From Other (Miscellanous Used/Vintage/Consign)
I had a good friend in LA who needed a LP style guitar 'cos he was auditioning for a band that insisted he use one. He was not interested in buying one- and I was never going to make a maple-capped guitar, but it was an interesting opportunity. So, I set out to try to come up with something that he I and could both live with.
I decided the basic sound elements had to be there.. mahogany body & neck, eastern maple cap, TOM bridge and stud tail, humbuckers, and the same control layout as the classic. Of course I had to screw with the look, so I incorporated an old design of mine and melded it with the basic LP shape, adding a 6-in-line headstock just to enrage the purists. (I'm like that.) And surprisingly.. it worked!
The McQueen is not a carbon copy of the originals, but it sounds quite a bit like them when the right pickups are used. It's a smaller, more focused sound, which is great for playing blistering solos and low register riffs. Because you're essentially 'muting' the guitar by laminating it, the result is often a less resonant, more controllable sound. I added tone chambers to my design, because I wanted a touch more resonance than I was getting, but it's still a very recognizable sound.
- Construction
- Chambered Mahogany body.
Carved Maple top.
Quartersawn mahogany neck, scarf-jointed for strength and increased stability.
Carbon fiber reinforcement rails
Hot hide glue construction.
Rosewood or Ebony 12” radius fingerboard with aluminum dot inlays.
Width at nut is 1.68”, 2.19” at end of fingerboard.
24.625” scale length, 22 frets.
Tapered, straight mortise neck joint with extended tenon.
Medium fretwire .100” wide and .050” tall. “painted in” bone nut.
Single ply white binding on neck and top.
Average weight 7.5 – 8.5 lbs.
- Choice of neck carve
- Standard neck carve (.830” at 1rst fret, .880” at 12th, slim profile)
'59 neck carve (.875" at 1st fret, 1.00" at 12th, soft V profile)
Or supply the deminsions from your favorite neck
- Standard Hardware
- Custom, brushed aluminum pickguard, T-rod cover, and jackplate.
Kluson tuners, TonePros AVR ll bridge and tailpiece, reflector cap knobs.
Wolfetone Dr. Vintage pickups, 3 way toggle switch, 2 volume/2 tone control layout with switchcraft & CTS components.
Custom fit hardshell case
- Standard Finishes
- GoldTop or BlackTop, nitrocellulose lacquer finish.
Warranty
This item is sold without the Sound Pure 3-year warranty (used / B-stock / dealer-exempt). Coverage terms for items in this category live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.
Returns
Not eligible for Try Before You Buy or the 48-hour approval period. Standard return policy applies — see Terms & Conditions, Section 18 for details.
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