Gary Brawer, Brawer Guitar and Bass Repair.
Photo courtesy of Ed Giguere

"Gary was the nicest guy. I walked into the shop and told him what I wanted done and that Steve needed it for The Other Ones. Gary dropped everything he was doing (he was working on one of Metallica's guitars) and worked on it until it was done the next evening about 7 pm. I think he worked on it for 24 hours straight!”—Ed Giguere

The kidney bean shaped front control panel is rosewood and serves as a tonal palette for selecting unique pickup combinations.

A five-way selector switch controls the pickup configuration.  From the top: 1-middle, 2- middle and neck, 3-neck, 4-neck and bridge, and 5-bridge.

The three knobs from the top control: 1-active volume, 2-passive volume, and 3-tone. The three switches from the top control: 1-active/passive mode, 2-tone bypass, and 3-effect loop on/off. The jack on top accommodates the effects loop send/receive. There is a passive output jack on the side of the guitar.

The seven ply laminated neck consists of Brazilian rosewood and maple.




Adam Palow holds the unfinished Teak guitar shortly after Cripe died.
Photo courtesy of Adam Palow




Kimock with Cripe Teak, Day 1 at Studio E.
Photo courtesy of Ed Giguere

“I delivered it to him at Studio E, and he put it on a stand and stared at it for about ½ hour in shock and awe, then plugged it into the Twin and started really freaking out.”—Ed Giguere