New Friedman Guitars Cali Electric Guitar, Rosewood Fingerboard, Transparent White

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.

• Friedman Amplification Cali HH Guitar
• Vintage Blonde Finish
• Medium Aged Nitrocellulose Finish
• Alder Body
• Maple Neck
• Rosewood Fretboard
• 10" - 14" Compound Radius Fretboard
• Jescar FW57110 Frets - PLEK
• Classic Hum (Neck) and Classic Plus Hum (Bridge)
• Floyd Rose Tremolo Bridge
• Locking Tuners
• Friedman Custom G&G Hardshell Case
• Serial #: 0817-385
• Instrument Weight: 7.2 lbs.