Latest creation out of the Bravewood workshop...and what a cool one...!, ‘62 style slab board S type finished in a very cool distressed ‘dirty’ olympic white. Looks like it’s been played in just about every smokey bar and club since the ‘60’s...!!
The hand made body is made from lightweight alder, has deep contours and flowing lines. The hand made maple neck has a dark rosewood slab board, 9.5” radius, medium frets, clays dots and a bone nut for enhanced tone. The neck depth is 20mm at the 1st fret, 24mm at the 12th (not including the fret), the profile is a pleasing slim C shape with lightly rolled edges to feel played in, back of the neck is worn and silky smooth.
Vintage style hardware is fitted throughout, from the ‘Kluson’ style Gotoh tuners to the steel block equipped trem, all period correct. The hand made, hand aged pickguard also features the correct 30 degree bevelled edge...and is aged to look worn and ‘smokey’, it is also lightly warped to give the look of old celluloid guards. The pickup covers and knobs are also aged to suit the build. There is also a full size aluminium shielding plate beneath the pickguard as would have been seen at the time.
Pickups are hand wound Bare Knuckles, the ‘mother’s milk’ set, these sound great in this guitar and really suit the rosewood neck. All positions are very usable and all the classic sounds are here. The pickups are wired through a CRL 5 way switch and CTS vintage style pots, a Sprague new old stock 0.022 capacitor is used for the tone. The bottom tone pots is wired to operate on the bridge pickup, the middle tone controls the other two...a Switchcraft jack is fitted for years of trouble free service.
The distressing is meticulous and accurate, plenty of lacquer cracks, dings, chips, buckle rash, discolouration and general wear and tear. The guitar looks, and maybe more importantly...feels old. It is lively and resonant, harmonically rich and is a pleasure to play. I literally can’t walk past this guitar without picking it up for a strum..!!
The guitar weighs in at a shoulder friendly 7lbs 9ozs, so long gigs won’t be an issue...
The guitar is supplied in an ABS hard case...any further questions, please ask...
‘62 style S type in ‘dirty’ olympic white
£2,295
