Lodestar
Pure, sleek simplicity: a hybrid take on a classic American country & rock ‘n’ roll favorite.
The unadulterated, glossy sheen of this guitar is hard to tear away from. The shining Lodestar is a striking model, pleasing for its minimalist visual aesthetics as well as the purity of structural and sonic integrity players have come to love and respect in the Fender™ Telecaster and Stratocaster brands over the years, with some trademark Novelli touches.
Steve’s Take: “This is a guitar where less is more. It has a single P-90 pickup with a stacked tone/volume knob...gives you a wide range of tones from snarlin’ twang to warm jazz. Telecaster style body. Big 1970’s Strat headstock. I think you can do anything with this guitar. It’s almost like an Esquire™ with just one pick-up, a stacked tone and volume, and it’s really all you need. It’s indestructible. It’s got a bolt-on neck, chopped Telecaster bridge for better/different tone that normal Tele bridge. Unique combination of things that really work well.”
Specifications
Lodestar Body
• Single cutaway design, with easy access to all 21 frets.
• Alder back, bookmatched top with bound edges, top and back.
• Choice of hand selected tops: quilted or tiger striped bookmatched maple.
Lodestar Neck
• 25” scale.
• 1 13/16” nut width. Other widths by special order.
• Neck/body joint at 16th fret.
• Hand carved, quartersawn maple
• Dual-action truss rod, with convenient neck-end adjustment.
• Unbound ebony, brazilian, or cocobolo rosewood fingerboard, with 10” to 12” compound radius.
• 21 jumbo frets.
• Single pearl lodestar position marker inlaid at 12th fret with custom oversized pearl position markers on fretboard/neck edge.
• Vintage bone nut.
• Stock carve is soft V, with larger 50’s feel. Other carves by special order.
Hardware
• Chopped Tele bridge.
• 6 on a side tuners, Gotoh 16:1 ratio.
• Concentric knurled steel knobs.
Electronics and Controls
• Fralin P-90 at bridge.
• Volume and tone.
• Side mounted output jack.
• 500k Emerson pot - made in U.S.A.
Finish
• Hand rubbed, aged nitrocellulose lacquer. Ultra thin.