“He’d make a guitar and decide he didn’t like it. He would cut pieces off of it, then he’d rework it and remake it. I would tell him well that one looks very much like the other one. Well it’s the same one. It’s just been reworked.” —Hal Hammer, Jr.




Winged Road Warrior 1
“Cherrywood core with rare Brazilian Rosewood top and back, laminated maple and purpleheart neck, laminated headstock, 22 fret ebony fretboard, Les Paul type wiring, Schaller hardware. Very warm sound.” —Original description by Steve Cripe and transcribed by Hal Hammer, Jr.




Winged Road Warrior 2
“Rock Maple core with Padouk top and back, laminated maple and purpleheart neck, laminated headstock, 22 fret Brazilian rosewood fretboard, Les Paul type wiring, Schaller hardware. Warm, yet semi bright and distinct sound.”
—Original description by Steve Cripe and transcribed by Hal Hammer, Jr.




Winged Road Warrior Prototype
One piece Teak body, maple bolt-on neck, Brazilian rosewood fretboard with sterling silver firecracker fretmarkers. This guitar was finished by Resurrection Guitars.

Zebrawood
“The body has an alder core with zebrawood top and back. It has a bolt-on maple neck with 21-fret rosewood board and 24.75 inch scale. Single coil pickups with a five-way switch. When we received this guitar from Cripe’s workshop, the intended outline was penciled on the top. It was not painted and none of the cavities had been routed except for the neck pocket. The neck was complete except for the paint.” —Pat O’Donnell, Resurrection Guitars

Firecracker—The Working Man’s Guitar
Teak core with oiled Cocobolo top and back, laminated teak, maple and purpleheart neck, laminated headstock, 22 fret East indian rosewood fretboard, gold plated Schaller tuners, Floyd Rose tremolo. Wired like Les Paul but with additional phase reversal switch. Warm to medium bright sound.” —Original description by Steve Cripe and transcribed by Hal Hammer, Jr.




Cripe Crazies
The back of this picture says Cripe Crazies. “We call it the “Nose Picker” because of the sharp point on the double cutaway horns.”—Pat O’Donnell, Resurrection Guitars