The design of the Clone 3 guitar perfectly captures the balance of old and new aesthetics. Designed to be a modern interpretation of a jazz archtop guitar the profile suits the needs of both the old souls and the vibrant youths. Among today’s vast musical landscapes, jazz has extremely wide applications, making this the perfect model for anyone with influences from the Roaring Age. Featuring a heavily asymmetric body shape and offset waist, the design of this guitar effectively creates lines that are bold, yet clean. The meticulously crafted tail piece, bridge, and materials carry over the old jazz guitar aesthetic, ultimately blending the new with the old. Subtle woodworking techniques make this instrument a great pleasure to build, and an even greater pleasure to hold and play. Once your fingers begin bebopping along this beauty, you may not be able to put her down.
| Model | Clone 3 |
| Construction type | Archtop, hollow body, solid body |
| Scale length | 25.5 |
| Nut Width | 1 11/16” |
| F-Board Radius | 12” |
| Neck Profile | standard “c” |
| Body/Back Wood | walnut, cherry, curly maple, bubbinga, paduak, swamp ash, basswood |
| Top Wood | curly maple, quilted maple, spruce |
| Fretboard Wood | ebony, rosewood, maple |
| Headstock Veneer | ebony, rosewood |
| F-Hole Options | 1 or 2 cateye(s) or f-hole(s) |
| Binding Package | Custom, standard, basic, none |
| Finish | clear, emerald green, honey blond, cherry, midnight blue, wine burst, tobacco burst, antique burst, tri color burst, custom |
| Pickups | Seymour duncan shn2, jb, 59, or other |
| Electronics | 2 master volumes, one master tone, (optional) coil cut and series/parallel |
| Bridge | hand sculpted two piece ebony. rosewood (optional) tun-o-matic adjustable saddle top, or traditional ebony top |
| Tail Piece | hand sculpted ebony or rosewood with stainless steel hinge |
| Fretboard Inlay | small block, side line, jaws, orbital, custom. In m.o.p or abalone |
| Headstock Inlay | builders signature, custom. In m.o.p. |
| Fretwire Size | stew mac 154 wide/high |
| Tuners | Schaller mini m6 black, gold or nickel |
| Truss Rod | two-way hotrod 4mm allen with two 18” carbon fiber reinforcing rods |
| String Guage | DR tite fit 10-46 |
