2023 Jason Twigg-Smith "The Owl" Jerry-Style Electric Guitar

August 03, 2023

2023 Jason Twigg-Smith "The Owl" Jerry-Style Electric Guitar

Mr. Jason Twigg-Smith has been at it again! I've had a number of his fancy, Jerry-style guitars in over the last few years and they're all fun permutations of the '70s Jerry-axe design aesthetic filtered through Jason's own taste and styling.

This one has a curvy, chambered mahogany body (for weight reduction -- it's sort-of got that PRS semihollow feel) with a zerbrawood top and maple accents. The neck is multi-ply for strength and stability and the hardware and fittings are good quality throughout.

It's got a pair of Fishman Fluence pickups which are all the rage these days because they're quiet and come with various tonal options built-in. This guitar has the usual master 3-way switch and volume controls for each pickup. In addition, each pickup can be coil-split to a "single coil" mode via pulling the volume knobs and each pickup has a 3-way "tone selector" mini switch to allow for various tones on each pickup. I cycle through all of these in the video demo and it takes quite a bit of time for me to go through all of them so there's a ton of options, there. The preamp that allows for all of this has a rechargeable battery onboard that's charged via a USB cable in the rear of the guitar.

Have I even talked about the hand-cut pearl inlay and obsessive detailing, yet? Yep, it's a stunner, hands-down. This guitar looks great in photos but it's a lot nicer in-hand. You can appreciate all the contouring he's done with the body in person a lot more. Each horn" has its own interesting carve to the top to follow the lines a bit.

Repairs included: minor adjustments.

Weight: 7 lbs 11 oz

Scale length: 25 1/2"

Nut width: 1 3/4"

Neck shape: medium-full C/D

Board radius: 12"

Body width: 12 7/8"

Body depth: 2" + arching

Body wood: mahogany with zebrawood top

Bridge: Gotoh hardtail

Fretboard: rosewood

Neck wood: maple with wenge and mahogany