THE VINTAGE

CARDIFF

$3,699.00

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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

Quater 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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