An Amazing Tele by Nacho Banos! Very resonant! Has the feel and tone of a 70 year old guitar! This guitar plays amazingly! The tone is pure Blackguard!! Includes certificate of Authenticity, Spec Sheet, Book, keychain, Leather bay, and Original Tweed Case! This guitar is practically new! More specs from Nacho below:
Early 50’s Style Spanish Solid Body Guitar “Blackguard”
Serial #0097 on bridge plate
Neck Date is TG 11/23/50
Maple Neck 9.5” fretboard radius, Medium 95/47 frets, Early to mid 1950’s style Soft V to D profile neck, very comfortable to play and easy for string bending
Neck Dimensions are .86 depth at 1st fret, .96 depth at 12th fret, 1.66 width at 1st fret, 2.02 width at 12 fret
Very lightweight example at 6 lbs 14 oz
Early 50s Standard style bridge with compensated brass saddle, bridge plate stamped serial #0097
Aged Butterscotch Blonde nitro lacquer finish on tempered ash body with plenty of dings and wear marks mostly around the edges. Plenty of playing wear is present on fingerboard and back of neck.
Early 50s style hardware and vintage early 50s Blackguard style pickups
Neck pickup reads 7.3k ohms, bridge pickup reads 7.73k ohms
Electronic configuration includes the powerful humbucking mode in the middle position: Neck Pickup + Both pickups in series + bridge pickup all with Tone control
The guitar comes with a black phenolic resin pickguard which had been cut, lacquered, and aged to early 50s standards
Comes with a rectangle tweed mid 50’s style hard case (not aged)