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[[Thompson Guitars]] DWA/A 2056 is the current primary stage guitar of [[Justin Holmes]]. It was custom-made for Holmes in 2023 and 2024 and delivered to him at [[IBMA]] in September of 2024. | [[Thompson Guitars]] DWA/A 2056 is the current primary stage guitar of [[Justin Holmes]]. It was custom-made for Holmes in 2023 and 2024 and delivered to him at [[IBMA World of Bluegrass]] in September of 2024. | ||
===Materials=== | ===Materials=== | ||
====Wood==== | ====Wood==== | ||
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File: | File:PXL_20250211_223301811.jpg|The headstock is understated, with a simple turquoise Thompson logo. | ||
File:PXL_20250211_223213141.jpg|The back and sides are claro walnut from Sunriver, Oregon. | File:PXL_20250211_223213141.jpg|The back and sides are claro walnut from Sunriver, Oregon. | ||
File:PXL_20250211_223218184.MP.jpg|Sunlight brings out a three-dimensional appearance to the Claro Walnut tonewood. | File:PXL_20250211_223218184.MP.jpg|Sunlight brings out a three-dimensional appearance to the Claro Walnut tonewood. | ||
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===Inlays=== | ===Inlays=== | ||
[[File:PXL_20250211_223333665.jpg|thumb|left|120px|2056 has three fretboard inlays made from red abalone.]] | |||
The fretboard has three red abalone inlays: | The fretboard has three red abalone inlays: | ||
* A bicycle wheel on the fifth fret | * A bicycle wheel on the fifth fret | ||
* A snake on the ninth fret, representing Holmes' tattoo of Isis, a ball python friend that lived with Holmes | * A snake on the ninth fret, representing Holmes' tattoo of Isis, a ball python friend that lived with Holmes | ||
* On the 15th fret, a symbol drawn by Holmes. | * On the 15th fret, a symbol drawn by Holmes. | ||
The fret dots and rossette, and purfing are turquoise fiber. | |||
====Electronics==== | ====Electronics==== | ||
[[File:PXL_20250211_223356447.jpg|thumb|left|120px|The piezo and soundhole pickups are routed to separate outputs, for mixing with a floor rig.]] | |||
It is fitted with the [[K&K Double Helix]], with the [[wikipedia:Piezoelectricity|piezo]] and [[wikipedia:Pickup_(music_technology)#Magnetic_pickups|magnetic soundhole pickup]] each routed to their own jack, which Holmes mixes in real time with a [[Line 6 Helix Floor]]. | It is fitted with the [[K&K Double Helix]], with the [[wikipedia:Piezoelectricity|piezo]] and [[wikipedia:Pickup_(music_technology)#Magnetic_pickups|magnetic soundhole pickup]] each routed to their own jack, which Holmes mixes in real time with a [[Line 6 Helix Floor]]. | ||
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File:noname.jpeg|The Adirondack Spruce top began quite blonde before being painted black. | File:noname.jpeg|The Adirondack Spruce top began quite blonde before being painted black. | ||
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Revision as of 01:14, 25 December 2025
| Thompson Guitars DWA/A 2056 | |
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| Type | Guitar |
| Serial | 2056 |
| Year | 2024 |
| Owner | Justin Holmes |
| Tonewoods | |
| Top | Adirondack Spruce |
| Back/Sides | Claro Walnut
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| Electronics | |
| K&K Double Helix | |
Thompson Guitars DWA/A 2056 is the current primary stage guitar of Justin Holmes. It was custom-made for Holmes in 2023 and 2024 and delivered to him at IBMA World of Bluegrass in September of 2024.
Materials
Wood
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The headstock is understated, with a simple turquoise Thompson logo. -
The back and sides are claro walnut from Sunriver, Oregon. -
Sunlight brings out a three-dimensional appearance to the Claro Walnut tonewood. -
DWA/A 2056 is the first (and currently, only) black-finished Thompson in public use.
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2056 has claro walnut back and sides, and an adirondack spruce top. The wood choice was the product of extensive deliberation and trial-and-error. Holmes wanted wood grown in North America, and the specific choices reflect two of his long-term communities - the Adirondack spruce from upstate NY, where he grew up, and the walnut from Oregon, where he lived for years.
Luthier Olivia Elia said she "had a blast" building 2056. "I think it's going to be a very special one. Walnut is my favorite wood - I think my guitar might have walnut from the same tree."
Inlays
The fretboard has three red abalone inlays:
- A bicycle wheel on the fifth fret
- A snake on the ninth fret, representing Holmes' tattoo of Isis, a ball python friend that lived with Holmes
- On the 15th fret, a symbol drawn by Holmes.
The fret dots and rossette, and purfing are turquoise fiber.
Electronics
It is fitted with the K&K Double Helix, with the piezo and magnetic soundhole pickup each routed to their own jack, which Holmes mixes in real time with a Line 6 Helix Floor.
History
2056 was commissioned and built to replace Holmes' previous stage guitar, Composite Acoustics 0x 003BCJ304-053CW.
In 2022, Holmes and his son, Fibonacci Emery Holmes, visited the Thompson Guitar workshop in Sisters, Oregon, for a tour and the initial consultation that would lead to the construction of 2056.
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Christine Funk shows Fibonacci some of the machines in the Thompson workshop.
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DWA/A 2056 at the setup bench at Thompson, showing the rare black top. -
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