Guitars blog: signature artist

The J5 Bigsby Signature Telecaster is an interesting guitar, telecaster guitar with a unique headstock and not the same as the other telecaster, for me this guitar is very beautiful, and interesting.

With features including an ash body, Seymour Duncan® Hot Rails humbucking bridge pickup, Fender Custom Shop Twisted Tele® neck pickup, and a Bigsby®-licensed vibrato system.

The J5 Bigsby Signature Telecaster specifications

Body Material: Premium Ash
Neck: Modern "C" Shape
No. of Frets: 22
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
Position Inlays: Dot Position Inlays
Fingerboard Radius: 12" Radius (305 mm)
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Gloss Urethane Finish
Width at Nut: 1.6875" (43 mm)
Scale Length: 25.5" (64.8 cm)
Neck Plate: Serialized 4 Bolt Neckplate
Pickup Configuration: H/S
Bridge Pickup: Seymour Duncan® Hot Rails Humbucking Bridge Pickup
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop "Twisted" Tele® Single-Coil Neck Pickup
Pickup Switching: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Middle Pickup, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
Hardware Finish: Chrome
Bridge: 6-Saddle Adjustable Bridge with Fender Bigsby® Vibrato Tailpiece
Tuning Machine: Deluxe Cast/Sealed Locking Machine Heads
Nut: Synthetic Bone
Unique Features: Matching Black Painted Headstock, Chrome Applique Decal, Chrome Switch Tip, 3-Over/3-Under Modified Tele XII Headstock Shape, Narrow Dot Spacing

Although Adrian Belew has played with some of rock's biggest names over the years (Frank Zappa, David Bowie, the Talking Heads, King Crimson, etc.), he remains one of the most underrated and woefully overlooked guitarists of recent times. Like all great guitarists, Belew has his own recognizable style/sound (one that admittedly tends to be quirky and off-the-wall at times), and is an incredibly versatile player, as he's always found a way to make his signature style fit into a wide variety of musical genres: hard rock, funk, new wave, experimental, Beatlesque pop, and more. Born Robert Steven Belew on December 23, 1949, in Covington, KY, Belew's first instrument of interest was the drums, as he soon kept the backbeat in his high school's marching band. But not long after his discovery of the Beatles, Belew picked up the guitar, teaching himself how to play and to write original songs.