Chantel Avatar

Chantel Avatar

Since my father got me a Gretsch Anniversary model when I was 14, I’ve been a sucker for F hole hollow body electric guitar. The Freestar and the Chantel are my contribution to the F hole hollow body guitars in our line up. I didn’t want to get too radical with the designs, à la the Markus 6, because there’s a certain reverence that I feel towards these classic designs. The Chantel sounds great, and it comes in various flavors. It doesn’t let down the jazzy players, and you’d be proud to have one on your knee or hanging from a strap at your next mellow gig, but it can also soar with the eagles when you crank it up. They’ll know you’re there when you’re jamming on this, and of course, you’ll get, ”Hey, what guitar is that?” Everybody knows: It’s a Chantel!

Specifications

  • Body Construction:

    Semi-Hollow

  • Body Size

    • Width:

      16 3/8”

    • Length:

      20”

    • Thickness:

      3 3/8”

  • Neck:

    Set Neck

  • Nut Material:

    Synthetic Ivory

  • Fingerboard Material:

    Rosewood

  • Fingerboard Width at Nut:

    1 11/16”

  • Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret:

    2 1/16”

  • Number of Frets:

    22

  • Scale Length:

    25 1/2”

  • Body Binding:

    Synthetic Ivory

  • Guitar Finish:

    Blue

  • Bridge:

    Tune-O-Matic Bridge with Vibrato

  • Bridge Finish:

    Chrome

  • Bridge String Spacing:

    53mm

  • Tuners:

    Chrome Finish

  • Pickups:

    Dual Humbuckers with Chrome Finish

  • Pickup Selector:

    3-Way Toggle Switch with Black Knob

  • Strap Button:

    Chrome Finish

  • Pickguard:

    Synthetic Pearloid

  • Truss Rod