Description

Please Note: This GCI instrument was manufactured for D standard Tuning (DGCF); if you’re planning on playing it in a different tuning, please let us know before placing your order.

God City Instruments straddles the line between old-school aesthetics and modern power. Designed by Converge guitarist Kurt Ballou, GCI guitars and basses combine Ballous favorite features, including high-quality components, plus a no-frills approach to craftsmanshipas well factory-standard drop-tuned setups on some modelswith an aim to provide unique, great-sounding tools for todays working musicians so they can continue shaping the sound of tomorrows music!

Body: Mahogany
Construction: Set Neck

Neck: Maple Neck (Satin Tobacco Polyurethane Finish, Wenge headstock)
Neck Shape: C Shape
Neck Thickness: .865 thickness at 1st fret, .965 at 12th fret
Fretboard: Wenge Fingerboard (12 to 16 compound radius)
Inlays: Acrylic Pearloid Block
Binding: Cream (Body/Neck/Headstock)
Side Dots:Black
Frets/Size:18 Medium Jumbo
Nut/Width: Graphtech (1 11/16 width)
Scale: 34

Bridge: Hipshot 5G400
Strap Buttons: Elliptical
Pickups: GCI Big Slug single coil (10k bridge output, 6k neck output, Alnico V, 42 AWG, reverse wound neck)
Controls & Knob Finish: 1 Volume, 1 Tone (Chrome Knurled Metal Knobs)
Factory Strings/Gauge: NYXL 55-110, D standard (DGCF)

Case:Hardshell Form Fitted GCI Case
Built by hand in Korea by a small team of dedicated luthiers