006 Blackguard Two

Just the perfect combination

Pine is such an underrated wood for guitars. Its seen as a poor man's thing; cheap and without prestige. I like it, and although there are a myriad of types, it can be a great tonewood. There, I've said it - and I know there will be guitarists out there whose nostrils flare and eyes bulge at the idea, but I stand by the claim. My one caveat being that it must be bone dry, the kind of mature, dry wood that only time can offer. The pine, in this case Scottish Pine (Redwood) had very little moisture left having dried out for 30yrs. Due to the sheer amount of sap in the wood, its easy to see why it could be unusable as a tonewood but once that sap has gone and the guitar has been strung wired and plugged-in, there's such a snap and bite to it that you can't help thinking, "Why aren't more single coil guitars built this way."

The reason The Accidental Humbucker works well with this wood is down to the low number of winds and offset coils, giving the pickup a spank and clarity that just isn't usually possible with non-custom humbuckers. The 3-way switching and 2 x Volume, 2 x Tone controls give the guitar a versatility of sounds not often available to the Telecaster style guitar.