Constantin Guitars Sweetcaster #0007 - Shell Pink Matte Nitro
This is probably the guitar with the mildest aging I have built so far, but I really wanted to make a pink guitar for a long time and this was my chance, haha. In the end this Sweetcaster landed at 3.37 kilos or 7.42lbs weight-wise, which is where I usually want my builds to end up. But let's dive into the specifics:
The #0007 comes with a body made of torrefied pine, just like the Aztec Silver one. This means it's relatively light and dry, while resonating clear and even. The aging just comes down to a few blips and blops and a general matte nitro finish instead of a glossy one.
The neck is a more contemporary 22 jumbo fret maple neck with 12" fingerboard radius, so playability is absolutely sweet on this one and the action is quite low for an S-style guitar with these specs. Neck and body are connected with Nectite inserts and screws, as always.
Pickups are made by hand at Q-Pickups in Croatia and the set is a Gilmour-style Alnico combination with a heavily overwound bridge singlecoil (as found in David Gilmour's guitars), which ends up having around 13kΩ DC resistance, while neck & middle have around 6kΩ each. When switching between pickups, the difference can't be heard immediately, but when you change to the bridge pickup and hit the strings harder, it really shines through the mix. Other than that, we have master volume, master tone and our typical blend control (adding two more sounds to the guitar) and the 5-way lever switch.
The hardware is Gotoh GE101TS Vintage trem with steel block, Gotoh SD91 Vintage style tuners and the amazing Apollo Music Parts trem claw for added sustain and stability.
Any further questions? Just send me a message or check the video to hear this beauty in action.
Shipping rates are approximates, so please reach out for a precise quote to your location.
Specs:
- Torrefied Pine body with Shell Pink nitro finish and mild aging
- Maple neck with satin nitro finish and medium C-profile
- Maple fingerboard with 12" radius
- 22 Jumbo frets
- Dot Inlays
- Nectite inserts and screws for body/neck connection
- Handwound Q-Pickups Alnico Gilmour singlecoil set with overwound bridge pickup
- Master Volume, Master Tone, Blend control, 5-way pickup switch
- Gotoh GE101TS Vintage Trem with steel block
- Apollo Music Parts trem claw
- Gotoh SD91 Vintage style tuners
- Total weight: 3.37 kilos / 7.42lbs
