Snakehead T-Style Double Cutaway, MJT Body & Fender-Licensed Musicraft Neck, Copper Lacquer w/ Bigsby, Porter Pickups, Case

Up for sale, a custom-built Snakehead T-style Double Cutaway, outfitted with premium hardware and electronics and complete with a hardshell case. This guitar pairs a lightly relic’d Copper nitro lacquer-finished MJT double cutaway Telecaster body (in the vein of Mike Bloomfield) with a Fender-licensed Musikraft neck complete with prototypical “Snakehead” headstock. Electronics include Porter Custom Tele single coil pickups, and hardware comprises a Callaham bridge with compensated saddles paired with a Bigsby B5 vibrato and Vibramate String Spoiler.

The Porter Custom Tele single coil pickups feature Alnico V magnets, with raised D and G poles in the bridge position, designed to yield traditional Tele tonalities with just a touch more aggression and edge than vintage-style designs. The bridge has great push and cut, the neck is warm and full with a woody chop, and there is a very welcome 4th position on the blade switch, engaging both pickups in series for a particularly big and bold sound. This Snakehead Tele weighs 8lbs 1oz, professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.

Neck Specs:

-Manufacturer: Musikraft (Fender-licensed)
-Wood: Flame maple
-Shape: Deep V, measuring .870” 1st fret, .970” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Rosewood slab, 10” radius
-Frets: Narrow/tall, pristine
-Scale Length: 25 1/2”
-Nut: 1 11/16“, bone
-Headstock: Snakehead
-Tuners: Gotoh open-gear, butterbean buttons

Body Specs:

-Manufacturer: MJT
-Pickups: Porter Custom Tele single coil x2
-Harness: CTS pots, Sprague Orange Drop tone cap
-Controls: Volume, Tone, Four-way pickup selector
-Hardware: Callaham bridge with compensated saddles (one steel, two brass), Bigsby B5 vibrato with Vibramate String Spoiler, flat-top knurled knobs
-Plastics: Copper sparkle pickguard/control plate (Quick Guards), “top hat” switch tip

The Copper nitro lacquer finish and relic was executed by MJT (who also supplied the body), and the lacquer is shot nice and thin for maximal resonance. MJT's relic treatment includes subtle checking, and some light simulated marks of wear. Beyond the relic, there’s virtually no playwear. The smooth, deeply ambered nitro gloss on the neck profile is flawless, highlighting uniform flame figuring in the maple.

A black tolex hardshell case is included.