Little Crow Phoenix, black burst finish, made in Australia around 2022. Little Crow is the project of longtime woodwork enthusiasts Dave and Viv Street, based out of Perth WA. The pair ran a specialist furniture making business for thirty years before turning their attention to guitars, with a taste for simple instruments that favour swampy tones over frills and utilise top notch local hardwoods. The Phoenix is a bit of a reverse, offset style body, cut from a thick slab of mountain ash and paired with a classy bolt on neck. Mountain ash is a eucalyptus species and grows to be the tallest flowering plant on the planet: some of the Tassie examples are pushing 100m tall. The hand oiled burst finish is classy: it leaves some texture in the grain of the wood on show to both eyes and hands without feeling rough or underbaked, offering a certain understated ..

charm. The neck is a slim C style shape which will feel familiar to Fender fans; it's easy to get along with. Plug it in, and the blues is on: this is a snarly, swampy, growly little creature. The neck pickup is warm and round, great with the tone rolled off a bit for those warbling leads and introspective chords. The bridge pickup is snappy and abrupt, with an upfront bite balanced by a disarming warmth through the mids and lows. This is a really fun little guitar, and it's very fun to pick up a locally made instrument made from gorgeous local timber for this kind of dollarydoos.

Model: Little Crow Guitars Phoenix
Made: Perth Australia, 2022 approx
Serial: none
Finish: black burst, oil style
Body: mountain ash
Neck: mountain ash, she oak fretboard, 25.5" scale, 12" radius, slim C shape
Weight: 3.645kg
Mods: none
Pickups: Seymour Duncan Vintage Mini Humbucker x2
Accessories: none

Cosmetic condition notes: minor finish wear. The headstock has no major marks. The neck is clean and smooth in the hands, minor dimples on the back only. The back has a bit of rub wear along the top horn and some dimples an inch or two in from the back edge. The sides have rub wear in the elbow area and bottom horn and some dimples near the jack. The front has a small dent up from the bridge pickup, dimples around the tailpiece and back edge, rub wear and scuffs in the elbow area and some play wear on the horns.
Overall: very good condition (8.5/10)

Playing condition notes: action is low, neck is straight, intonation is good, truss rod works. All electronics tested and working properly. Wearing fresh 10/52 Moonshiners strings.
Fret Life: 8/10, minor wear only