Knaggs Steve Stevens Guitar

[IntenseJim]

Why exactly are so many companies trying to reinvent the Les Paul?

Because there are enough people who want or think they can buy a 'better more expensive kotur Les Paul' and have it sound like...a Les Paul?
Ahem TGP. cough cough

Of course I'm guilty because I suppose one could say the same thing about boutique strat style guitars.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Exactly Intense Jim that's the one!!

Here is the Glow Jackson Soloist back in the day!

http://www.vintagewashburn.com/Electric ... evens.html

Atomic Playboy

 

[IntenseJim]

He looks like Albert Collins in one of those pics.

 

[Wizard of Ozz]

Fugly PRS Singlecut ripoff. I'll pass.

 

[Greg Riley]

He also had a Washburn signature with slant HH. I owned a Hamer SS.. it was pretty cool.

 

[King Guitar]

He looks like Albert Collins in one of those pics.

 

[carlygtr]

Just to note.... I can speak for myself, who owns a Knaggs, and a friend who recommended the Knaggs to me. These guitars are on another planet than PRS, Schecter, or anything the Gibson factory shits out.

 

[IntenseJim]

...another Knaggs with SS . Not to bang on Knaggs but Steven even make the Squier Hello Kitty guitar look cool.

I would be suprised if Knaggs were that much better than a nice high end PRS. I could be wrong but this smells like cork.

 

[Haljon]

For me the iconic SS guitar was always those Hamers.

agreed 100%.

 

[Gadzz]

they look killer to me

 

[rupe]

Not digging the SS model...hate that giant headstock. That said, if it plays and sounds great, I'd still rock it.

The Severn on the other hand is one of the cooler new designs that I've seen recently...love it! How about a rundown on it?

My friend from Md, John Bell, a great blues guitarist was endorsing Knaggs. I checked their site and saw pics of this black/ maple severn. At the time they made 2 of them and both went to Germany.
I contacted a dealer and ordered a few months ago.

The one pictured is mine w/ trem and maple pickguard, diamond inlays, flamed maple all over. Check the Knaggs Facebook pages (they have 2) they have lots of pics. They make some outstanding looking guitars

Here's some specs-


Specs: Chesapeake Electric “Severn” (Tier: 2)

Chesapeake Electric “Severn”, Tier 2, color ‘Aged Scotch’ (Photo: Larry Melton)
Description:
•Double cutaway, Flat body, Six on a side, Long scale
Neck:
•Scale length: 25.5”
•Number of frets: 22
•FB radius: 8.5”
•Fret wire: Tall thin
•Neck shape: “61” 1 5/8” to 2 3/16”
•Neck wood: Rock maple
•Fingerboard wood: Rosewood or Curly maple
•Headstock veneer: Ebony or Curly maple
•Fingerboard inlays: Diamonds
•Headstock inlay: Knaggs circle with star
Body:
•Back wood: Alder
•Top wood: Tier 2 Curly maple
•Pick guard: Wenge or maple
Hardware:
•Plating options: nickel, gold
•Tuning pegs: “Kluson type” six on a side
•Nut: bone or Tusq™
•Bridge: Chesapeake (hard tail or Trem)
•Strings: .010’s
Electronics:
•Pickups: 3 single coil or split coil crème or black
•Switches: 5 way toggle,
•Pots: vol, tone, tone

Options:
•Pick guard: Maple Ivorized
•Knaggs Tremolo system

Cool...looking forward to hearing your feedback once its been in your hands for a while. I'm predominantly a single coil user these days and I'm intrigued by this guitar...its unique yet familiar at the same time...an elusive combination.

Will do. Kinda like a cross between a PRS and Strat

So, what's the verdict?

 

[carlygtr]

Not digging the SS model...hate that giant headstock. That said, if it plays and sounds great, I'd still rock it.

The Severn on the other hand is one of the cooler new designs that I've seen recently...love it! How about a rundown on it?

My friend from Md, John Bell, a great blues guitarist was endorsing Knaggs. I checked their site and saw pics of this black/ maple severn. At the time they made 2 of them and both went to Germany.
I contacted a dealer and ordered a few months ago.

The one pictured is mine w/ trem and maple pickguard, diamond inlays, flamed maple all over. Check the Knaggs Facebook pages (they have 2) they have lots of pics. They make some outstanding looking guitars

Here's some specs-


Specs: Chesapeake Electric “Severn” (Tier: 2)

Chesapeake Electric “Severn”, Tier 2, color ‘Aged Scotch’ (Photo: Larry Melton)
Description:
•Double cutaway, Flat body, Six on a side, Long scale
Neck:
•Scale length: 25.5”
•Number of frets: 22
•FB radius: 8.5”
•Fret wire: Tall thin
•Neck shape: “61” 1 5/8” to 2 3/16”
•Neck wood: Rock maple
•Fingerboard wood: Rosewood or Curly maple
•Headstock veneer: Ebony or Curly maple
•Fingerboard inlays: Diamonds
•Headstock inlay: Knaggs circle with star
Body:
•Back wood: Alder
•Top wood: Tier 2 Curly maple
•Pick guard: Wenge or maple
Hardware:
•Plating options: nickel, gold
•Tuning pegs: “Kluson type” six on a side
•Nut: bone or Tusq™
•Bridge: Chesapeake (hard tail or Trem)
•Strings: .010’s
Electronics:
•Pickups: 3 single coil or split coil crème or black
•Switches: 5 way toggle,
•Pots: vol, tone, tone

Options:
•Pick guard: Maple Ivorized
•Knaggs Tremolo system

Cool...looking forward to hearing your feedback once its been in your hands for a while. I'm predominantly a single coil user these days and I'm intrigued by this guitar...its unique yet familiar at the same time...an elusive combination.

