- Model:
- Car Talk Special Edition
- Construction:
- Mahogany Blocks/Dovetail Neck Joint
- Body Size:
- D-14 Fret
- Top:
- Solid Engelmann Spruce
- Rosette:
- Style 45
- Top Bracing Pattern:
- Standard ''X'' Scalloped, Forward Shifted
- Top Braces:
- Solid Sitka Spruce 5/16''
- Back Material:
- Solid East Indian Rosewood
- Back Purfling:
- Style 45
- Side Material:
- Solid East Indian Rosewood
- Endpiece:
- Grained Ivoroid
- Endpiece Inlay:
- Black/White Boltaron
- Binding:
- Grained Ivoroid
- Top Inlay Style:
- Bold Herringbone
- Side Inlay:
- Black/White Boltaron
- Back Inlay:
- Black/White Boltaron
- Neck Material:
- Select Hardwood
- Neck Shape:
- Low Profile
- Nut Material:
- Bone
- Headstock:
- Solid/Diamond/SquareTaper
- Headplate:
- Solid Black Ebony /Click and Clack Cartoon /Large Old Style
- Heelcap:
- Grained Ivoroid with Black/White Boltaron Inlay
- Fingerboard Material:
- Solid Black Ebony
- Scale Length:
- 25.4''
- Number of Frets Clear:
- 14
- Number of Frets Total:
- 20
- Fingerboard Width at Nut:
- 1-3/4''
- Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret:
- 2-1/4''
- Fingerboard Position Inlays:
- Assorted Car Related Pearl Inlays @ 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th, 12th & 15th Frets
- Fingerboard Binding:
- none
- Finish Back & Sides:
- Polished Gloss
- Finish Top:
- Polished Gloss w/ Aging Toner
- Finish Neck:
- Satin w/ Polished Headplate
- Bridge Material:
- Solid Black Ebony
- Bridge Style:
- Belly
- Bridge String Spacing:
- 2-1/4''
- Saddle:
- 16'' Radius/Compensated/Bone
- Tuning Machines:
- Gotoh Chrome w/ Car Theme Knobs
- Recommended Strings:
- Martin Studio Performance Medium Phosphor Bronze (MSP4200)
- Bridge & End Pins:
- Solid Black Ebony w/ Abalone Pearl Dots
- Pickguard:
- Black w/ Car Talk Credits Artwork (Right Hand Only)
- Case:
- Special 545E Cabernet Case w/ Nickel Hardware & Car Talk License Plate
- Interior Label:
- 2 Labels- 1 Signed By Tom & Ray Magliozzi, Sequence w/ No Total, 2nd w/ Photo of Tom & Ray Magliozzi
- Electronics:
- Optional
- Other Options:
- Available left-handed at no additional charge
- Other Comments:
- All prices & specifications are subject to change without notice.