Another Cowboy to the ICW family!!!

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Author Message   Frank Username: Frank Registered: 01-2006 Posted on Monday, February 06, 2006 - 7:30 pm:    Received my Bob Weir Cowboy Fancy today all the way from Germany. First thing I noticed when I opened the case was that the binding around the body and neck seems to have a yellowish tint to it. I expected it to be more of a white or bone color. Can any of you Cowboy owners tell me if yours is also this way? Other than that it is a beautiful guitar and I can't wait to get home to play it. I have the ICW site to thank for me having this guitar becuase I did not even know it existed until 3 weeks ago when I found this site. And after much searching I was able to find one in Germany. One interesting thing is that the serial number is F0520933 does this mean that 33 were made? I was under the impression that only 30 were going to be made. Also states above the serial number "Made by Japan, Team J. Craft". Can someone tell me who Team J. Craft is? Anyway the cowboy is finally here and welcomed home by little brother 2681   Ibanezfreak1960 Username: Ibanezfreak1960 Registered: 03-2004 Posted on Tuesday, February 07, 2006 - 7:17 am:    Thew binding on my 2004 AR3000 is th3e same color. They probably use the same material on the cowboy. Anyone have any input?   Bobzilla Username: Bobzilla Registered: 02-2005 Posted on Tuesday, February 07, 2006 - 9:09 am:    Frank... post a photo when you get a chance. And... CONGRATULATIONS!!!   Brentm Username: Brentm Registered: 03-2005 Posted on Tuesday, February 07, 2006 - 9:24 am:    Ya Frank, photos are in order for sure. And congrats on your new guitar. From what I understand. Team J craft is an elite team of luthiers in Japan that build guitars.   Frank Username: Frank Registered: 01-2006 Posted on Tuesday, February 07, 2006 - 12:47 pm:    Ok, I will take pictures later today and get them on here tonight. I am in CA so I'll try to have them on by 7:00 PM PST.   Frank Username: Frank Registered: 01-2006 Posted on Tuesday, February 07, 2006 - 12:51 pm:    I do have another question so please excuse my ignorance. What exactly does the "coil tap" switch do? I really like the sound of the guitar when this switch is on. I am under the understanding that with this switch on that it turns the dual humbuckers in to single coil pups, am I close?   Bobzilla Username: Bobzilla Registered: 02-2005 Posted on Tuesday, February 07, 2006 - 3:42 pm:    Frank, the splitters allow for (I believe) 3 different configurations. 1) Full Humbucking 2) single coil 3) out-of-phase. If I am wrong, someone here will straighten me out pretty quickly, I would imagine.   Ibanezfreak1960 Username: Ibanezfreak1960 Registered: 03-2004 Posted on Tuesday, February 07, 2006 - 5:44 pm:    Frank see this thread about the cowboy guitar. http://www.ibanezcollectors.com/cgi-bin/discus/show.cgi?tpc=12&post=30169#POST30 169   Frank Username: Frank Registered: 01-2006 Posted on Tuesday, February 07, 2006 - 6:02 pm:    Hi Freak, I have read that thread numerous times and just read it again. That thread is the reason I was able to find out about this guitar in the first place. There is some mention about the coil tap switch being a "neck/bridge pickup" coil tap. Therefore I am assuming that when the switch is activated it turns these two pups in to single coil pups. Please correct me if I'm wrong anyone. Thanks.   Frank Username: Frank Registered: 01-2006 Posted on Tuesday, February 07, 2006 - 9:30 pm:    Here is a picture of my guitars and the serial number of the cowboy   Brentm Username: Brentm Registered: 03-2005 Posted on Tuesday, February 07, 2006 - 9:32 pm:    Ok, one more time, with feeling! Hehe... the images have to be under 100k, you may need to work some Photoshop magic on them

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