{"product_id":"pratley-rbj22-double-cut-semi-hollow-electric-guitar-vintage-burst-prrbj22-vb","title":"Pratley RBJ22 Double Cut Semi-Hollow Electric Guitar Vintage Burst [PRRBJ22-VB]","description":"Handcrafted on the Gold Coast in Australia, Pratley Guitars produce world class instruments with unique design and character while maintaining a classic appeal that will endure.\nRBJ Electric Series\nThe RBJ22-VB is a vintage inspired double cutaway Semi-Hollow Electric Guitar meticulously crafted with an all-Qld Maple construction and adorned with a hand-selected flame Queensland Maple Silkwood top, finished with a beautiful vintage burst.\nKey Features:\nHand-Selected Flame Queensland Maple Silkwood Top:\nThe RBJ22 features a stunning flame Queensland Maple Silkwood top, meticulously chosen for its exquisite grain patterns and visual appeal. This top not only enhances the guitar's aesthetics but also contributes to its rich, vibrant tone.\nAll-Qld Maple Construction:\nCrafted entirely from Queensland Maple for the back, sides, and top, the RBJ22 offers a bright, lively tone with excellent clarity and sustain.\nPremium Components:\nFeaturing a Qld maple silkwood neck and a Wenge fingerboard, this guitar delivers stability, smooth playability, and tonal clarity. Pratley Tuners ensure precise tuning, while a Gotoh TOM Bridge and Stop tail provide reliable intonation and sustain.\nVintage-Inspired Design:\nWith its classic bound double cutaway design and semi-hollow body, the RBJ22 exudes vintage charm and timeless style. The classic vintage burst finish enhances the guitar's visual appeal, making it a standout on stage or in the studio.\nPremium True Vintage PAF Humbucking  Pickups:\nEquipped with our premium True Vintage PAF Humbuckers, renowned for their authentic vintage tone and dynamic range. These pickups deliver the classic character that players love in vintage semi-hollow body guitars.\nVersatile Tone:\nFrom bright, ringing chords to classic humbucker cut and edge during solos, the RBJ22 offers a versatile tonal palette that captures the essence of vintage PAF humbucker pickups, making it suitable for a variety of musical genres and playing styles.\nExperience the unparalleled beauty and vintage-inspired tone of the RBJ22 in striking Vintage Burst Finish. Whether you're performing on stage or recording in the studio, this guitar is designed to inspire and elevate your musical expression.\nPRRBJ22-VB\nBody:\nDouble Cut Semi-Hollow Electric\nBody:\nSolid Qld Maple (85% Hollow)\nTop\n: Solid Select Flame Qld Maple Silkwood\nFretboard:\nWenge\nBridge:\nGotoh T-O-M Bridge and Stop-bar (Chrome)\nNeck:\nQueensland Maple Silkwood\nScale Length:\n25.5\" (647.7mm)\nNut Width:\n43.5mm Graphtech\nTuners:\nPremium Pratley Chrome\nBinding:\n2mm White\nInlays:\nWhite Mother of Pearl Notched Diamonds\nFinish:\nPremium Satin Nitrocellulose with grain filled Vintage Burst top\nNeck Pickup:\nTrue Vintage PAF Humbuckers (Chrome Covers) (DCR -\n7.4k)\nBridge Pickup:\nTrue Vintage PAF Humbuckers (Chrome Covers) (DCR -\n8.25k)\nCase:\nIncluded\nStrings:\nElixir\nPlease Note: Specifications are subject to change at any time. Please refer to\nwww.pratleyguitars.com.au\nAbout Pratley Guitars\nMartin Pratley\nstarted building original acoustic guitars at the age of 19, drawing from the fine skills passed down by his woodworking father and Martin’s study in Industrial Design. Martin spent years building custom Stomp Boxes and Guitars, and in 2004, combining his wealth of knowledge, skill, and passion, launched\nPratley Guitars\n.\nNot long after the official launch, Martin brought about the design and production of the first Pratley Cajon’s. The proprietary On\/Off snare design has proven its brilliant simplicity to this day and as such\nPratley\nCajon’s have made their place as one of the leaders worldwide.\nIn the years to come\nPratley\nproducts have become common place in the Australian music scene, being seen in around 50 retail stores across Australia. The guitars themselves continue to go from strength to strength gaining prominence in Canada and securing artist endorsement from beloved Australian artists\nJohn Butler\n,\nAsh Grunwald\n,\nTash Sultana\nand more recently\nSteph Strings\n,\nJack Carty\nand\nJosh Teskey\n.