New Campellone builds

[jim777]

Would anyone happen to have any 'mid build' pics of the current Campellone batch?

jim

[Hammertone]

Mark usually sends some pix to a couple of folks here to post.
We shall see...

[vinnyv1k]

I will ask Mark

[vinnyv1k]

Mid build pics. I really dig the Florentine cut

[2bornot2bop]

A fretboard for another cameo?

[vinnyv1k]

A fretboard for another cameo?

Yup. They are getting very popular
A Citation at half the price.

[jim777]

You're the man Vinny!

[vinnyv1k]

You're the man Vinny!

No Mark Campellone is.

[Hammertone]

Mid build pics. I really dig the Florentine cut

Note the sizes of the other bodies - three 17" and two 16". The Florentine looks like one of the very few remaining 15" EP-sized bodies that Mark has left, done up nicely in Deluxe or Special garb - cool! Great idea - get them while you can!

[Nick71]

Excellent..

[MCampellone]

Note the sizes of the other bodies - three 17" and two 16". The Florentine looks like one of the very few remaining 15" EP-sized bodies that Mark has left, done up nicely in Deluxe or Special garb - cool! Great idea - get them while you can!

Correct sir - the Florentine cut is a 15" guitar, made using left over EP laminated back and rim set - a custom job, dressed up with multiple bindings throughout and abalone block position markers - getting a wine red finish - should look pretty cool : )

[MCampellone]

Yup. They are getting very popular
A Citation at half the price.

An interesting note regarding CAMEO production - after building the CAMEO prototype in 2002, it was nine years before I actually got an order for one in 2011 - another seven years went by till I built the third CAMEO, which I did just as a spec piece, in 2018 - it sold immediately - since 2020, I've done four more CAMEO orders, with at least two more coming up -

[Jazzjourney4Eva]

An interesting note regarding CAMEO production - after building the CAMEO prototype in 2002, it was nine years before I actually got an order for one in 2011 - another seven years went by till I built the third CAMEO, which I did just as a spec piece, in 2018 - it sold immediately - since 2020, I've done four more CAMEO orders, with at least two more coming up -

Of course, it's a spectacular guitar! And with Gibson currently... well, you know.


Best of success to you Mark, you deserve it!

[skykomishone]

My 16" Special cured my GAS. I still drool over others, but hands down it is the guitar for me.
It is without peer. When I play the others, it's like maintenance, with a few exceptions.
I received the guitar last fall. Since then, I'm no longer like a hungry dog, waiting to be fed.
There will be others, but they won't thrill me like this one. It's a very satisfying feeling.
Mark knocked it out of the park when he built it! And the process was extraordinarily smooth.
Without a doubt.

[vinnyv1k]

My 16" Special cured my GAS. I still drool over others, but hands down it is the guitar for me.
It is without peer. When I play the others, it's like maintenance, with a few exceptions.
I received the guitar last fall. Since then, I'm no longer like a hungry dog, waiting to be fed.
There will be others, but they won't thrill me like this one. It's a very satisfying feeling.
Mark knocked it out of the park when he built it! And the process was extraordinarily smooth.
Without a doubt.

Mark Campellone was a hidden treasure for decades that now has been discovered by all. The fact that his waiting list went from 4 months to 4 years kind of sums it all up. A true American treasure. The D’Angelico of our present day. In 50 years a Campellone will be worth a fortune.

[jim777]

I'm wondering if the Cameo is one of the quilts or the flame 17"? lol I love these kind of build threads

[vinnyv1k]

The Cameo is quilt. What blows me away is the fingerboard inlays.
The skill to do that is unbelievable.
Sadly I got on the Campellone train late in life but better late then never.
Having a Campellone built for you is a joy from day 1 of the build till it is in your hands. He is the most customer focused guitar maker I have ever dealt with. The guy has serious guitar playing chops too.
Like I said he is a treasure.
You will NEVER hear these words: My Campellone is a turd from anyone that owns one.

Mark is a huge Gibson fan boy too. He took that recipe and fed it steroids.

[mauibob]

1262929[/URL]]An interesting note regarding CAMEO production - after building the CAMEO prototype in 2002, it was nine years before I actually got an order for one in 2011 - another seven years went by till I built the third CAMEO, which I did just as a spec piece, in 2018 - it sold immediately - since 2020, I've done four more CAMEO orders, with at least two more coming up -

That’s Three Cameos coming up…. Mauibob

[vinnyv1k]

Who needs Gibson for a great archtop build.

[skykomishone]

That's right Vinny!

[vinnyv1k]

Note on the Cameo fretboard the reverse Cupid’s bow.
Actually more difficult to do.

[vinnyv1k]

Necks rough shaped

[wintermoon]

I think the standard cupids bow at the fingerboard base is a Gibson trademark but MC would know for sure.
I know for a fact when Gibson dug in their heels 20+ yrs ago they sent cease and desist letters to many luthiers for infringement on the mustache headstock tip and other details. Somehow a few builders like Heritage and Slaman continued to use it, not sure if it's harder to enforce overseas in the case of Slaman.

[DawgBone]

Who needs Gibson for a great archtop build.

Diggin' the headstock veneer with the ice cream cone. Definitely play some cooler licks on the guitar equipped with that puppy.

[jim777]

So awesome, can't wait for the paint pics!!