Glendale bodies start out with hand selected lightweight Sugar Pine. They are masterfully cut out by Brian Poe, hand signed and dated. We finished them with an extremely thin coat of nitrocellulose lacquer. The thin coat is important to provide the look, feel, and sound. A fifty-plus year old guitar will have faded to a darker color and where the parts set the finish will be closer to the original color. We go the extra mile to give our Butterscotch bodies that historical look. Under the pickguard, bridge-plate, control-plate, neck-plate, and strap buttons the color is the slightly faded original blonde. We then artistically age each body with just the right amount of checking and wear to give the feel of a fifty-plus year old guitar. The look is important, but more importantly, it has the feel and sound of a body that has been around and played since the 1950’s. A lot of time, engineering and effort have gone into each and every one.
In the very early years, Broadcasters and two-pickup Esquires were made out of pine. The wood is very warm and rich sounding. It adds tone and life to the great Telecaster twang. When Leo made the first two-pickup Esquire, the body was a regular full size Tele but it was 1 9/16″ thick. After that, he made them all 1 3/4″ thick. I personally like the 1 9/16″ body the best. It has a little less weight and gets the same great sound. The average weight is 3.1 lbs. Click here for more information. Credit: Glendale Guitars.
My shop is located at 1 Executive Dr Unit L Toms River, NJ 08755
Please feel free to email me if you have any questions or are in need of some tech work.
- Monday: 10am - 5pm
- Tuesday: 10am - 5pm
- Wednesday: Closed
- Thursday: 10am - 5pm
- Friday: 10am - 5pm
- Saturday 10am - 2pm. (I am in every other Saturday).
I am also an Eminence, Mercury Magnetics, Mojo Musical Supply dealer.
I do all the tech work myself so you deal directly with me. I am a one man shop and my hours can vary so please contact me to confirm that I will be open.
Email me: billy@300guitars.com
Call or text me: 848-218-0362
Shipping Info for all repair work:
Please ship all repairs to: 1 Executive Dr Unit L Toms River, NJ 08755
I am currently offering all phases of guitar work which includes:
- Set-ups
- Fret dressing
- Re-fretting
- New hand cut custom bone nuts & saddles
- Electronics work
And amplifier work which includes:
- Basic maintenance
- Bias adjustment
- Repairs and restorations
- Modifications
- And more....
Testimonials:
David Nicholas - The 20watt amp is sounding fantastic! Delivered the goods at the gig and I'm finding cool tones all over the place with it. Love the cab w Emenince Tonkerlites too- perfect for my sounds! Makes the 12 string sound like a grand piano!
Peter Lacis - I had an audition for something recently that was all about Led Zeppelin I -- my custom Pennalizer BLEW THE MINDS of the guys I was playing with. They couldn't believe the sounds coming out of that amp. That album was never in my mind when I came up with the idea....so that's yet another testament to the amazing work that you do.
Scott Goldberg - I am very satisfied with the set-up, and the fast turn around. With the "lower" action it feels easier to play. I will definitely spread the word.