There's not a whole lot that the J1 gold top can't handle from clean ringing voices and articulate jazz tones to classic and even
heavier rock styles
DAVE BURRLUCK - GUITARIST MAGAZINE
J1 classic - GOLD TOP
A carved 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 comfortable and stable neck with a great feel. Rosewood is chosen for the fingerboard adding a warmth to the tone and each board is carefully selected for its rich, dark colour.
All hardware is high quality and made in the US; you can choose from either a lightweight Pigtail wraparound bridge or a vintage-style Kluson tuneomatic bridge with a lightweight stop bar. The Sperzel Solid-Pro tuners guarantee fine tuning and smooth operation. The guitar is fitted with high quality 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 'Stormy Monday' humbuckers are chosen for their articulate warm bass, hollow mids and smooth high end that is extremely clear and dynamic. The 'Stormy Monday' faithfully reproduces the tones of the brighter '57 & '58 era PAFs with smooth natural sustain, wonderful pick dynamics and string separation. Low notes have warmth and fullness; the highs are sweet and mellow while the mids are slightly scooped producing a soft, percussive vintage tone.
S P E C I F I C A T I O N
BODY Mahogany with sound chambers. Depth 1.5" (38mm)
TOP Book matched maple. Depth .7" (18mm)
NECK One piece mahogany, comfy C profile
SCALE LENGTH 24.75''
FINGERBOARD 12'' radius, dark rosewood
NUT 43mm Bone
BINDING Body: reveal maple Neck: maple
FRETS 22 Dunlop 6100 jumbo
MARKERS Mother of pearl Wave inlays
TRUSS ROD Adjustable double action
HEADSTOCK OVERLAY Ebony
LOGO Gold wetslide or etched brass
HARDWARE Nickel plated
BRIDGE Pigtail wraparound bridge or Kluson Tuneomatic with stopbar
TUNERS Sperzel Solid-Pro
CONTROLS 500K CTS volume and tone for each pickup, Switchcraft 3-way selector switch
KNOBS Gold speed
CAPACITORS Sprague Orange drop .022
FINISH High gloss nitrocellulose
COLOURS Metallic gold
PICKUPS Bare Knuckle humbuckers
BRIDGE 'Stormy Monday' DC: 7.7 Magnet: Alnico II
NECK 'Stormy Monday' DC: 7.1 Magnet: Alnico II
PICKUP RINGS Cream
CASE Hiscox hard shell
Fretwire, Neck dimensions, controls, hardware and pickups can all be specified
P90 single coil pickups option available
From £3,850
O P T I O N A L E X T R A S
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
