Guitar Gear

I know I’m dating myself, but I used to love watching “The Jetsons” when I was a kid. It gave me my first impressions of what the future might hold, like flying cars and floating burger drive-ins where you docked your car. Ah, those nostalgic memories of the 60’s…

Well, if there were to be a guitar on the Jetsons, I imagine that it would have to come from J. Backlund Designs. Talk about retro-modern mojo! The JDB-100 shown to the left just oozes that! What a gorgeous guitar, and from what I heard of the sound from the video below, it has a pretty aggressive tone that seems to fit with that retro-modern styling.

At first, I thought I’d hear something like Dick Dale doing some surf stuff, but the dude doing the review played pretty heavy stuff. I’d actually like to hear what it sounds like clean.

Anyhow, here are some specs:

• Mahogany Neck and Body
• Set-Neck Construction
• Custom Inlays
• Custom Double Action Two Way Truss Rod
• Scale Length: 24.75
• Hipshot Locking Keys
• Hipshot Baby Grand Bridge
• 7 Degree Tilt Back Headstock Angle
• Custom Color Matched Lace Sensor Alumi-tone Pickups
• N-Tune Built In Chromatic Tuner
• All USA Components
• Custom Triple Chrome Plated Pick Guard
• Custom Snakeskin Case

A real cool feature of this guitar is the built-in tuner. When engaged, the signal to the amp is cut off, so you can tune quietly. Hmm… Imagine that! You could remove the tuner from your board, and replace it with another boutique pedal! <sinister chuckle>

For more information, check out the J. Backlund Designs site! They’ve got 4 models, and the funny thing is that the JBD-100 is probably their most conservative-looking guitar! But they’re all cool!