Bartlett Retrospec #21 - Black w/ Wraparound Bridge (Used)

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*This is a used guitar in excellent condition
*This is a consignment item
*Includes original hard shell case, pickup covers, extra pickguard, pickup rings and knobs

*Observations: Aside from its aged finish and hardware, this outstanding guitar is in excellent condition. Playability is fantastic and the electronics are in great working order. The original hard shell case is included, along with a set of nickel pickup covers, a black 3-ply pickguard, a set of black pickup rings, a set of black top hat knobs and a set of black silver top knobs. 

$6700 plus $45 for shipping (consignment item)

• Brand: Bartlett
• Model: Retrospec
• Year of Production: 2015
• Serial Number: 021
• Body Wood: Old Growth Honduran Mahogany
• Top: Flame Maple
• Neck Wood: Honduran Mahogany with Holly headstock veneer
• Fingerboard: Brazilian Rosewood
• Neck Profile: '59-Style C
• Depth at 1st Fret: .889"
• Depth at 12th Fret: .990"
• Scale Length: 24 3/4"
• Radius: 12"
• Inlays: Cellulose Nitrate, aged
• Nut Material: Nylon
• Nut Width: 1.69"
• Frets: 22
• Tuners: Kluson Deluxe, aged
• Bridge: Mojo Axe Wraparound
• Pickguard: Cream
• Pickups: OX4 humbuckers
• Controls: 2 Volumes, 2 Tones and 3-Way Pickup Selector Toggle, 550K pots and bumblebee caps, Amber Knobs
• Finish: Black - Super thin non-plasticized nitrocellulose lacquer, factory-aged and checked
• Weight: 8 lbs 12 oz
• Case: Original Hard Shell Case
• Made In Ontario, Canada

RETROSPEC

The Retrospec's design is the brainchild of the esteemed and talented Swedish industrial designer Magnus Malkersson, Kim Lafleur of Historic Makeovers and Tom Bartlett.

It features all of the same qualities you would find in the most collectable and coveted of electric guitars, the 1959 Gibson Les Paul. The Retrospec is the same size and weight, same scale length and made from the same materials as they were in the 1950's down to the plastic compounds in the binding and inlays. 

The Retrospec is made from old growth Honduras Mahogany and Eastern Maple with an Old Growth Indian Rosewood fingerboard.

Retrospecs are hand made in Bartlett's shop in small batches, using tried and true methods of construction. Hot hide glue and Urea formaldehyde are used to join the parts together, insuring a tone response unrivaled by modern instruments.

The plastic used in the fingerboard inlays comes from the same factory that made it for Gibson in the late '50s, made with the same recipe. This also applies to the fingerboard binding and the body binding.

The Retrospec is finished with true Nitro Cellulose Lacquer made specially for Bartlett without the added plasticizer used in modern Nitro Cellulose.

Much of the hardware is made in-shop, and it too is made from the same materials that were used in the late 50's. 

The pickups are selected from a number of boutique winders who employ the same philosophies that Bartlett does. Several sets are tried in each guitar to find a unique voice, best matched for each particular instrument.

This guitar is all about handmade, uncompromising quality just as it was in the middle of the last century.

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