PHRED instruments Wolph - (Inspired by Jerry Garcia Guitar, Iwrin Wolf Guitar)

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The PHRED instruments Wolph gets its inspiration from Doug Irwin's Wolf guitar, one of the iconic guitars played by Jerry Garcia. The body features a single-humbucker-humbucker setup mounted in a custom pickup plate, with discrete split coil switches and a 5-way pickup toggle for 12 different tone combinations! Our Wolph is professionally setup with low action and D'Addario 10-46 strings, and the frets are leveled and milled here at our shop in California for a nice smooth and clean feel all around.

Body
The body features a single-humbucker-humbucker setup mounted in a custom pickup plate, with discrete split coil switches and a 5-way pickup toggle for 12 different tone combinations! There is one master volume and 2 tone knobs, allowing you to dial in tone that goes from dark and muddy to crisp and bright. There are two 1/4" output jacks on the top of the body. One of them is a standard guitar output to plug in a standard guitar cable. The other output is used for the built-in on board effects loop (OBEL), allowing you to gain further control of the sound coming from your effects pedals. Scroll down below to read up on the benefits of having an OBEL equipped guitar. On the back of the guitar, there is a large and accessible electronics cavity and a 9V battery box that powers the internal built-in preamp. The built-in pre-amp boosts the signal a small amount and lowers the output resistance so that the signal is better preserved along the guitar cable to your amp. We offer an optional custom hard shell case to go with the Wolph guitar.

Neck
The maple core neck is attached to the body using very strong wood glue. The back of the neck contour is a C-shape that feels somewhere in between a strat and an LP neck, not too thin, and not too chunky either. The 2-octave ebony fingerboard has 24 medium jumbo frets which are leveled and milled here at our shop in California for a nice smooth feel along the edge of the fretboard. The fretboard features a 12 inch radius which is perfect for soloing and playing chords up and down the fretboard. Topping off the fretboard are custom pearloid inlays which are inspired by Doug Irwin's Wolf guitar fingerboard inlays. At the top of the neck, you'll find a bone nut for good sustain, and black binding all around the fingerboard for a uniform look and feel. The tilt-back 3+3 headstock shape features tortoise binding. Under the fretboard is the adjustable double-expanding truss rod, keeping the neck stable in any climate.

Stock Specifications:

Body
Body Style Solid Body Body Wood Ash Top Wood Veneer Curly Maple Rear Wood Veneer Curly Maple Bridge Style Tune-o-matic Stop Tailpiece Style 1950s style Neck
Neck Wood Maple Fretboard Wood Ebony Frets 24 Medium Jumbo Scale Length 25 1/2" Fretboard Radius 12 inch Nut Width 1 11/16" Nut Material Bone Fretboard Inlays Pearloid Design Neck Binding Black with White Dots Neck Stabilization Double-Expanding Truss Rod Headstock
Headstock Binding Tortoise Pearloid Tuning Machines Unbranded House Brand Pickups
Neck Pickup Style Single Coil (2-wire) Neck Pickup Color White Middle Pickup Style Humbucker (4-wire) Middle Pickup Color Black Middle Pickup Toggle Switch Mini Toggle (Series/Split Coil) Bridge Pickup Style Humbucker (4-wire) Bridge Pickup Color Black Bridge Pickup Toggle Switch Mini Toggle (Series/Split Coil) Control Knobs and Toggles
Volume Knob(s) Master Volume Knob Volume Knob(s) Notes Master volume knob is wired post-OBEL Tone Knob(s) Multiple Tone Knobs Tone Knob(s) Notes 2 Tone Knobs Pickup Toggle 5-way Pickup Toggle Electronics and Wiring
Pre-amp / Buffer Yes (Requires 9V battery) On Board Effects Loop (OBEL) Yes Battery Box Yes (9V Battery Included) Electronics and Wiring Notes OBEL is wired to use external FX pre-volume knob (requires split stereo Y-cable or junction box with stereo cable) Output
Output Jack(s) One Mono and One OBEL Output Output Jack(s) Notes Plugging a guitar cable into the mono output powers on the pre-amp Other Specs
Guitar Strings D'Addario EXL 110 Nickel Wound 10-46 Dimensions 40.5" (h) x 13" (w) x 1.75" (d) Weight Approximately 8 lbs