Terra Plane -  "... gonna take you for a ride on my Terra Plane"

My inspiration for this build was heavily influenced by terrace agriculture imagery via National Geographic from the 60's - 70's. Being a fan of arched instruments, I saw how the two forms intersected, and tried to turn the arched face of the guitar body into a landscape. The name Terra Plane is derived from the Captain Beefheart song "Tarotplane", which was pretty much on repeat throughout the build process (fair warning, it's not for the faint of heart). The concept started as an acoustic archtop, but I decided to try a simpler solidbody version to get a sense of depth and scale before I committed to an acoustic instrument of similar proportion and style... Thanks to Scott @zenguitartrading for encouraging me to embrace the worm holes, and my partner Meg for colour consultation. It takes a village to raise a Terra Plane.

SPECIFICATIONS

BODY // POPLAR aka TREMBLING ASPEN

NECK // BLACK WALNUT

FINGERBOARD // BLACK WALNUT & HARD MAPLE // 25” SCALE // STEW MAC #148 FRETWIRE

BRIDGE // SALVAGED SHIPWRECKED ANCIENT BOG OAK & ROSEWOOD

TAILPIECE // BLACK WALNUT & ALUMINUM

TUNERS // SCHERTLER

KNOB STYLE // ENERGY DOME

COVERPLATES // MAGNETIC

PICKUP // NEUTRON LOVER FREE RANGE ORGANIC, 6.6K A5 Vintage spec wire - Black walnut housing, plastic free construction

PAINT // CLAY MATCHA GREEN TEA

WORM HOLES // NO EXTRA CHARGE

TRUSS ROD // 4MM ALLEN DUAL ACTION

HEADSTOCK STYLE // MOAI FACE

SCALE // 25"

RADIUS // 12'

FRETS // STEW-MAC #141