This is an exciting new guitar from El Cabron - the company founded by Mike Eldred - a legend in the guitar industry and a longtime friend of The Music Zoo. Mike was the very first employee of Grover Jackson who went on to have his hands on some of the most famous Jackson guitars of all-time, going on to run the Fender Custom Shop for many years - leading many incredible projects and new guitar innovations!
This is a guitar features all of the things we know Mike loves; an oil-finished maple neck with brass side dots, a powerful pickup that has tons of attitude (20k of it!) and the well-known Eldred 'cocked wah' capacitor mod, now available in a push-push volume control. Each El Cabron guitar is a one of one creation, made in small batches with a theme running through each.
The theme of this guitar is the 'Lettre De Marque' - which was essentially a government license that authorized a private person, known as a "Privateer" to attack and capture vessels of a foreign state at war with the issuer allowing for "legal" piracy throughout the seas, in this case France. The Pirate signature on the back of the guitar is Moise Vauquelin who was based out of Tortuga. A portion of an original "Lettre De Marque" is reproduced here as well in the original French. The French on the face of the guitar translates to, "We sail under the Black Flag and the sea will be our empire" Conquer the world with this El Cabron, indeed!
Includes: Mono Case and Certificate of Authenticity
