From England come two new guitars from JJ Guitars, the One-Cut Classic and One-Cut Classic V. Both are single cut away electrics with mahogany bodies and necks with a maple tops. The fingerboard is made from rosewood. The instruments come with the nickel-plated JJ Custom aluminum bridge, brass posts (also nickel-plated), and a special high quality 1/4-inch jack. The One-Cut Classic V comes with a vibrato tailpiece/bridge.

At the recent 2004 NAMM Show, I saw the whole fine line of JJ Guitars and was impressed by the fine way these instruments played, sound and looked. They have nickel-plated Sperzel tuners; two custom humbucker pickups with a three-way toggle switch; and a choice of blue, red, purple, green and tobacco sunburst finishes.

All made in the U.K. and prices in the $2,000 range, JJ Guitars is currently looking for an American distributor so for now contact them at tony@jjguitars.com or visit www.jjguitars.com. The address is Tower Farm Little Wolford Shipston-on-Stour Warwickshire CV36 5NR Great Britain. Telephone is +44 (0) 1608 684887