The James Hood Teleblaster "Blackie" Assembled in USA with Pro Set-up

The James Hood Teleblaster "Blackie"

Assembled in USA

Body: American Alderwood

Finish:  Solid maple neck and jet black body

Neck wood: 2 piece canadian maple.  medium “C” Profile. Thickness is .825 at 1st fret and .875 at 12th fret.

Fretboard: Sun baked maple with black dot markers. Bone nut at 43mm wide.

Scale length: 25.5″

Frets: Medium nickel/silver .048 tall

Radius: 12″

Frets: 22

Headstock: Maple with 8 coats of nitrocellulose lacquer

Pickups: 3 x Single coil Alnico-5 magnets

Controls: Master volume, master tone and 5 way switch pickup selector.

Bridge: Chrome floating bridge with 

Strap buttons: Locking

Tuners: 16/1 sealed back tuning machines in chrome

Shielding:  Copper shielding in pickup and control cavities

Price: $700

Free shipping. Includes hardshell case.

The James Hood Teleblaster Blackie

This sweet looking "Assembled in USA" rig is an instant icon, borrowing obvious design cues from the most ubiquitous bolt on neck guitars in the industry.  No expense is spared in the selection and assembly of these extreme double cutaway black bodies all dressed up in tuxedo white volume and control knobs and chrome hardware.  As good as they look, they sound and play even better with copper shielding, pro-set up, heavy duty pots, and vintage alnico 5 single coil pickups that deliver those sweet, familiar single coil tones.  

Only 12 of these custom, small batch, serial numbered, limited edition guitars have been made.