\nWhy choose a Pratley Guitar\nInternationally renowned,\nPratley Guitars\nare handcrafted in Queensland, using stunning Australian tonewoods. The Pratley design is inspired, and the build is exceptional; with a uniquely created neck joint to enhance setup and playability and quality hardware as standard. Made for the Australian climate, Pratley’s signature bracing design means that the guitars can better tolerate fluctuations in humidity; ensuring exceptional performance in both dry and humid conditions.\nThe Tonewoods\nPratley Guitars\nhave a real passion for using the native timber from our beautiful country. Using Australian tone-woods gives\nPratley\nacoustic guitars a voicing that stands out among international brands.\nUsing local native timber species allows each\nPratley Guitar\nto be much more environmentally friendly. Instead of importing timber from different countries all over the world, a number of premium tonewoods that grow within 4hrs drive of the\nPratley\nfactory are used. This combined with the fact that the\nBunya\nsoundboards come from trees that can be harvested after 30-40 years makes sustainability a big part of the\nPratley Guitar\nethos. (For example, Spruce soundboards often come from trees 200-400 years old).\nPremium Australian tonewoods you can find used in a\nPratley Guitar\nare\nQueensland Bunya\n,\nQueensland Maple Silkwood\n,\nAustralian Cedar,\nAustralian\nBlackwood\n\u0026amp;\nQueensland Blue Fig\n. And for those after a more traditional build, the Studio series features a range of guitars that use\nRosewood\nand\nSpruce.\nThe Fretboard\nThe unique tonewoods do not stop with the body of the guitar. Each\nPratley Guitar\nhas a fretboard made with either\nJohnstone River Teak\nor\nWenge\n.\nJohnstone River Teak\n(JRT) is a topical hardwood similar to\nIndian rosewood\nin density \u0026amp; oil content. It makes a very stable fretboard that sits perfectly in the sweet spot of oily, hard, \u0026amp; with a good weight. It also holds frets very well.\nWenge\nis an African wood that is beautiful and dark. It is tonally \u0026amp; visually amazing. This super hardwearing tone-wood is a great addition to the more expensive models.\nThe fretboard is also a\nfloating fretboard\nwith its end sitting just above the soundboard. Many companies compromise the soundboard geometry to create the correct angle to glue on the fretboard. Others machine the fretboard thin to thick to create the angle.\nPratley Guitars\nkeep the full thickness of the neck \u0026amp; fretboard through, past the last fret and then allow the fretboard to float above the top. Traditional stringed instruments  such as violin \u0026amp; cello also do this as it allows the maker to focus on the voice of the soundboard without compromise.\nThe Neck\nThe neck carve is high performing with 2-way adjustable truss rod \u0026amp; twin torsion bars. Both Truss rod \u0026amp; torsion bars run across the 14\nth\nfret body intersection which prevents any hump forming. Having the truss rod \u0026amp; bars run the full length of the neck allows for a more even relief arc from 1st to last fret.\nPratley Guitars\nuse a set neck joining method which means the full thickness neck is glued into a solid timber pocket. The natural taper of the neck when fitted into the pocket creates a wedge joint similar to a horizontal dovetail.\nPratley\nhave also eliminated the\n'OLD WORLD'\nheel which came from the Spanish heel method of construction. Removing the heel has reduced weight and allowed greater access to fretboard. Each neck is carefully fitted and glued into the body pocket to maximise resonant transfer.\nThe Bracing\nUsing his Industrial Design background,\nMartin Pratley\nhas developed the\nA-X\ntop bracing pattern to prevent bridge roll (top belly-ing) while enhancing the articulation and sweetness of tone. The bracing is also made from premium quarter sawn\nBunya\nand is designed in a way that improves resonant transfer between the top, sides \u0026amp; back. The backs also have a 4.5M radius dome joined with the sides using their proprietary laser kerf linings.\nThe Headstock\nAn optimised\nScarf Joint Head Angle\nis used to provide a good string break angle and superior strength.","brand":"Pratley Guitars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51888479731997,"sku":"PRRBJ22-VB","price":5499.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0998\/2092\/9309\/files\/PRRBJ22-VB_c78f30e4-6c12-43a7-94b7-0ea9e9ac4569.webp?v=1782122983","url":"https:\/\/scarlettmusic.com.au\/products\/pratley-rbj22-double-cut-semi-hollow-electric-guitar-vintage-burst-prrbj22-vb","provider":"Scarlett Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}