CALI
- Spirit of San Dimas
- Vintage Feel - Modern playability
- Classic Hot Rod Design
Premium body woods – Dave chose genuine Alder and Ash as the body woods of choice for their classic tonal character. Each piece of wood is hand-selected by Grover Jackson himself. In the last round of building 25 guitars, over 500 wood planks were inspected by Grover - 475 did not make the cut. Grain pattern and lightweight are benchmarks for every CALI.
Necks – Select eastern hard maple with your choice of Indian Rosewood, Maple, Birdseye Maple, Ebony and Pau Ferro fingerboard is available.
Frets – Jescar FW57110 nickel silver fret wire is used on CALI guitars.
Compound Radius – Grover Jackson invented the compound radius fingerboard (CRF) 35 years ago. The fingerboard geometry is based on a conical shape rather than cylindrical. The significance is tangible and substantial – a 10”-14” compound radius fingerboard allows for maximum playability with no chance of your strings fretting out when bending. The compound radius is time-consuming and laborious to get exactly right, yet worth-it – and featured on every Friedman CALI.
Tight Pocket and Exclusive Zero-Shift Neck Pins – Neck shifting results in incorrect string alignment and is a challenge for many guitars. A tight neck pocket helps, but in-and-of-itself does not eliminate the problem. CALI guitars raise the bar with the exclusive Zero-Shift Neck Pin design; whereby, two military-grade precision steel dowel pins align the body and neck, eliminating shift altogether. The tonal benefit of this connection is a virtual fusion of the body and neck whereby the transference of vibration is maximized.
Tuners and Bridge – The CALI utilizes modern locking tuners and features a German Floyd Rose locking tremolo system.
Plek – Very few boutique builders and many of the giants do not use a PLEK. This German-made device provides the ultimate in fretboard analysis.
Frets – Leveling and overall setup, and ensures maximum modern playability of all Friedman guitars.
Aged Nitrocellulose Finish – Grover Jackson is one of the few guitar manufacturers in Southern California permitted to spray nitrocellulose lacquer. Friedman guitars wear a thin nitro finish allowing the wood to breathe.
Custom Friedman Pickups – The Friedman Classic Humbucker is a 'tip-of-the-hat' to the legendary PAF Humbucker... smooth and sweet.
Case included – All Friedman guitars come in a custom G&G case.
Certificate of Authenticity – Dave Friedman and Grover Jackson carefully inspect each guitar prior to shipping. A serial numbered Certificate of Authenticity signed by both Dave and Grover is included.
Body
- Model: Cali HH
- Color: Shell Pink
- Body: Alder
- Relic: Medium Age
Neck
- Material: Maple
- Profile: Modern Slim Taper
- Fretboard: Birdseye Maple
- Scale: 25.5""
- Radius: 10"" - 14"" Compound
- Frets: 22x Jescar FW57110 PLKED Dressed
Electronics
- Pickups: Classic+ Humbuckers
- Control: 1x Volume
- Pickup Selector: 3-Way Toggle Switch
Hardware
- Color: Aged Nickel
- Bridge: Floyd Rose Tremolo Bridge
- Nut: Locking
- Tuners: Locking
Miscellaneous
- Case: G&G Custom Tolex Hardshell
- Friedman Certificate of Authenticity Included
- Approximate Instrument Weight: 7.7 lbs.
Condition | New |
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SKU | FRDMN-CALI-AMBSPHH-PLUS |
UPC | 4128664897 |