
Alpher Instruments Cobia Prime V2 6-string in Callida Red
The guys at Alpher Instruments scorched the body of this Cobia guitar - ON PURPOSE! Don’t sweat it though - it’s part of the process. Similar to the Japanese method of shou sugi ban, Alpher’s Callida finishes involve different degrees of burning the wood to protect it and enhance its beauty and texture. This one got just a light burn of the wood grain, followed by a dark red stain and oil finish. The results are amazing! Combine that eye-grabbing look with equally mind-bending specs (wenge neck & ‘board, dual BKP Cold Sweat humbuckers, a Schaller hardtail bridge and Hipshot locking tuners) and you’ve got one fantastically artistic BEAST!
Made in the U.K. Full specs are listed below.
Alpher Instruments Cobia Prime V2 6-string in Callida Red
The guys at Alpher Instruments scorched the body of this Cobia guitar - ON PURPOSE! Don’t sweat it though - it’s part of the process. Similar to the Japanese method of shou sugi ban, Alpher’s Callida finishes involve different degrees of burning the wood to protect it and enhance its beauty and texture. This one got just a light burn of the wood grain, followed by a dark red stain and oil finish. The results are amazing! Combine that eye-grabbing look with equally mind-bending specs (wenge neck & ‘board, dual BKP Cold Sweat humbuckers, a Schaller hardtail bridge and Hipshot locking tuners) and you’ve got one fantastically artistic BEAST!
Made in the U.K. Full specs are listed below.
Full specs:
Strings: 6
Right-Handed
Construction: Bolt-on
Scale: 25.5 inches
Body wood: Rippled English ash
Top wood: N/A
Color / Finish: Callida (scorched) with dark red stain, oil finish
Pickguard: Layered black aluminum half-guard and control plate
Neck wood: Wenge (quartersawn)
Neck profile: Standard “C” profile (approximately 20.5mm-21mm at the 1st fret and 23.5mm at the 12th)
Fingerboard wood: Wenge (flatsawn)
Fingerboard radius: 12 inches
Frets: 24 Jescar medium nickel
Inlays: Luminlay side dots
Binding: None
Nut: Graph Tech Tusq
Tuners: Hipshot locking tuners
Bridge: Schaller 3D-6 fixed
Hardware color: Black & chrome bridge, black tuners, chrome knobs
Pickups: 2 Bare Knuckle Pickups humbuckers (black covers with chrome hex bolts)
Neck: BKP Cold Sweat
Bridge: BKP Cold Sweat
Controls: 1 Volume (push-pull coil split), 1 Tone, 3-way toggle switch
Case: Hardshell case
Other: Schaller strap locks and Alpher Instruments case-candy
Builder S/N: 066