OK like I said something wicked was coming. First and foremost there may only be two of these the one below and one more. I will explain. I was saving this build for something special. I thought something would come along to finish it. You see this is serial number QABB13 the 13th Bumble Bee I did and never finished the build just set it aside (13). Then on Friday the 13th 2019 a day after my birthday my good friend Eddie Money passed away. Heartbroken and not really in a festive mood to celebrate my birthday over the weekend I decided in honor of Eddie I would build it but in a way that I would not have done as everyone who has asked I tell them "A Bumble Bee will always be a single P-90!" So in honor of Eddie I give you the thirteenth Bumble Bee or only Super Bee serial number 13 and built on Friday the 13th for Halloween with a Stinger Dogear humbucker done to fit into the P-90 cavity. With signed Certificate of Authenticity. The QA Super Bee from QA Guitars. A quality hand made work horse guitar designed and built to be comparable to guitars at three times the cost. With nostalgic 50s styling and a few improvements like a 3" tenon, 1 3/4" thick mahogany body, improved neck angle and joint, tapered 50s style neck with an 18" inch radius that is comfortable and fast. Done right here in the good old USA one guitar at a time it gives the player an instrument that plays, feels and sounds like guitars costing thousands more remaining at an affordable price without compromising quality. The Bumble Bee with its distinctive yellow and black stinger color scheme is an eye catcher that will quickly become your "number one"! It is built with the finest hardware and electronics and workmanship! Capable of mellow jazzy P-90 tones along with the ability to cut through the mix with powerful leads and vintage sounding crunch. While the Bumble Bee is attractively priced it is suitable for both stage and studio covering all the bases without fail. The Bumble Bee sports an action that leaves here set to 1/16th (1.5 mm) off the seventeenth fret (maximum playability and speed) with D Addario strings. A Mahogany body that is 1 3/4 " thick, and neck with an African Blackwood fingerboard that is the closest wood to Brazilian rosewood you can get with diamond and dot inlays. Hand made bone nut and custom made QA tuners. The hand wound Stinger P-90 pickup with plain enamel wire and AlNico 2 long magnets are voiced very similar to vintage late 50s to early 60s P-90s and the completely shielded cavities insure noise free playing. The Bourns low friction pots 500k or 250k volume (500kVintage tone 250k Modern tone) and 250k tone roll off smooth and efficiently and the tone is warm and creamy. Mallory .022 5% tolerance cap, pointers under the knobs, Gavitt braided wiring, Switchcraft output jack, D'Addario eliptical strap buttons, and set up by hand for an amazing playability. Comes with gig bag, case candy and COA bearing our corporate seal.
