Jack Grassel JG-1 Guitar Gallery and Specs

By: Staff

Guitar International is happy to announce that we’ve teamed up with master luthier Dan Smocke and legendary jazz guitarist Jack Grassel to showcase Jack and Dan’s new guitar, the JG-1. In this article, the second in a 3-part series, we have 10 great photos of the guitar being made in Dan’s shop, as well as a full list of specs on the guitar and a video demo of Jack laying down some sweet licks on his new instrument.

Stay tuned for a featured interview with Dan and Jack talking about the JG-1’s inception and development.

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Jack Grassel JG-1 Guitar Specs

• Hand carved solid one piece bubinga body based on Jaguar shape
• Wenge neck
• Rosewood fingerboard
• 10-16” fingerboard radius
• 23 ¾” scale neck
• Hand carved compensated bubinga bridge
• Custom abalone inlay based on 1920’s Gibson format
• Pickups-1960’s Guild Humbuckers
• All wooden parts made from same piece of Bubinga; knobs, pickguard, bridge
• Bubinga Dual Concentric Stacked Volume and Tone Control
• Bridge pickup placed directly under second harmonic
• Miniature toggle switch
• Body from a 20”x14”x2” piece of Bubinga
• Finger rest set 5/16” below top E string, glued to body
• Control knob and switch strategically placed at upper bout to diminish arm movement to expedite playing
• Natural Velvit Oil Finish
• Body Thickness 1 15/16”
• Body weight 9lb
• Weight of guitar 14lbs
• Patent Pending “Tail Less String Mount System” with strings placed at 11 degree angle
• The distance of the pickguard to the top of the fingerboard: .409”
• The distance of the left edge of the pickguard to the right edge of the top E string: 427”
• The height of the pickup had to be slightly below the top of the finger-rest