H640 Finistère
£2,800.00
THE H640 ‘FINISTÉRE’ IS A CHAMBERED SPIDER-BLOCK BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR. IT HAS SIMILAR LOWER AND UPPER BOUTS AS A FENDER STRATOCASTER WITH A BODY THICKNESS CLOSER TO AN GIBSON LES PAUL. CONSTRUCTED WITH A 'FAST' NECK AND DELICATELY BALANCED BODY THIS GUITAR IS RESONANCE, RESPONSIVE AND CAPABLE OF A MULTITUDE OF TONES. AVERAGE WEIGHT IS 2.7KGS
From The Hammett Guitar Co. -
Introducing The Hammett H640 Finistére [fɪnɪˈstɛər] is a Deluxe version of the H620 Nazaré.
The Finistère features a fully chambered body with contoured body top 1.75” thick, vintage pearloid double bound body + neck, pearl block fret inlays, matching pearloid scratch guard and Gator Journeyman hard case.
Any feelings of familiarity towards the double cutaway shape are thrown by the addition of a ‘bite’ from the upper waist, accented appropriately by the scythe headstock profile the combination of which creates a beast that although is familiar to wield, wildly different to tame. The body contours are sculpted with the great oceanic waves of the Atlantic sea for inspiration and rolling 60’s psychedelic surf tones at its soul. Clearly a distant relation of the 60’s antipodean Maton Fyrbyrd electric guitar range and outrageous enough to compete with Teisco’s of the same era.
Each model is unique and varies. Hand-crafted in the UK -
CONSTRUCTION/SPECS OVERVIEW
- MAHOGANY OR POPLAR BODY WITH MATCHING 0.5" CONTOURED TOP
- HEAVILY CHAMBERED SPIDER-BLOCK BODY
- QUARTERSAWN MAHOGANY NECK
- 24.75” SCALE LENGTH, 22 FRETS
- STRAIGHT MORTISED SET NECK JOINT / 8˚ HEADSTOCK BREAK ANGLE
- MEDIUM FRETWIRE
- BONE NUT
- ROSEWOOD OR EBONY 12” RADIUS FINGERBOARD
- WIDTH AT NUT IS 1.625”, 2.2” AT END OF FINGERBOARD
- FULLY-BOUND BODY + NECK
STANDARD HARDWARE
- BIGSBY B5
- KLUSON CLOSED-BACK BUTTER BEAN TUNERS
- TONEPROS AVR 2 BRIDGE
- 2-WAY TRUSS ROD
- CUSTOM PEARLOID PICKGUARD WITH MATCHING T-ROD COVER
- MOP INLAYS
- COUNTERSUNK HARAMIS MATCHING PEARLOID KNOBS + SWITCH TIP
- 3 WAY TOGGLE SWITCH
- MASTER VOLUME/ MASTER TONE WITH 'ORANGE SPRANGUE' CAP
- CONTROL LAYOUT WITH SWITCHCRAFT & CTS COMPONENTS
- HARAMIS HARDWARE IVOROID MATCHING KNOBS + STRAP BUTTON
- GATOR HARDSHELL CASE (DELUXE OR JOURNEYMAN AVAILABLE)
- COUNTER-SUNK ELECTROSOCKET INPUT
FINISH CHOICES
TRANSPARENT FINISHES £250
- HERITAGE CHERRY BURST
- VINTAGE AMBER BURST
OPAQUE TOPS £0
- PIANO BLACK
- OLYMPIC WHITE
- FIESTA RED
- TV YELLOW
- SEAFOAM GREEN
METALLIC FINISHES £250
- LIGHT PELHAM BLUE
- DARK PELHAM BLUE
ALTERNATE FINISHES: > £150 (BINDING OPTION WILL NEED TO BE DISCUSSED TO SUIT)
OPTIONS
TAILPIECE:
- TRAPEZE TAILPIECE £0
PICKGUARD:
- COLOURED PLASTIC £0 (VARIOUS AVAILABLE TO MATCH CHOSEN PAINT+TRIM)
- ALUMINUM £250
CHOICE OF PICK-UPs
- MOJO CUSTOM MADE 'MOJOBYRD' + CUSTOM CHROME BEZEL £300
- MOJO ‘GOLD FOILS’ £0
INLAYS
- BLOCKS £250
- DOUBLE PARALLELOGRAMS £400
BINDING / PRICE DEPENDS ON CONFIGURATION.
MISC / GOLD PICKGUARD/HARDWARE/GOLD BIGSBY £500
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