• Builder: Bill Tippin
• Model: Bravado (SJ)
• Hear this guitar played by Al Petteway
  [recorded naturally, close pair, no EQ]
• Year: 2005
• Serial #: 0305001
• Back/Sides Wood: Birdseye Koa
• Top Wood: Carpathian Spruce
• Neck Wood: Mahogany, new slim round shape and new neck heel design
• Headplate: New Tippin Shape, Spalted Maple, Bound in Snakewood
• Fingerboard: Ebony Bound in Snakewood
• Markers: None, 1st Fret Flame Inlay
• Frets to body: 14
• Cutaway: No
• Bridge: Brazilian Tippin Shape
• Pickguard: None
• Bindings: Snakewood
• Top Trim: All new figured Maple & Snakewood
• Rosette: Spalted Maple, Curly Maple & Snakewood
• Tuners: Gold Gotoh 510s
• Case: Deluxe Tippin Tweed Case
• Pickup: n/a
• Condition: New
• Body Length: 20 3/4 in.
• Upper Bout: 11 1/4 in.
• Lower Bout: 16 in.
• Body Depth @Neck Heel: 3 5/8 in.
• Body Depth @Tail Block: 4 5/8 in.
• Scale Length: 25.4 in.
• Nut Width: 1 3/4 in.
• Strings Spacing: 2 1/4 in.
• Comments: “Bill has been redefining himself and his guitars. These new guitars are simply the best work he's ever done, and that's saying something. Just look at the photos of this one and you can see he is raising the bar. From the handmade Curly Maple & Snakewood top trim to the use of Spalted Maple on the new peghead, he is clearly thinking outside the box. The new Bravado body shape is superb. It's all SJ, but feel more comfortable thanks to the tighter waist. The voice is ultra clear and natural. The bass is powerful as you might expect, but it's also controlled and has good snap. The trebles are full, a Tippin trademark. This is one exquisite creation from Mr. Tippin.” – Paul H.

Gorgeous Grain

Unusually Beautifully Figured Spalted Maple
Headplate Bound In Snakewood