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I knew it was just a matter of time until I bought a DeMartini blood drip. This one rounds out my DeMartini group and I’m very excited to finally have this one. Overall this is an amazing guitar – great neck, excellent Duncan RTM pickup and, as expected, killer graphic by DRL! And it was an added bonus to have it autographed by both Warren and Grover. Here’s a couple pics I took last night. Sorry for the bad lighting and shadows.
I have been very picky about the blood drip patterns. This one has a nice balance on both the front and back. After I bought this one, I was looking through my pictures and noticed that the blood drip pattern matches one that is pictured with Tim Wilson in Dan’s shop. Mine is the bottom one below the one with the eyes.
I knew mine was an early DeMartini model based on the serial number. So I got in touch with Dan Lawrence and asked him about this picture. He told me that my Charvel was one of the initial 15 blood drips that he made. Tim Wilson stopped into his shop and was looking at the bodies. So Dan played around with him and added the eyes on the one to see how close Tim was looking at them. Dan also said these were the guitars that got held up due to the licensing issues. After those got cleaned up, he started painting them again. So it’s an added bonus knowing a little history behind this blood drip.
When I get some time, and when the weather cooperates, I’ll be sure to get a few outdoor group pictures of all my DeMartinis.
I have been very picky about the blood drip patterns. This one has a nice balance on both the front and back. After I bought this one, I was looking through my pictures and noticed that the blood drip pattern matches one that is pictured with Tim Wilson in Dan’s shop. Mine is the bottom one below the one with the eyes.
I knew mine was an early DeMartini model based on the serial number. So I got in touch with Dan Lawrence and asked him about this picture. He told me that my Charvel was one of the initial 15 blood drips that he made. Tim Wilson stopped into his shop and was looking at the bodies. So Dan played around with him and added the eyes on the one to see how close Tim was looking at them. Dan also said these were the guitars that got held up due to the licensing issues. After those got cleaned up, he started painting them again. So it’s an added bonus knowing a little history behind this blood drip.
When I get some time, and when the weather cooperates, I’ll be sure to get a few outdoor group pictures of all my DeMartinis.
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