The Jazz Elite

“The Jazz Elite has a Curly Maple back, sides and neck with a Spruce top. The Spruce top has the warmth Jazz requires, and the clarity of the Maple give this instrument that single note definition that finger style Jazz players strive for.

I think the Ebony Tailpiece option is the right choice for this model both in appearance and tone.”

-Chuck Thornton

Starting at $4070, scroll down for options, specs and details.

Semi-Hollowbody Guitar
Solid Sitka Spruce Top
Solid Curly Maple Neck and 4A Solid Curly Maple Back
Stop Tailpiece
Tone Pros Bridge
Sunburst on Top, Back and Neck (Honey, Tobacco or Dark Cherry) or Natural (on 5A wood only)
Choice of 1 11/16″ or 1 3/4″ Nut Width
12″ Fingerboard Radius (10″ or 16″ optional)

The Jazz Elite: $4,070
Master Grade Sitka Spruce Top (when available) $350
Bearclaw Sitka Spruce Top (when available) $300
Ebony Tailpiece $250
5A Curly Maple Back $175
Diamond Fingerboard Inlay $350
Deluxe Fingerboard Inlay $200
Your Name at 12th fret $175
Single Diamond at 12th fret $150
Black or Ivoroid Tuner Buttons $50
Gold Hardware $110
Graph-Tech Ghost Acoustic Pickup with Preamp $400

Prices and specifications may change without notice.

Note: Volume Controls are independent

Fingerboard Ebony
Frets Dunlop 6100 (6105, 6130 optional)
Headstock Ebony
Bridge TonePros
Tailpiece TonePros Stop
Pickups Lollar Imperial Low Wind
Pots DiMarzio (500k/250k)
Tuners Gotoh 510
Strap Buttons Oversize
Nut Material Bone
Strings GHS Burnished Nickel .011 - .048
Case Custom Tweed Hard Case
Top Purfling .020″/.020″/.020″ B/W/B
Position Markers Mother of Pearl
Neck Purfling .030″ White
Headstock Inlay Mother of Pearl
Headstock Purfling .030″ White
Neck Side Marker 1/16″ Delrin Dots
Knob Type Bell Knobs
Fingerboard Radius 16″
Upper Bout 9 7/8″
Lower Bout 13 5/8″
Side Thickness 1 3/4″
Overall Length 39 1/4″
Scale Length 25″
Headstock Angle 13°
Neck Thickness @ 1st fret 0.830″
Neck Thickness @ 10th fret 0.890″
Nut Width 1 11/16″ or 1 3/4″
String Spacing @ nut 1.435″
String Spacing @ bridge 2.025″
Neck Pickup Output 8.0k Ohm (5k Ohm as single coil)
Bridge Pickup Output 9.2K Ohm (6.2k Ohm as single coil)

Sample Guitar and Image Gallery

View a sample Jazz Elite below. Pictures of more guitars and options are in The Jazz Elite gallery.