'04 Gecko® HollowCaster ®

MODEL NAME Gecko (Fender® Style) HollowCaster Serial Z0411001 Click here to see build photographs. Assembly pictures here. Body built by USA Custom Guitars
COLOR


Bursted Mahogony tinted nitrocellulose lacquer on a vintage amber center. Finish is nitrocellulose. Center yellow parts of the burst and clear top coats from Guitar Reranch.

Mahogony tint by Stew-Mac. (Yes, the red is mahagony.)

BODY Quilted Maple top and back on white korina. Double-bound ivoroid binding from Stew-Mac.
NECK

Fender® style Peghead - built by Warmoth, licensed by Fender®. Birdseye Maple, “C” Shape. Neck finish in nitrocellulose Vintage Neck Amber by Guitar Reranch

 

MACHINE HEADS Kluson Style Vintage Nickel Tuning Machines from Callaham Guitars.
FINGERBOARD

Maple with abalone dot inlays.

• 25-1/2" Scale, 22 Frets
• 10"-16"compound radius fretboard
• Double expanding truss rod
• Mother of Pearl Nut

 

NO. OF FRETS 22 Jumbo Style Frets
PICKUPS

Lace® Hot Gold(Neck and Middle) Hot Gold™ Dually (Bridge) with Chrome Covers from the Lace Custom Shop.

Upgraded hotter barium ferrite magnets, All new patented Lace Micro Matrix Combs for killer Vintage tone, with a Hot Gold Bridge Dually 13.2k for more power and cut.

The Lace Sensor Hot Gold has slightly stronger output (than original Sensor Golds). They retain all the definition of the regular Gold Lace Sensors but just add a firm bottom and a singing midrange.

Neck 6.0k "Hot magnets"
Middle 6.0k "Hot magnets"
resistance: 6.0k
peak frequency: 3600
Inductance: 2.2

Bridge Dually 6.0k "Hot magnets"
resistance: 13.2k
peak frequency: 2150
Inductance: 6.1

CONTROLS Standard Strat™ style 1 Volume 2 Tone, 5 Way Switch
BRIDGE

Callaham Guitars vintage S Model Stainless Bridge/Tremolo Assembly

6 stamped steel saddles with springs
• stainless steel intonation, height, and top plate screws
• 6 hardened pivot mounting screws
• expert plating
Callaham Guitars stainless steel "64" tremolo arm with tip. (parchment white)
• 5 springs, claw with 2 stainless steel screws
• allen wrench
• cold rolled steel tremolo block.
• 2 7/32 string spacing

PICKUP SWITCHING

5-Position Switch
Position 1. Bridge Pickup
Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickups
Position 3.Middle Pickup
Position 4.Middle and Neck Pickups
Position 5.Neck Pickup

HARDWARE

Stainless Steel/Nickel

• Vintage 6-inline tuning machines
Callaham Guitars™stainless steel old styled round string tree, stainless steel screws
• 2
Callaham Guitars™ stainless steel strap buttons, 2 stainless steel screws
• jack plate, Switchcraft jack (cryogenically treated), 2 stainless steel screws
Callaham Guitars stainless steel neck plate with random serial number in satin finish - hand polished , 4 stainless steel screws
• 8 pickguard and 6 back plate stainless steel screws

STRINGS Roto Blues RH10, Nickel Plated Steel,
Gauges: (.010, .013, .017, .030, .042, .052),
PICKGUARD Parchment white/black/white
SCALE LENGTH 25.5” (648 mm)
WIDTH AT NUT 1.11/16
Date of Build September 2004
   
Click here for the concept pics and design