Introducing the bone-dry, 30yr old wood series
Introducing the first from a series of six, guitar No. 005 Blackguard One. There's something about the jazzmaster shape. It may not suit all tastes, it may even has some players spitting venom but I like it. Its an iconic shape for a guitar. I was part way through building a jazzmaster style guitar based on the old Elvis Costello jazzmaster (now a Fender custom recreation), but one made from real walnut wood rather than having a walnut finish. I put that to one side when I came across the 30yr old reclaimed pine and realising there was enough wood for six bodies, a guitar with the jazzmaster shape was to be the first in the series - and here it is.
*NOTE: I've recently changed the pickups on this to the new "Swing-O" Filtertron style - I'll upload new gallery pictures to reflect this.
- 005 Technical Specifications
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Model Name
Model Number
Built
Body
Neck
Fingerboard
No. of Frets
Pickups
Magnets
Controls
Pickup Switching
Position 1
Position 2
Position 3
Bridge
Machine Heads
Hardware
Scratchplate
Scale Length
Width at Nut
Unique Features
Strings
String GaugesBlackguard One
005
Feb 2009
Antique Pine
Maple
Rosewood
21
Creamery "Swing-O's" Bridge & NeckAlnico 51x Volume, 1 x Tone
3 way
Bridge
Bridge & Neck in series
Neck
Gotoh Roller Bridge & Stoptail
Wilkinson 2 Prong Schaller Style
Chrome
Custom black perspex
25.5” (648 mm)
1.625" (41.3 mm)
Complete one-off, Custom pickupsFender Pure Nickel Wound Original 150s
Regular - 10, 13, 17, 26, 36, 46
- 005 Wiring Diagram
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- 005 Videos
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Filtertron style Humbuckers "Swing-O's" - Quick demo video. Fitted to Guitar 005 Blackguard One. The audio hasn't been treated or mixed, just the volume and tone rolled up, Played clean through a DI box & M-Audio Duo mic Pre-amp straight into Apple iMovie & recorded via web cam. SImple strumming played clean to give you the true sound of the pickups.
From The Creamery on Vimeo.
