Belle Guitars Teg Workhorse - Faded Sonic Blue

The Belle Guitars Workhorse series distills everything Belle Guitars stands for — PLEK’d necks, premium components, inspiring feel, and no-nonsense reliability. All at a accessible price for serious players.

The Workhouse series is offered in three classic styles — the Teg (single cut), Capstone (double cut), and JZ (offset). Every Workhorse model is made with the same attention to detail as our Custom top-tier instruments. These guitars are meant to be played hard, feel and sound just right and built to keep up.

Neck

The Workhorse Series necks are built for comfort and familiarity, offering a variety of profiles with the most popular being the Soft 57V, 1965C and the Modern C. A standard 9.5″ radius gives a balanced feel for both chording and lead work, with optional 7.5″ and compound radius choices available. Fretboard edges are rolled for a played-in feel, finished in an aged, worn-in style, and feature a smooth tapered headstock transition.

Body

The Workhorse Series body shapes — Teg, Capstone, and Offset — are available in American alder or torrefied pine. Torrefaction is reserved for the pine bodies, adding extra stability and a touch of vintage resonance.

Hardware

Every Workhorse guitar is fitted with quality Gotoh components, chosen for their reliability and consistency. Tuning duties are handled by Gotoh tuners, paired with vintage-spaced Gotoh tremolos or bridges. Saddles are high-grade Gotoh as well, ensuring stable intonation and smooth response. 

Finish

Workhorse Series guitars are finished in thin nitrocellulose lacquer, allowing the wood to breathe and age naturally over time. The color palette includes a wide range of solid and metallic finishes, each guitar receiving its own unique character through a light to medium-light relic treatment. Hardware is lightly aged to complement the body, and subtle checking and wear patterns are added to enhance the played-in feel. 

Electronics

Electronics are built entirely in-house, combining high-quality components with flexible pickup options. The Workhorse Series typically uses standard configurations but also serves as a platform for trialing different pickup layouts. Pickups are Belle’s own shop-wound models or carefully chosen commercial sets. The wiring harness features CTS pots, CRL switches, Pure Tone jacks, and vintage Soviet capacitors, all assembled with vintage-style wiring.

Specifications Belle Guitars Teg Workhorse - Faded Sonic Blue:

• Serial number: W2509
• Body: Alder
• Neck: Maple AAA with Rosewood fretboard
• Neck Profile: '57 Soft V (very similar to Medium C)
• Radius: Slight compound 9,5" - 10"
• Fretwire: Jescar 6105
• Full PLEK precision treatment / 10-46 strings
• Pickups: In house (Mex 50's style)
• Electronics: CTS pots, Cap 0.047 CRL
• Tuners: Gotoh relic
• Bridge: Gotoh aged "in-tune"