The guitar is simply stunning. The bass register is superb, really rich but if you back the volume down, has great funky sound

SIMON GOLDING - JAZZ FUSION GUITARIST AND COMPOSER

J3 HOLLOW

A traditional laminated construction with spruce parallel bracing makes this guitar very stable and keeps feedback to a minimum. Top, back and sides are laminated in carefully selected maple or you can choose tulipwood for the top. There is also an option to have the body laminated in Brazilian mahogany. Easy access to the top frets is made possible with our offset, Florentine cutaway. The neck is made from quarter sawn mahogany making it very stable. There is a choice of fingerboard, either rosewood for its rich, warm tone, or ebony for its slightly brighter response and durability. The twelfth fret ‘wave’ inlay and marker dots are inlayed in mother of pearl.

This guitar comes with a floating Gotoh tuneomatic bridge on an ebony base together with a Gibson style tailpiece. As an optional extra you can select a 'Case' tailpiece; solid brass, etched with the 'Case' logo, or a tailpiece carved from ebony for a more 'organic' look. Sperzel Solid-Pro or Gotoh vintage tuners can be specified, both guaranteeing fine tuning and smooth operation. 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.

A single hand wound, unpotted Bare Knuckle 'Mule' humbucker is fitted as standard, chosen for its outstanding clarity, extended dynamic range and even volume across the strings.

 S P E C I F I C A T I O N

BODY  Laminated, fully hollow with hand carved spruce parallel strutting and sound post

Depth at sides 2 3/4” (70mm) or 3” (76mm)

TOP  Maple, Tulipwood, or mahogany

BACK & SIDES   Maple or mahogany

NECK Mahogany, comfy C profile

SCALE LENGTH  24.75''

FINGERBOARD  12'' radius, dark rosewood or ebony

NUT  43mm Bone

BINDING   White, cream or ivoroid - body & neck

FRETS  22 medium

MARKERS  Mother of pearl twelfth fret ‘wave’ inlay and dots

TRUSS ROD  Adjustable double action

HEADSTOCK OVERLAY  Ebony

LOGO Case logo inlayed in mother of pearl

HARDWARE  Nickel

BRIDGE  Gotoh tuneomatic with ebony base

PICKGUARD  Ebony or 5-ply black & white laminated plastic

TAILPIECE  Gibson 175 style tailpiece

TUNERS  Sperzel Solid-Pro or Grover Deluxe keystone

CONTROLS  CTS volume and tone pots, Switchcraft 3-way selector switch

CAPACITOR  Sprague Orange drop .022 or .047 for a slightly darker tone

KNOBS  Case bell: solid brass or African blackwood Top hat: black or amber

FINISH  High gloss nitrocellulose or oiled satin

COLOURS  Tobacco burst, sunburst, natural

PICKUP  Bare Knuckle 'Mule' humbucker  DC: 7.3 Magnet: Alnico IV

PICKUP RINGS  Black plastic (satinised)

CASE  Hard shell

From £5,100

OPTIONS AT NO EXTRA COST
Neck dimensions and fret wire can be specified
Depth of sides 2.5'', 2.75'' or 3''
Ebony or rosewood fingerboard
Ebony or 5-ply black & white laminated plastic pickguard
Choice of humbucking or P90 pickups
Tuneomatic or ebony bridge
Maple or tulipwood top with maple back and sides
Mahogany top, back and sides
Body and neck bound in White, cream or ivoroid binding
Black or cream plastic pickup surrounds
Solid brass or African blackwood Case bell knobs
Black or amber Top hat knobs
High gloss or natural oiled finish

OPTIONAL EXTRAS
Mother of pearl 'Wave' fretboard inlays +£250
Two humbuckers with individual volume and tone controls and a Switchcraft 3-way selector switch +£350
Ebony Case tailpiece +£250
Solid brass Case tailpiece with engraved Case logo +£450
Multiple binding white/black/white/black/white body & headstock +£250
Celluloid tortoise shell pickguard bound in w/b/w/b/w +£150
Book matched flame maple top, back and sides +£350
Quilted maple top, back and sides £POA
Gold plated hardware if brass tailpiece chosen +£150
Gold plated hardware if ebony tailpiece chosen +£50