The Modern Classic started with a deceptively simple idea: build the guitar that should have existed in the 1960s but didn't. A Sea Foam Green body that reads vintage from across the room, with construction quality and material choices that belong firmly in the present.
African mahogany body, Bolivian rosewood neck, Macassar ebony fingerboard — each wood chosen for a specific tonal reason. The mahogany brings warmth and sustain, the rosewood adds natural compression, and the ebony fretboard keeps the top end clear and articulate. Seymour Duncan pickups round out a vintage-voiced instrument that can cover serious sonic ground.
Mother of pearl fretboard inlays, a bolt-on neck joint, and all chrome Hipshot hardware keep the period aesthetic intact. The mint green pickguard against the Sea Foam finish is a combination that shouldn't work as well as it does.
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