The J1 displays not only a commitment to top-quality materials and tone, but a keen eye for aesthetics, balancing lines and curves to perfection
David Greeves - GUITAR BUYER MAGAZINE
J1 CLASSIC
A carved premium grade maple top on a chambered mahogany body, gives this guitar an amazing natural sustain and resonance while keeping it light. The neck is carved from one piece of quarter sawn mahogany, creating a very stable neck with a great feel. The fingerboard has slightly rolled edges with a choice of either rosewood for it's warm tone, or ebony for it's slightly brighter response and durability. Hand applied wood stains enhance the highly figured maple top to create a guitar that looks every bit as good as it sounds.
All our hardware is high quality and made in the US with a choice of bridges - Hipshot fixed, lightweight Pigtail wraparound bridge or a vintage-style Kluson tuneomatic bridge with a lightweight stop bar. Sperzel Soli-Pro tuners guarantee fine tuning and smooth operation. The guitar is fitted with high quality US made CTS pots, Switchcraft toggle switch and a pull/push tone pot for coil splitting. A 50’s wiring scheme is used in all our guitars as we have found that it minimises treble loss when rolling back the volume.
Bare Knuckle unpotted humbuckers are fitted as standard with a 'Mule' humbucker in the neck position for its outstanding clarity, extended dynamic range and unmistakable vintage character. A 'Riff Raff' pickup is selected in the bridge position for plenty of snap and a classic range of organic, clean and driven tones. Pickups are mounted by traditional rings or choose the Case 'Invisible' mounting system that connects the pickup directly to the body for a more positive vibration
S P E C I F I C A T I O N
BODY Mahogany body with sound chambers. Depth 1.5" (38mm)
TOP Premium grade book matched flame maple Depth .7" (18mm)
NECK One piece mahogany, comfy C profile
SCALE LENGTH 24.75''
FINGERBOARD 12'' or 16'' radius, dark rosewood or ebony
NUT 43mm Bone or Black Tusq
BINDING Body: reveal maple Neck: flame maple or same wood as fingerboard
FRETS 22 or 24 Dunlop 6100 jumbo
MARKERS Mother of pearl 'Wave' inlays
TRUSS ROD Adjustable double action
HEADSTOCK OVERLAY Ebony
LOGO Etched brass
HARDWARE Chrome or nickel plated
BRIDGE Hipshot fixed, Pigtail wraparound or Kluson Tuneomatic with lightweight stopbar
TUNERS Sperzel Solid-Pro
CONTROLS 500K CTS master volume, master tone (pull/push), Switchcraft 3-way selector switch
CAPACITORS Sprague Orange drop .022
KNOBS Brass or African blackwood Case bell, Amber bell or amber speed, ebony dome
FINISH High gloss nitrocellulose
COLOURS Tobacco burst, Trans black burst, honey burst, lemon burst, sunburst, blood red
PICKUPS Bare Knuckle humbuckers
BRIDGE 'Riff Raff' DC: 8.2 Magnet: Alnico V
NECK 'Mule' DC: 7.3 Magnet: Alnico IV
PICKUP MOUNTING Invisible, black or cream plastic rings
CASE Hiscox hard shell
Fretwire, Neck dimensions, controls, hardware, pickups and colour can all be specified
From £3,750
O P T I O N A L E X T R A S
Hipshot tremolo £250
Gold plated hardware £50
Abalone centre strip £80
Sperzel locking tuners £50
VINTAGE SERIES
Aged hardware, low lustre cellulose finish + £150
Aged hardware, high gloss or low lustre crazed cellulose finish + 300
Aged hardware, high gloss or low lustre crazed cellulose finish, chips dings and areas of wear + £450
