Drawing inspiration from the legendary offset guitars of the past (the Fender Jaguar and Jazzmaster, and vintage Tiesco guitars to name a few), this Bridge Builder Guitars Hornet seeks to take the offset guitar into the world of 21st century exquisite custom guitars. Oh, and it's made by Neurotic Guitar Dorks in Ohio. This Left handed 6-string guitar features a figured burl maple top and back with a high gloss finish. The body core is Spanish cedar with black accent veneers on both the front and back. The 3-piece quartersawn figured maple neck has a 25.5” scale, sports a Brazilian Rosewood fretboard with Jescar Evo frets, and is finished with our Bridge Builder Super Silk neck treatment (there is no better feeling neck finish in existence!). It's easy to see where your fingers need to be on a dark stage with our reflective and glow-in-the-dark Bridge Builder Bright-Glo side dots. The headstock sports a front veneer cut from the same piece of figured maple burl as the top and back of the guitar, and black accent pinstripe. The nut is made from Graphtech black Tusq that pairs well with the Graphtech saddles on the hipshot bridge. Lollar Imperial humbuckers produce an incredibly wide range of tones thanks to a versatile custom wiring scheme utilizing series and parallel switching for each pickup that feeds a Switchraft switchboard-style output jack designed to survive 100,000 in​/​out cycles. This guitar sounds as good as it looks, and with flawlessly executed fretwork and impossibly low action it plays even better. All this, and the guitar weighs in at a paltry 6 lbs. 11.2 oz The specs: Model: Hornet Weight: 6lbs. 11.2oz Finish: High gloss polyester (body and headstock), Bridge Builder Super Silk (neck) Top: Figured Maple Burl Back: Figured Maple Burl Core: Spanish Cedar Accent Layer: black dyed poplar (front and back) Neck Joint: Bolt-on Neck Material: Flame maple with black pin stripes, titanium reinforcement bars with headstock extension, 10 degree tilt headstock Frets: 22 Jescar Evo, 47 x 104 Fingerboard: old growth Brazillian Rosewood Face inlay: none Side inlay: Bridge Builder Bright-glo Glow silver with green glow-in-the-dark centers Fingerboard Radius: compound 9.5”-16” Scale Length: 25.5” Bridge: Schaller Hannes Tuners: Hipshot Griplock Bridge Pickup: Lollar Imperial Neck Pickup: Lollar Imperial Nut: Graphtech 42mm width Strings: D’Addario XS .010”-.046” Additional features: Wiring- dual Series​/​parallel switching for each pickup, true left handed pots, carbon fiber reinforced back plate Hardshell case Other Features and details: Custom wiring that allows for tons of tone variations with minimal controls Continuous wood control cover plate, reinforced with carbon fiber to reduce warping Threaded machined inserts in neck, asymmetrically positioned steel neck mounting bolts assure a rock solid neck joint Switchcraft switchboard style box jack (originally designed for use in vintage phone switchboards) UV flashlight included for charging glow in the dark side dots hardshell case included *international shipping is sadly not available on this guitar due to the Brazilian rosewood fretboard Bridge Builder guitars are handcrafted in Ohio by J. Kennedy Guitar Repair’s resident in-house guitar dork, luthier Justin Kennedy. All instruments are built by hand, one at time. For nearly a decade Justin has worked on instruments for Walk the Moon, Falling in Reverse, Fleet Foxes, Freekbass, Foxy Shazam, Red Wanting Blue, Taproot, Afroman, Smile Empty Soul, Public, The Griswalds, The Vines, members of Bootsy Collins' Rubber Band, members of Megan Trainor's band, and thousands for customers that stretch from California to Virginia and everywhere in between. Justin is a Fender Gold and Taylor Silver certified technician, and has operated as Walk the Moon's touring guitar tech, and has also guitar tech'd for Jackson Browne, Tal Winkenfeld, and The National.