Members gardo Posted April 16, 2014 Members Share Posted April 16, 2014 I was browsing guitar sites and happened to find this one. Here is the description from their website Designed in conjunction with the highly respected and often emulated jazz/rock supremo himself, the ’JE' has an impressive specification. John is held in high regard as one of the top guitarists in the world. In a career of decades he has worked work with the likes of Stephane Grappelli, John Williams, Dizzy Gillespie, Yehudi Menhuin, Nigel Kennedy and of course legendary jazz/rock fusion group The Soft Machine. Not just another great guitarist, John is a master of the instrument and he knows how to use it to best effect in an enormous range of settings. He is fast, a great chord man, inventive but subtle, as good with a pick as finger style, as at home on acoustic as on electric guitar. John needs a guitar that can offer a wide variety of tones and a huge range of styles. Carved from a solid mahogany blank, the Elise ‘JE’ body features an offset heel and lower horn scoop for enhanced upper fret access. Acoustically tuned chambers, a full length centre block and a double carved solid maple cap create a light, vibrant semi-acoustic body. This, combined with the Fret-King long-tenon neck joint, mated precisely to the body under the neck pickup, maximises the retention and transmission of the Elise’s fundamental acoustic properties. The ebony fingerboard with 45mm nut width and traditional block inlays provides a supremely positive playing feel, whilst the elegant retro-styled ebony tailpiece with stagger drilled through body stringing further enhances the Elise’s inherent tonality, and provides perfectly balanced playing tension. Two Wilkinson WVC double coil pickups give the Elise the authenticity, definition and power required for everything from mellow jazz to full-bore blues. The addition of the Fret-King ‘Vari-coil™’ allows you to wind the WVC pickups down to single coil progressively, opening up a whole raft of useable tones. Finished in an attractive honey with pinstripe binding and an ebony Fret-King ‘signature’ pick guard, the JE looks just as good as it sounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vinhoff Posted April 16, 2014 Members Share Posted April 16, 2014 I opened this thread, first in a couple days, to see if someone had figured out how to post a picture yet. Also this is hot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarcapo Posted April 16, 2014 Members Share Posted April 16, 2014 I'd like it with either a spruce or flame maple top instead of that plywood looking stuff. Other than that I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pine Apple Slim Posted April 16, 2014 Members Share Posted April 16, 2014 Hot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members noisemaker1 Posted April 16, 2014 Members Share Posted April 16, 2014 very hot indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Marko Posted April 16, 2014 Members Share Posted April 16, 2014 I'd like it with either a spruce or flame maple top instead of that plywood looking stuff. Other than that I like it. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted April 16, 2014 Author Members Share Posted April 16, 2014 I'd like it with either a spruce or flame maple top instead of that plywood looking stuff. Other than that I like it. I agree that it does look like plywood although they say it's a double carved solid maple cap. If that guitar plays anything like I imagine it would I love it. Ive always been curious about the Vari-coil . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mark theriac Posted April 16, 2014 Members Share Posted April 16, 2014 how much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted April 16, 2014 Author Members Share Posted April 16, 2014 how much? Not sure how much in USA 849 in UK Fret-King Price: £849.00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Floyd Rosenbomb Posted April 16, 2014 Members Share Posted April 16, 2014 Not my type of guitar at all, but i would say that it is indeed hot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stockholm Syndrome Posted April 16, 2014 Members Share Posted April 16, 2014 As above I vote hot but would not use it personally. Too big for my taste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PurpleTrails Posted April 17, 2014 Members Share Posted April 17, 2014 Oh yeah, that is fairly hot. Not really my kind of guitar, but I bet it has beautiful tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Malcolm Ramone Posted April 17, 2014 Members Share Posted April 17, 2014 Inspired by? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Virgman Posted April 18, 2014 Members Share Posted April 18, 2014 Malcolm, You need to fix your sig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted April 18, 2014 Author Members Share Posted April 18, 2014 Inspired by? http://fret-king.com/black-label/elise-je.html#.U1BxfPldWao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Surrealistic Posted April 18, 2014 Members Share Posted April 18, 2014 Definitely hot - and really reasonably priced too. I might have to take a closer look at these Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BeanoBoy Posted April 18, 2014 Members Share Posted April 18, 2014 The ebony tail piece is very elegant. Hot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members humbuckerstrat Posted April 19, 2014 Members Share Posted April 19, 2014 Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted April 19, 2014 Members Share Posted April 19, 2014 Not sure how much in USA 849 in UK Assuming that's GBP, then about US$1425, which is not bad. Definitely on the warmer side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarcapo Posted April 20, 2014 Members Share Posted April 20, 2014 I agree that it does look like plywood although they say it's a double carved solid maple cap. If that guitar plays anything like I imagine it would I love it. Ive always been curious about the Vari-coil . Why put all that work into such a plain piece of slab cut maple? Looks like they bought it from Home Depot out of the bargain bin or maybe salvaged a table top from IKEA. I love everything else about the guitar, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Steve2112 Posted April 20, 2014 Members Share Posted April 20, 2014 I opened this thread' date=' first in a couple days, to see if someone had figured out how to post a picture yet. Also this is hot.[/quote'] Some people are posting pics...I haven't figured it out yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted April 20, 2014 Author Members Share Posted April 20, 2014 Some people are posting pics...I haven't figured it out yet. Are you using the A in the lower right ? It drops down a bar with buttons for pics,videos,etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members brandass Posted April 20, 2014 Members Share Posted April 20, 2014 Am I the only one who can't see the pic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Surrealistic Posted April 21, 2014 Members Share Posted April 21, 2014 Am I the only one who can't see the pic? Pic WAS there - but now I can't see it either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Surrealistic Posted April 21, 2014 Members Share Posted April 21, 2014 Just did some browsing and found John Etheridge's demo of the guitar. I think it looks even nicer in the vid. I've always said I'm going to buy an ES-339 at some point but maybe I should buy one of these instead. It's considerably cheaper, looks good, has a larger tone palette available and sounds great. Not sure where I can get to try one - my nearest guitar store (GAK) doesn't seem to stock 'em. Might have to take a trip into London. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.