"George" is our homage to the classic (and classy) all-rosewood guitar most famously played by George Harrison on the Beatles final live appearance atop the Apple building in London in 1968.
Utilising an all-rosewood construction, the original guitar was notoriously dense and heavy. Rather than slavishly recreate this feature, we chose a chambered or semi-solid construction for the body. This significantly relieves weight and bulk and opens up the acoustic tone and resonance. We use the same method for our popular "PAF-equipped" T-types, which works beautifully. At just a sniff over 7 lbs complete, George is gig-friendly and a breeze to play.
We've used a two-piece rosewood neck with a vintage correct 7.25" radius and rounded edges, providing a fantastic broken-in playing feel. At the same time, the med/jumbo 6130 frets add a touch more solidity and playing ease over vintage correct tiny frets. Real pearl dots inlays help guide the way.
Elsewhere, the lightly aged hardware is Gotoh and Schaller vintage reproduction, including the control plate, knobs ashtray bridge with three knurled steel saddles and through-body stringing.
The juice comes from our late 60s-inspired "68 Special" single coils, which have a little more girth than the original late '60s pickups and lack the ice-pick top end so common in this era.
A hand-cut bone nut aids tuning and feel, with CTS, CRL, Switchcraft electronic components, and cloth-covered hook-up wire throughout, rounding out the spec.
- Model: Eternal "George" T-Type"
- Body: Semi-hollow Rosewood with maple centre line.
- Neck: Two-piece rosewood with real pearl dot inlays of fingerboard face.
- Neck profile: C-shape
- Neck dimensions: 21.3mm deep at 1st fret to 22.7mm deep at 12th
- Radius: 7.25"
- Fret size: 6130
- Number of frets: 21
- Nut width: 42.8mm
- Finish: Clear nitrocellulose is on the neck, fingerboard, and body. Very lightly aged.
- Plastics: Aged three-ply B/W/B pickguard.
- Bridge: Gotoh ashtray with three knurled steel saddles and through-body stringing
- Tuners: Aged Schaller vintage repro split post.
- Pickups: Eternal hand wound "68 Special" set. Nickel-covered neck pickup and white string wrap bridge unit. Both aged to match the hardware.
- Electronics: CTS brass collar 250k volume and tone pots with an Orange Drop capacitor, CRL three-way selector switch, cloth-covered hook-up wire and a Switchcraft output jack socket.
- Nut: Handcut bone
- Strings: Ernie Ball Slinky 10-46
- Weight: 7Ibs 1oz
- Case: Vintage style hardcase included
