Jon's take on my vintage favourites.... late fifties Les Paul Junior and mid-fifties Les Paul Black Beauty, re-interpreted and re-mastered to satisfy my jumbled guitar lust! A truly remarkable guitar

HENRY

J1 Special vs

The combination of a carved, one piece, 2.25" deep mahogany body and one piece mahogany neck, makes the J1 Special an extremely resonant guitar with plenty of natural sustain. We are careful to select lighter mahogany to keep the guitar weight down to around 8lbs. Rosewood is chosen for the fingerboard adding a warmth to the tone and each board is carefully selected for its rich, dark colour. A nice detail of this guitar is the formed tortoise shell pickguard that follows the contours of the hand carved top.

All hardware is high quality, nickel plated and made in the US. The lightweight ABM wraparound bridge/stopbar is fully adjustable giving perfect intonation and the Grover deluxe tuners have a 14 to 1 gear ratio for fine tuning. The guitar is fitted with high quality CTS pots and a Switchcraft toggle switch. 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.

The Bare Knuckle single coil P90 pickups come as standard and combine the best tonal elements of both humbuckers and single coils. The wide, squat coil creates a fatter tone compared to a Strat or Tele, while the twin magnet design lends all the power of a humbucker. High notes can really sing and when played through a slightly driven tube amp, wonderful harmonic feedback is possible.

£4,200

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

BODY & TOP Carved top, one piece solid mahogany (2.25"/57mm)

NECK One piece mahogany, quarter sawn

SCALE LENGTH 24.75''

FINGERBOARD 12'' radius, dark rosewood

NUT 43mm Bone

BINDING Neck: flame maple

FRETS 22 Dunlop 6100 jumbo

MARKERS Mother of pearl Wave inlays

TRUSS ROD Adjustable double action

HEADSTOCK OVERLAY Ebony