Meet our lovely "Belle" a "Paisley Blue" '68-inspired T-Type.
I've always loved the later '60s builds, particularly the Paisley models, but I had never had the opportunity to build one. I used two-piece alder for the body mated to an era-correct two-piece maple neck. I went with a vintage-correct 7.25" radius but used beefier 6100-size frets to aid bending, note definition, and feel.
The tuners are Schaller's excellent late '60s/early '70s replicas, and the bridge is a knurled steel saddle Gotoh. The electronics are our usual top-notch CTS brass collar pots, with a CRL 3-way and Switchcraft output jack.
Featuring a lone custom wound tappable pickup with two output choices via a three-way switch with an additional "Eldred mod cocked wah" setting PLUS a push/pull blower switch that pushes full output direct to the output. It is a simple and elegant design that boasts four distinct voices.
Model: "Paisley Blue" E-Type
Body: Solid alder
Neck: Maple with maple fingerboard and black position dots on face and side
Neck profile: Full C-shape
Neck dimensions: 22mm deep at 1st fret to 25mm deep at 12th
Fingerboard radius: 7.25"
Fret size: 6100
Number of frets: 21
Nut width: 41.8mm
Finish: All nitrocellulose, aged 'Blue Paisley" on the body with tinted lacquer on the neck and fingerboard.
Plastics: Custom cut one-ply transparent.
Bridge: Gotoh ashtray with three knurled steel saddles
Tuners: Schaller late '60s vintage repro
Pickup: Eternal hand wound and tapped '68 Special with white-topped flatwork.
Electronics: CTS Brass collar 250k volume pot with CTS push/pull tone pot, which acts as a blower switch to bypass the electronics and send the signal directly to the output. The three-way CRL blade switch lets you select between full output, tapped lower and brighter output, and the "Eldred Mod" pseudo-wah tone in the third position.
Orange Drop capacitors and a Switchcraft output jack socket with electro-socket plate conclude the wiring.
Nut: Handcut bone
Strings: Ernie Ball Slinky 10-46
Weight: 7Ibs 2oz
Case: Vintage style hardcase included
