The Hopemaker

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The HopeMaker Lucite Body features over Wood adds the elusive midrange tones that wood lacks for more punch. Much more resonant than wood. Lucite is a very consistent material and much more stable than wood. Previous generation Lucite bodies have been known to be extremely heavy. Ours are milled to be lightweight and ultra-resonant. 
  
HopeMaker Lucite and aluminum exclusive features are much more sustainable than wood, and recyclable. 70% of aluminum is made from recycled material, much less energy to produce. Lucite is also recyclable. All of the excess material is recycled. No trees were damaged in the making of the Hopemaker model! 

The Neck features a 6 inline headstock that is well suited for tremolo use. With our composite fretboard comes lightweight and unparalleled tuning stability. Paired with our 6061 T6 aluminum neck you get all of that aluminum tone and resonance without any of the weight. The cross section is a proprietary feature of our necks. 
Neck Specifications 

The neck has 22 Frets with a 25.5” scale. It includes the 12’O Clock High feature to make playing above 12th fret to 22nd easier and makes iconic riffs faster.  
The neck is extremely playable beginning with the 1.75" nut width with a thickness of 0.80" at the nut tapered not only on the sides, but the full back of neck all the way to the heel at 2.20" width with a thickness of 0.95" at the 22nd fret.
  
Optional LED Body Lights  
Please consult Rudder Guitar for Availability and Price  
Construction
 

Build Specs

  • Body: Clear Lucite Body
  • Fretboard: Maple, Baked Maple or Indian Rosewood
  • Neck: Maple or Baked Maple
  • Weight: 7 - 7.5 Lbs
  • Truss Rod: Spoke (at neck joint)
  • Fretboard Radius: 12"
  • Inlay: Mother of Pearl or Abalone
  • Number of Frets: 22
  • Scale Length: 25.5"
  • Nut: GraphTech® Nu Bone
  • Width at Nut: 1.687"
  • Width at 12th Fret 2.186"
  • Neck Thickness at 1st Fret: .80"
  • Neck Thickness at 10h Fret: .9"
  • Inlay: Side Dots Standard
  • Weigth: Between 8 and 10 Lbs
  • Finish: Optional Aluminum Anodized Pickguard and Neck, Polished Aluminum and Machiend Lucite Body
  • Frets: Stainless
Hardware 

Hardware

  • Tuners: Sperzel or Grover 18:1
  • Nut: GraphTech TSQL
  • Tailpiece: Fixed or Optional Bigsby
  • Purtone 4 Point Output Jack
Electronics 

Electronics

  • Standard Lollar Humbuckers
  • Optional Rudder Beachside or Mountainside PIckups
  • Optional Switching FR Hi Lo 6 or 10 Position
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