Certificate of Authenticity

Owner: DEMO / For Sale

Year Built: Spring 2020
440Deluxe Model: 51 Brown Burst
Serial Number: 20SP51BB012
Retail: $1,750

Stringed Instrument Specifications

Body ConstructionSolid, One-Piece Alder body and neck pocket, body is not chambered and without weight-relief
Body Color & FinishTop brown burst edge faded to a center natural Alder wood with clear nitrocellulose lacquer thin topcoat to a glossy finish over a sealcoat of hand-mixed blonde shellac over clear grain filler
Neck ConstructionRight Handed, Tilt-back Headstock Construction, Birdseye Maple with clear nitrocellulose lacquer coat to glossy finish, Standard Thin C-Shape, Nut Width 1-11/16 inches, and Standard 4 Bolt
Neck Finger board22 Frets and Indian Rosewood with a 10 inch to 16 inch Compound Radius at the 22nd Fret, Cream Face Dot inlays, and White Side Dots
NutWhite GraphTech TUSQ XL Standard Nut, at 1-11/16 inches wide
Stringed Scale Length25-1/2 inches
Frets6150 medium jumbo fretwire (.104 X .047 inches), durable nickel/silver alloy, hand-leveled, crowned, and polished
HeadstockNatural Birdseye Solid Maple with nitrocellulose lacquer glossy finish
Hardware PlatingChrome
Tuning MachinesGrover Mini Locking Rotomatics (406 Series) 3+3 Tuners, 18:1 fine tuning, post automatically locks string as it winds, mini and light weight
Neck PickupKlein, KP-1244, Firebird® Two Hole Chrome Cover with Diamond Gold Foil Neck pickup at 6.0k output with clarity, sustain and warmth
Bridge PickupKlein, Tele® No-Caster, single coil pickup, Alnico 3, Original type Alloy Magnets, 42 gauge Plain Enamel wire, baseplate is vintage correct at 0.06 inches thick cold rolled steel producing authentic Blackguard tone
Electronic Controls920D Custom T3W-C, 3-Way Control Plate, CTS 450G Series 250K pots, CRL USA 3-Way Switch, Sprague Orange Drop 0.022uf capacitor, Pure Tone Output Jack, and vintage cloth wiring
KnobsKnurled Flat Knobs
BridgeGotoh Vintage Tele® Bridge with In-Tune Brass, Compensated Saddles
Instrument TotalsApproximately 7 pounds, 4 ounces and 37-3/4 inches length
Body at 12-7/8 inches Width, 1-3/4 inch Thick, and 16-1/2 inches Length