EOM-44 and EOM-45

SOLID BODY ELECTRIC OCTAVE MANDOLIN

               

   String tuning:  G-D-A-E                            String tuning:  G-D-A-E-B

The EOM-44 and 45 feature an adjustable truss rod, bolt-on neck, arched fingerboard and fully adjustable bridge.    The colors pictured above are: left - sea foam,  right - frost gold.

Scale length  20"  ( also available in 22")
Overall length:   32 - 3/4" 
Body width:  11 - 1/2" 
Total weight :  5 lbs.
Neck width at nut:  EOM-45  1 - 3/8"
                                    EOM-44  1 - 1/4"


Base Model (4 or 5 string)

The base model features a solid swamp ash body, maple neck and fingerboard, single coil pickup, volume and tone controls.  Both body and neck are finished in satin with your choice of stock colors.  Nickel-plated hardware, optional white or black pickguard.

Stock colors:      Black, white, red, natural

Base price:   $1230includes black tolex hardshell case


Finish Upgrades

Gloss lacquer    Add   $50.

Custom Colors:  (Samples)      Fiesta Red, Blonde, Lake Placid Blue, Tahitian Green, Foam Green,  Midnight Blue     Add $45.*

Special Finishes: (Samples)    Candy Apple Red, Green or Blue;  Tobacco Sunburst (black, brown, amber), 3-tone Sunburst (black, red, amber), Cherry Burst   Add $90.

* Other colors are available but may require an additional charge.


Wood Upgrades

 

In addition to swamp ash, alternate body woods include mahogany and alder.   Mahogany is also offered as an alternate neck wood.

      Top Overlay

        Top overlays are 1/4 inch 'veneers' of exotic woods laminated onto the body.  The veneer can be finished natural or tinted with any color transparent lacquer.  It is suggested that a gloss finish be used to bring out the depth of figured woods.  Choices include:
        Flame maple          Add $100.
        Quilted maple        Add $100.
        Spalted maple        inquire
       

Additional overlay woods can be used depending upon cost and availability.


       
        Flame maple                                              Quilted maple 

   Spalted maple       

Fingerboard

  Fingerboard wood options include rosewood and ebony.   Pearloid,  (otherwise known as mother of toilet seat) or white position dots are used with these woods.

        Rosewood  Add $25.
        Ebony         Add $35.


       

Electronics

        Listed below are prices for upgrading pickups.   For more information on pickups see the Pickup page.   For variations on pickup placement go to the Arrangements page.   Also offered are custom wiring options such as a phase in/out, parallel/series, and split-coil switching of the humbucker for additional tonal variations.

        Humbucker  upgrade (replaces single coil)  
           4 Pole                 Add $50.
          
5 Pole                 Add $60.
         Additional humbucker      
          4 Pole                  Add $95.
          5 Pole                Add $105.
        Custom wiring       inquire

 


Hardware

        Standard hardware includes our fully adjustable bridge, neckplate, and Kluson tuners.  Listed below are some additional hardware choices. 

        Tuners
            Gotoh sealed mini                Add $10.
            Schaller sealed mini            Add $35.

        Gold plated hardware        inquire

        Pickguard upgrade  (the following have white/black striped edges)
            Mint Green                                                Add $12.
            Vintage Red Tortoise                             Add $24.
            White, Black, Red, Cream  Pearloid     Add $24.

            Bound neck and peghead                   Add  $150.

 

 

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