JTL BLACKGUARD vintage series
£3,200

The JTL is our take on the 50's classic Blackguard tele. Obeche is selected for the body for its resonance and nice lightweight. The neck is carved from quarter sawn maple and finished in oil, creating a very stable neck with a great feel. Maple or rosewood can be chosen for the fingerboard, maple being slightly brighter in tone while rosewood adding a little warmth. A transparent white base coat is applied to the body followed by a butterscotch tint, revealing the beautiful grain. Thin coats of clear cellulose lacquer are applied and after a minimum of two weeks drying time the guitar is cut back to 800grit then 1200grit and finally polished to a high gloss achieving a classic butterscotch blonde finish.

All hardware is high quality, and as standard includes a Gotoh bridge with a compensated brass saddles. The Gotoh vintage style tuners allow fine tuning and smooth operation. The guitar is fitted with two high quality RS Guitarworks 250k CTS pots with a Superpot for the volume giving a very even taper.

Bare Knuckle Blackguard Tele Series pickups are fitted with a Flat ‘50 in the bridge position having a simply massive sound. Chunky bottom-end and snarling mids create a throaty tone with excellent natural sustain that can really push a tube amp hard. A Flat ‘52 in the neck has an open, almost Strat-like neck tone.

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

BODY Obeche

NECK Rock maple, quarter sawn

SCALE LENGTH 25.5''

FINGERBOARD Rock maple or rosewood

NUT 42mm Bone

FRETS 22 Dunlop 6105 narrow / high or Dunlop 6100 wide / high

MARKERS Mother of pearl dots on rosewood or black dots on maple

TRUSS ROD Adjustable double action, headstock access

HEADSTOCK LOGO Black and gold wetslide

HARDWARE Nickel plated

BRIDGE Gotoh vintage style with compensated brass saddles

TUNERS Gotoh vintage style

PICKUPS Bare Knuckle Blackguard Tele Series: ‘50 bridge, ‘52 neck

CONTROLS RS Guitarworks CTS 250k Superpot, CTS 250k tone, 3 Way Oak Grisby switch

CAPACITOR Sprague Orange drop

PICKGUARD Black Bakelite

FINISH Body: Butterscotch blonde, nitrocellulose. Neck: oiled

CASE Hiscox Hard shell