Motor Ave BelAire and Belaire 150
The BelAire is a flat top, semi-hollow guitar. It's the same basic size as a ES-335, except that it has a wider waist. This makes it appear quite large. Average weight is 7.75-8.5 lbs. I also offer a slightly smaller scaled version of the BelAire (for the same price) called the BelAire 150. Send me an email for more details on that version if you’re interested. :)
SPECS:
-MAHOGANY BODY AND BOOK MATCHED BACK
-SCARF-JOINTED, QUARTERSAWN MAHOGANY NECK
-CARBON FIBER REINFORCEMENT RAILS
-HOT HIDE GLUE CONSTRUCTION
-24.625” SCALE LENGTH, 22 FRETS
-TAPERED, STRAIGHT MORTISE NECK JOINT
-SINGLE PLY WHITE BINDING THROUGHOUT
-MEDIUM FRETWIRE .100” WIDE AND .050” TALL.
-“PAINTED IN” BONE NUT
-ROSEWOOD OR EBONY 12” RADIUS FINGERBOARD
-WIDTH AT NUT IS 1.68”, 2.19” AT END OF FINGERBOARD
Pricing: Starting at $7250
Standard Hardware
- GROVER IMPERIAL TUNERS
- TONEPROS AVR 2 BRIDGE
- CUSTOM T-ROD COVER AND JACKPLATE
- 3 WAY TOGGLE SWITCH
- 2 VOLUME/ 1 TONE with “BUMBLEBEE” CLONE CAP
- CONTROL LAYOUT WITH SWITCHCRAFT & CTS COMPONENTS
- REFLECTOR CAP KNOBS
- TKL 335-STYLE HARDSHELL CASE
Finish Choices:
TRANSPARENT
-Cherry (bright or faded)
-Natural (light or dark)
OPAQUE TOPS (natural back/sides/neck)
-BlackTop
-Moss Green
-Midnight Blue
-Gold
-Aged Pelham Blue
ALTERNATE FINISHES: > $150
Finish colors are mixed by hand. The results are fairly consistent- but colors do differ from guitar to guitar.
Options
TAILPIECE:
- Bigsby tremolo $0
- Handmade String-Thru Tailpiece $450
- Handmade Trapeze Tailpiece $600
PICKGUARD:
- Black plastic $0
- Aluminum $250
CHOICE of PICK-UPs:
- WolfeTone Dr. V Humbuckers
- TV Jones Classic Filter-Trons
- WolfeTone P-90s
INLAYS:
Dots $0
MOP block inlays $350
Double parallelograms $500
BINDING:
Price depends on configuration.
MISC:
Gold Pickguard/Gold Bigsby $500
Calton flight case $1500
