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Dan MacDonald Custom Electric Guitar

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In the early 1990s, Dan MacDonald built this custom-made brown guitar as a gift for Sublime's frontman, Bradley Nowell. Its unique body is based on a mix of a 1960s Vox Hurricane and a G&L 100. This guitar features an ebony fretboard and a Floyd Rose Vibrato System, offering exceptional playability and a distinctive sound that blends classic rock and reggae influences.

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Owners replicate the Seymour Duncan JB bridge pickup for authentic tone, often sourcing early '90s models to match the original's era-specific sound.
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Custom builds often use a neck from Warmoth, with modifications like a flat heel and Gotoh SG locking tuners to match the original's specifications.
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The guitar features a Floyd Rose '84 floating bridge with mismatched chrome bridge and black post screws, mirroring the unique hardware configuration of the original.
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The distinctive thick pickguard shape is considered part of the guitar's unique identity, despite some builders finding it clashes with the body shape.
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The guitar body is crafted from a single piece of Honduran Mahogany with a 1.75" thickness, mimicking a standard Strat body.
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Direct body mounting for neck and middle pickups is replicated from the original setup, while the bridge pickup remains pickguard-mounted.
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Guitar is often used by Sublime fans to recreate Bradley Nowell's tone, with a focus on playing Sublime songs.
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Bradley Nowell

Singer, Guitarist

Sublime

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Bradley Nowell uses a Dan MacDonald Custom Electric Guitar, featuring a body inspired by a blend of a 1960s Vox Hurricane and a G&L 100, an ebony fretboard, and a Floyd Rose Vibrato System. This information is supported by a user-uploaded photo.

Jakob Nowell

Singer, Guitarist

Sublime

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In a photo taken during Coachella in 2024, Jakob Nowell can be seen with a Dan MacDonald Custom Electric Guitar, which is the same guitar that his father primarily used.