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JAMES COLLINS SAPPHIRE GTO

James Collins makes beautiful electric solid and hollow body guitars from his workshop in East Sussex and I had the pleasure of spending time with his Sapphire GTO model - a semi-hollow guitar made from flame maple and featuring a European spruce soundboard!

Not surprisingly this blue guitar was inspired by the Blue Guitar Collection and in particular the work of Maui-based super luthier Steve Grimes. 

I hope you enjoy it the video!

Until next time, stay tuned!

Michael

03/26/2024

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