The Old Guard (Tadeo Gomez Taper T-Type

The Old Guard - The Tadeo Gomez Taper

Through our own extensive research and records with acclaimed Blackguard novelist Nacho Baños we are proud to introduce the first true UK & EU Blackguard series Telecaster neck and body with the highly sought after 'Tadeo taper'. From Esquires to Nocasters and beyond we recreate this instumental giant in exquisite detail from the hand shaped headstock rollover to the delicate heel shaving.

Here, vintage accuracy is our foremost priority and is the reason we can not offer as wide a variety of options as on the pre-CBS Telecaster necks we offer.

This Neck is only available to accompany the Blackguard body.

Again we offer the opportunity, on request, to have your guitar match the specs of an original blackguard of your choice, by serial number.

1 Piece Only

Orientation

Right Handed

Left Handed

Scale Length

Fender 648mm (25.5")

Core Tonewood

Rock Maple

Quarter Sawn Maple

Fingerboard Radius

7 1/4

9 1/2

7 1/4 - 9 1/2

Nut Width

Vintage Fender - 41.28mm (1 5/8”) - (The most common vintage fender width, noted on neck heels by the letter B)

Early Vintage - 41.91 - 42mm (1.65”) - (A very slightly wider width for a little more finger room. This nut width can often be found on the earliest of 1954-1956 stratocasters)

Large Vintage Fender - 42.86mm (1 11/16”) - (Although more commonly found on modern Fenders, this nut width was sometimes produced on the very earliest of Telecasters)

Nut Slot Style

Vintage Fender Curved bottom

Fender Flat Bottom

Heel Width

Fender Telecaster- 55.5625mm (2 3/16")

Fingerboard Edges

Square

Semi Rolled

Heavy Rolled

Neck Profile

Chunky C - 0.90” - 0.90” -

Used on many of the old original Fenders Telecasters, and used for many of today's vintage classic reissues

Extra Chunky C - 0.90” - 0.99” -

Same basic structure as Chunky C but with a little extra meat at the higher frets. Commonly found on very early Telecasters and some, but few early strats from the C - D profile transition

Fat C - 1.0” - 1.0” -

Our largest C type often referred to as the Baseball bat sometimes found on the earliest of Broadcasters and Nocasters where the extra beef was necessary due to the lack of truss rod

’54 Fat D - 0.90” - 1.0” -

Our largest D neck, found on vintage stratocaster necks dated 1954 - early 1956 and late 1954 Telecasters

Chunky U - 0.90” - 0.90” -

A similar size to our Chunky C however it has somewhat more defined shoulders

Fingerboard Dot Material

Black (vintage synthetic)

12th Fret Marker Position

Wide - Pre CBS

Side Dot Material

Black (vintage synthetic)

Truss Rod Style

Vintage single acting with adjustment at heel

Tuning Machine Hole Dimensions

10mm Fender

10mm Schaller/Sperzel/Grover etc

8.73mm (11/32") Vintage Kluson

8.73 - 6.35 (11/32" - 1/4") Vintage Stepped Kluson

Nut Material

Bone

Number of Frets

21

Fret Wire Size

Nickel Silver -

The standard for most guitars, vintage and modern

Vintage 6230 (.080, .043)

Medium 6105 (.095, .047)

Medium Tall 9055 (.090, .055)

Medium Jumbo 6150 (.104, .047)

Jumbo 6100 (.110, .055)

Extra Jumbo 6000 (.118, .058)

Stainless Steel -

Harder wearing than N/S. It also brightens the tone slightly

Vintage 7230

Medium 7105

Medium Jumbo 7150

Jumbo 7100