GPOTD 07.28.15

[Kerouac]

Fender John Jorgensen Signature Hellecaster 1997



This limited-edition signature guitar was made in Japan in 1997. It features a black sparkle-finished maple body, vintage-tinted, high-gloss maple neck with reversed large-style Strat headstock, rosewood fretboard with gold sparkle dot inlays, 22 jumbo frets and Schaller locking tuners. Refinements included three Seymour Duncan custom-voiced, split-coil, hum-cancelling pickups which allow players to get controlled feedback in distortion mode and a custom-wired, five-way pickup selector switch with an additional push/pull control allowing seven tone variations. Other touches included a custom two-pivot-point tremolo, a Wilkinson "Wilkaloid" self-lubricating nut, gold sparkle pickguard and gold hardware.

This particular one is in mint condition, comes in it's original hard case, and comes with letter of ownership from it's original owner, Gary Hooker of the Brad Paisley band.

 

[Guitar Heel]

too much going on, but I do like the finish/pg combo

 

[jelloman]

Yeah, um...

...no...

 

[jaxn slim]

Sounds like an interesting guitar. Anyone ever try these pickups?

 

[Deep Eddy]

No thanks. Not a fan of the 70's-style reverse headstock and the pickguard.

 

[Coralkong]

Bizarre-o, that's for sure.

Definitely different.

 

[DFB]

Yeah, um...

...no...

This

 

[PunkKitty]

Yeah. I like it.

 

[CBHScott]

I always kinda liked it.

 

[ellengtrgrl]

Nah, not really my cup 'o tea.

 

[Stratguy]

Not feelin' it at all. Tonally, it might be awesome, but visually I wouldn't even take it down off the wall.

 

[Knox in Box]

2 middle pickups failbarge.

 

[Pine Apple Slim]

I like the color scheme but this in the same color would be mucho better

 

[LeftyTom]

messedup0

 

[Muppet]

Don't like the reverse headstock, but I think I could gel with the rest of the guitar.

 

[Chad]

I would rather have a tele like that.

 

[wagdog]

That's something right there.

 

[Gorgon90]

That's one of the more interesting things that Fender has come up with. I'd try it out at least.

 

[dodgechargerfan]

Probably would.

 

[Modern Saint]

Iffy on this one...