J35 Semi vINTAGE SERIEs - lake placid blue
£5,350

Slightly smaller than a Gibson 335, the Case J35 has a 15" wide body width and is extremely well balanced on the strap. The guitar employs a traditional semi-hollow laminated maple construction with a swamp ash centre block and carved spruce fillets between the two. The semi-hollow body creates a resonant, responsive tone, while the centre block maximises sustain and keeps feedback to a minimum. The Vintage Series low lustre finish applied on the Lake Placid candy apple blue looks gracefully old but cared for. The neck is made from quarter sawn mahogany making it stiff and hence very stable. The fingerboard is made from dark rosewood and adds warmth to the tone of this guitar.

All hardware is sympathetically aged and of high quality and includes a vintage-style Kluson Tuneomatic with lightweight stopbar. Gotoh vintage tuners guarantee fine tuning and smooth operation. High quality CTS pots and Switchcraft components are used together with a 50’s wiring scheme to minimise treble loss when rolling back the volume.

Hand wound Bare Knuckle pickups are fitted with a Nantucket HS P90 in the neck position and a Riff Raff humbucker in the bridge position for their outstanding clarity and extended dynamic range. Even at low levels of gain, smooth harmonic feedback, full of overtones is possible, while clean sounds have depth and unmistakable vintage character.

S P E C I F I C A T I O N

BODY Laminated birch, swamp ash centre block with carved spruce fillets. Depth 1.75'' (44mm)

NECK Mahogany, comfy C profile, quarter sawn

SCALE LENGTH 24.75''

FINGERBOARD 12'' radius, dark rosewood

NUT 43mm Bone

BINDING Multiple white/black/white/black/white body & headstock

FRETS 22 Dunlop 6100 jumbo

MARKERS Mother of pearl 12th fret ‘Wave’ inlay plus dots

TRUSS ROD Adjustable double action

HEADSTOCK OVERLAY Ebony

LOGO Case logo inlayed in mother of pearl