Bartlett Guitars Retrospec in Dark Burst with wraparound bridge!
We are Canada's first and only dealer of Bartlett Guitars! We have examples of his beautifully crafted guitars at the shop to check out and purchase without the wait, or place an order for a custom built guitar!
Check out the YouTube videos, review from Guitar Player magazine and specs below and you will want a Retrospec!
Bartlett dark burst neck shape is what we would call a medium C It is .085" at the first fret and .096" at the 12th fret. The fingerboard is Brazilian Rosewood and the guitar weighs 9 pounds.
SPECS We use the finest quality old growth lumber, and old school techniques. Hot hide glue and Nitro-Cellulose finish are just two of the vintage inspired details we employ. FULL SPECS: - One piece Honduran mahogany body - Single piece neck with ‘ears’ - Holly headstock veneer - Mother of pearl Bartlett signature inlayed into headstock - CITES certified Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard (when available) /Indian Rosewood, others. - .045″ tall nickel-silver fret wire - Cellulose Nitrate fingerboard inlays - Cream Royalite body binding - Cream cellulose nitrate fingerboard binding - Nylon 6-6 string nut - Eastern maple carved top - Two-tone, two-volume controls with 3 way control switch - OX4 double humbucker pickups or double P-90 pickups - ABR-1 style bidge, and lightweight tailpiece or compensated Wrap-Tail bridge - 1” long tailpiece studs and bushings - Grover tuners or kluson tuners - Super thin Nitrocellulose lacquer finish - Bartlett custom flight case
