Jack
Finish
Satin cellulose (Body)
Satin cellulose (Neck & Fretboard)
Hope you all liked this build as much as we do! Please be sure to check out our Facebook page to hear all our latest news!
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All the best,
Mike & Martin
swguitars@hotmail.com