Will do. Kinda like a cross between a PRS and Strat

So, what's the verdict?

Awesome guitar. Out of the case one of the finest examples of workmanship of anything that ever passed thru my hands. Sounds like a great Strat. Playability excellent. No issues or anything I don't like about. Only thing I did was get the 10-46 off and put 9-42 on.
One of these days I'll make a video of it

 

[Atomic Playboy]

He also had a Washburn signature with slant HH. I owned a Hamer SS.. it was pretty cool.

Greg all the Washburns had slanted twin humbuckers. The Hamer SS-3 had the slanted bridge HB and a slanted neck single coil.
Here is when I first met SS in 2011, I am the one who doesn't resemble Albert Collins. lost some weight since then. Steve is holding the flamenco CD's I burned for him.

Here is a picture of Steve's wife Josie, who is a real sweetheart with Steve's first Washburn, which he still owns. This is the prototype Washburn SS 100 with the Frankenstein poster graphics and the glow in the dark finish:

Rare picture of SS, with MJ andQJ at the Dirty Diana recording. Bubbles the chimp was there in the studio and Steve said the chimp was wearing the Elizabeth Taylor fragrance "White Diamonds", plus MJ had on his penny loafers, very surreal indeed. Steve laid down about twenty minutes of guitar for the track and Micheal liked the real high notes!

The Hamer SS-3 called the white/black, there is a black/white which has a reverse headstock that a buddy of mine owns along with the white/black and the natural finished SS 80 called the 'raw' guitar.
I had a replica/tribute Hamer SS-3 built by my ex-Texas buddy Matt Lee Phillips of Bunkman Guitars who now resides in LA. He had an original Centura plus specs and measurements from the real SS-3's so mine is the most accurate of the few copies made of this white elephant bolt on neck Hamer.
Mine has the EB MM EVH asymmetrical neck profile and a maple cap neck with flamed maple for the board, it's an awesome guitar!

Steve showing Jol Danzig, (they aren't best buddies word) how to play a Hamer SS 3 through mega Marshall plexi's:

Here is the 'raw' poplar SS80:

With Ritchie Kotzen:

My tribute/replica SS-3 white black as used in the Atomic Playboys and the live Dirty Diana videos:

Atomic Playboy

 

[IntenseJim]

I forgot about the white Hamer.

Josie...world class assets. Seems adorable in videos too. I'm trying to get passes backstage to Vegas; any leads would be appreciated. My woman loves Idol soo much.

What's the street price on the Knaggs SS? .

 

[Greg Riley]

Thanks for sharing all the pic's "Atomic".. The SS-3 looks amazing

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Thanks for sharing all the pic's "Atomic".. The SS-3 looks amazing

Thanks Greg! The Hamer is an awesome piece that's for sure.
My two Washburn SS 80's are featured in my tribute/history of the SS Washburn's for the Vintage Washburn web site:

http://www.vintagewashburn.com/Electric ... evens.html
Here is Steve's first protoype Washburn SS 100 Frankenstein at the 1993 MTV Video Awards, rocks hard:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrskcZK5 ... r_embedded
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8PQtvY4Zoo
Hamer SS 3 in video action:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kwa0RAYA ... &index=281
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66ws_p1o ... &index=361
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHREgewR ... &index=702
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8uoWxa4cUY
Steve playing the SS 3 black/white with his awesome plexi set up in the 'One World' project
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oK6BaVbN ... &index=928
I have a special Charvel Steve Stevens tribute coming up concentrating on Steve's world famous 1986 Charvel 'Glow' Dinky Strat Head #4790, the one used on Dirty Diana, the Top Gun anthem and the Vince Neil 'Exposed' CD!
Cheers
Dave

 

[IntenseJim]

MSRP $6000 ---> ~$4500 street price ?

http://www.knaggsguitars.com/index.php/ ... ure-model/

Once all instruments are sold to guitar aficionados and enthusiasts, one lucky winner will be invited for a private guitar lesson. Sales of Steve Stevens’ Signature models will also help MusiCares, a charity Steve has been supporting. “We really wanted to give back some of the proceeds of my Signature guitar and MusiCares immediately came to mind. I’ve personally seen them help so many gifted players change their lives for the better and I was fortunate enough to perform with Billy Idol when MusiCares honored Jerry Cantrell in 2012. They are such an amazing organization”.

 

[snowdog]

http://willcuttguitars.com/knaggs-guitars

 

[Death by Uberschall]

Guitars come and go, but the hair remains the same,...........................

 

[Atomic playboy33]

Huge Thank you to Dave/Atomic Playboy for all the information about the great Steve Stevens. I read lot of your posts on different guitar forums and saw all the pictures of SS and scans of old magazines interviews you posted online. Really thanks for sharing all this stuff for all of us who love Steve. You're really a #1 SS fan! Cheers from Italy!