THE VINTAGE
CARDIFF
The guitar that never lived up to it’s name but accidentally became the guitar to spawn the Surf Music genre of the 60’s as well as inspiring countless Indie and Alternative Rock bands over the decades. We get the good times rolling with a select Alder body combined with our popular Medium “C” profile, quater-sawn maple neck which sports a lovely Indian Rosewood fretboard with a 7.25″ – 9.5″ compound radius. We install a set of our Iconic Revolution JM Series pickups to provide all the offset tone you’re looking for!
MAP: $3,699.00
INCLUDED OPTIONS
The Vintage Series Cardiff is also available with the addition of a sleek, fully bound and blocked quarter-sawn, Medium “C” maple neck with a flatter 9.5″ – 12″ compound radius Indian Rosewood fretboard. Featuring a select Alder body finished with a thin nitrocellulose Lacquer in your choice of genuine vintage colors. The Cardiff is a beautiful recreation of those showy CBS Era models that so many offset players love!
COMMON UPGRADES
Roasted 5A Flame/Birdseye Maple Neck
Matched Headstock
Metallic Finish Upgrade
Flake Finish Upgrade
Block Inlays
Double-Binding
Heavy Aging…and more!
SPECS
BODY
Body Shape
Cardiff Vintage
Body Material
Select Alder
Body Finish
Thin Nitrocellulose Lacquer
NECK
Neck Material
Quarter Sawn Maple
Neck Shape
Iconic Medium C
Scale Length
25.5″ (648 mm)
Fingerboard Radius
7.25″ to 9.5″ Iconic Radius (184 mm to 241 mm)
Number of Frets
21
Fret Size
Narrow Tall (6105)
String Nut
TUSQ XL (Bone available)
Nut Width
1.625″ (41.3 mm)
Neck Finish
Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Fingerboard
1-Piece Maple
Position Inlays
Various
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup
Iconic Revolution™ JM
Middle Pickup
N/A
Neck Pickup
Iconic Revolution™ JM
Controls
Volume, Tone
Pickup Switching:
Cardiff Controls
Pickup Configuration:
SS
HARDWARE
Bridge
3 Compensated Brass Saddles
Tuning Machines
Kluson Vintage Style
Hardware Finish
NOS Nickel
Pickguard
Cardiff Style
Control Knobs
Knurled Nickel
Switch Tips
Varies
OTHER
Strings
D’Addario NYXL .09 – .46
Case
G&G Deluxe (Gigbag Available)
Case Candy
Certificate of Authenticity, hand-written and signed QC and spec tags, Iconic Strap, picks and Polishing Cloth.
*Original Specs are the purest expression of our vision for this model. They can be modified, for the most part, to fit your playing style and tonal preferences.
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