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A beautiful traditional bright yellow paper covered "Montecristo" cigar box with f-sound holes, matching chrome hardware and wrist guard. The combination of the matching wood types and tones with the hardware and box design have made a wonderful looking and playing guitar. 

Laminated sapele and poplar neck with a laminated heal reinforcement, with a blackwood layer. An eco-friendly blackwood fretboard with Van Gent jumbo frets. Real pearl face position dots and white edge dot markers with bolt nut. Our guitar necks are fully profiled by hand using traditional methods with a shellac, gun stock oil and wax finish for great play-ability and comfortable in-the-hand feel. The neck has a chunkier 'D' shape in the hand.

25 1/2 inch scale length.

Balanced tension Zilpha nickelwound hexcore strings.

Tuned G D G.

Shaped and laminated headstock with poplar and sapele.

Chrome mini humbucker pickup. Tone and volume pots with chrome tele-style control knobs, "orange drop" tone capacitor, Van Damme hookup wire and Neutrik jack. 

Bronze mini machineheads.

Walnut fretwire bridge. 

Polished steel 'art-deco slotted' tail piece. 

Chrome strap buttons.

Steel jack socket plate.

Sapele wrist guard for more comfort when playing. 

Great sound and great action out of the box for fretted or slide playing. The pickup provides a powerful raunchy tone great for at home and professional performances. A beautiful guitar with a few fancier features. 

Serial #2690

Made by Anne

£500.00
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