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Average Price: $80

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In the Solid Body Electric Guitars category, Mojo Chessmaster is priced in the Budget/Beginner range. This is great gear to get started with or for creators on a budget.

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• Custom-Built by Mojo Guitar Works of NYC for John Flansburgh of the band They Might Be Giants • Painted golden metallic flake on the front, black on the back • Rosewood Telecaster-like neck • Vintage Telecaster bridge • Gretsch Filtertron pickup in the neck position • Seymour Duncan Hot Rails pickup in the bridge • Working VU meter mounted on body face near the control knobs

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The guitar body had issues with neck pocket depth and misaligned pickup routes, requiring professional adjustments for proper assembly.
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The aluminum guitar neck was chosen for its blocky aesthetic, complementing the body's design, but it added significant weight to the guitar.
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The guitar features a five-way selector switch, a nod to the original Chessmaster's setup.
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The guitar felt comfortable to play despite its heavy weight, with most of the weight distributed in the body.
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Professional finishing was needed to correct issues with sharp edges, incorrect binding, and missing string-through body holes.
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John Flansburgh

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They Might Be Giants

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This guitar was custom-built by Chris Cush of the now-defunct Mojo Guitar Shop in New York at the request of John Flansburgh. Its first public appearance was in the music video for "The Statue Got Me High" and was used in many recordings since then. It is painted in a golden color on the front and a black color on the back, has a rosewood Telecaster-like neck as well as a vintage Telecaster bridge, a Gretsch Filtertron pickup near the neck, and a Seymour Duncan Hot Rails pickup on the bridge. An unusual feature of the guitar is that it has a working VU meter near the control knobs. One promotional photo suggests that it had a black pickguard at one point. It was built for left-handed players.