I've lurked here on & off and know a few of y'all from mousing around.
This was a special guitar for me to build because Bobert is special (and not 'cause he rode the short bus to school). Me & Bobz had some late night brainstorming sessions on what he was looking for, and when we were done, I still had no idea. Mostly we figured out he wanted a 4 string tenor guitar but not a tenor and he wanted 5 strings.
He wanted something organic like the Honey Dripper, with no bling - something Fred Flintstone would make on the way to the gig. It's strung with heavy strings (16 - 54) and Bob has his own tuning that uses letters that aren't in our alphabet.
Those pictures don't show off the wood, you have to see the Purpleheart and Mahogany in person to appreciate the beauty. The knob is Tulipwood and 'gemlike' the way I faceted it. While creating her I listened to a lot of Sidewalk Bob tunes and crafted the pickups for his playing style. We wanted it to growl, but still be articulate, sort of the opposite of Bobert! (Sorry Bob).
Thanks to all for the kind words folks - I really was inspired and honored to create this for Brother Bobert. I wound up filling the case with goodies I thought Bobz would appreciate and only stopped creating when the UPS truck pulled up.
I'm way behind in updating my website, but can't complain 'cause I'm busy building. I need to post a few new guitars, 3 new models of harmonica microphones and some hardwood guitar picks, as well as other prototypes (and failures) I developed. I'm happy to answer any questions or help you design a special instrument.