The Harlan Custom features a lightweight two-piece African mahogany body with a wide variety of optional top woods and binding packages. The two-piece quarter sawn African mahogany neck is carbon fiber reinforced for extra stability and the Allied luthier double action truss rod allows for superior adjustment whether you are playing at home or on the road. Jeweled with mother of pearl fret markers and manicured fretwork, the 25in scale and 12in radius Gaboon ebony fretboard provides smooth and effortless playability. With a range of color options, the high luster nitrocellulose finish gives a classic look that will age beautifully with its owner.
The dual humbucker design offers adaptable tone whose variety of range can be influenced by the customer's choice in pickups and electronics. Featuring the FCH Babicz Gibbons bridge, this modern innovation to a classic enhances sustain and comfort with its soft edges and lockable saddles. The Gotoh 18:1 ratio tuning machine provides stability and precision for even the most heavy-handed of players.
Holzknecht guitars are built using carefully selected materials to enhance tonality and display nature’s brilliance. Featuring widely versatile instruments providing dedicated musicians the best piece of equipment for their musical expression.
- Model: Harlan Custom
- Serial number: S2207
- Body wood: chambered African mahogany body with 5A birdseye maple top, bound in celluloid ivory multi-ply purfling/binding, celluloid ivory pickguard
- Neck wood: carbon fiber reinforced African mahogany
- Neck profile: 1 11/16" nut width, .870” @1st-.910” @ 12th, the profile of the neck is a D shape in the lower register blended into a C shape in the upper register, comfortable chords with a smooth transition for leads
- Top wood: 5A birdseye maple
- Fingerboard wood: ebony, 12in radius
- Fingerboard inlays: 1/4in mother of pearl dots
- Tuners: Gotoh 18:1 with ivoroid buttons
- Nut: buffalo horn
- Frets: 22
- Bridge: Babicz FCH Billy Gibbons
- Truss rod: Allied Luthier double action
- Pickups: bridge - Seymour Duncan 59/Custom hybrid, neck - Jazz
- Electronics: Switchcraft 3-way toggle, 1 volume 1 push/pull tone, 500k Bournes pots (one 500k push/pull) an ERO .0022 and 100k resistor for treble bleed circuit has been added as well as a ITW .022 tone cap with a 1k resistor on the coil tap to reduce volume drop, the pure tone output jack adds stability and an uncompromised signal path
- Finish: nitrocellulose lacquer
- Front color: light antique sunburst
- Back color: shaded to match the darkest portion of the light antique sunburst top
- Hardware color: gold
- Case: hardshell TKL
- Weight: 7.5 Lbs