PEAVEY JF-1 EX

This versatile hollowbody electric guitar from Peavey is in the tradition of the Gibson ES-335 and similar guitars (but costs a LOT less than the “real thing”!).  The two biggest strengths of this guitar are its playability and its sonic versatility.

Its excellent playability is the result of two things: its flat, narrow neck and the fact that the neck is actually angled back slightly from the body, so that the instrument sits in a much more natural playing position than most guitars, whose neck typically on exactly the same plane as the body.

Peavey’s marketing literature touts the JF-1 EX guitar as “an archtop hollowbody designed for jazz/fusion musicians seeking superior playing comfort and easy access to the upper register of the fretboard.”  The neck design is very comfortable and easy to play at all positions.  It achieves the perfect compromise between the wide, flat feeling that many jazz chord players like, and the narrow, rounded feeling that’s popular among many rock lead players. 

Peavey may have underestimated the wide potential of the JF-1 EX.  If your music tastes and playing styles range from George Benson to Dave Grohl, you’ll be happy to know that this guitar can handle both extremes, and lots more in between.

• Maple multi-laminate body with transparent cherry finish
• Hard rock-maple neck
• Rosewood fretboard
• 24 and 3/4-inch scale
• 22 frets
• Two tone and two volume controls (independent set for each pickup)
• Three-way pickup selection switch (bridge pickup, neck pickup, or both)
• Tune-o-matic bridge and stop tailpiece
• Gold-plated hardware
• Custom Bow-tie inlay
• Die-cast machine heads with tulip buttons
• Dual adjustable torsion rod