Rapier 44 Fiesta Red Electric Guitar

The Rapier™ 44, is the latest model in this successful series of electric guitars by the legendary UK guitar builder and designer Alan Entwistle, based on the original iconic Rapier’s that played a major role in the industry of British built guitars from the 1960s.

Now with a quartet of Entwistle EWR64 mini-double coil pickups and Rapier’s famous switching system producing 15 sonic permutations, the new generation Rapier 44, looks stunning finished in Fiesta Red with white scratchpate. Retaing all the glorious charms and visual characteristics of the original.

Significant tonewood and hardware upgrades include an African Okoume body, 4-bolt, Canadian hard rock maple soft ‘C’ profiled neck with fully adjustable truss rod and a 23 fret (including zero fret), 12 inch radius fingerboard.

For accurate intonation, tuning stability and perfect return to pitch from the original HI-LO vibrato design, the Rapier 44, now includes smooth friction-free precision cut, 43mm GraphTech nut, Wilkinson WJ55 E-Z Lok machine heads and high spec’d roller bridge.  

Body:

• Body Material: African Okoume
• Body Shape: Original Double Cutaway
• Finish: Fiesta Red
• Pickguard: White

Neck:

• Neck Material: Canadian Hard Rock Maple
• Neck Construction: 4-Bolt
• Neck Profile: Soft ‘C’
• Scale Length: 24.75" (628.5 mm)
• Fingerboard: Rosewood, 12" Radius
• Frets: 23 Medium Jumbo (including Zero Fret)
• Truss Rod: Fully Adjustable

Hardware:

• Vibrato: Original Rapier Hi-Lo Smooth Action Vibrato System (Chrome Finish)
• Bridge: High-Spec Roller Bridge
• Tuners: Wilkinson WJ55 E-Z-Lok Machine Heads
• Nut: GraphTech Friction-Free 43mm Nut

Electronics:

• Pickups: 4 Alan Entwistle Low-Noise EWR64 Mini-Double Coil Pickups
• Controls: 2 Volume Controls, 1 Tone Control
• Switching: 3-Way Pickup Selector, 2 Slide Switches (Middle Pickup Selector and Bass Cut)
• Pickup Combinations: 15 Sonic Permutations

Headstock:

• Design: Classic Rapier with New Generation Logo
• Finish: Matching Fiesta Red

Other:

• Designed by: Alan Entwistle (UK Guitar Builder & Designer)
• Collaboration: Alan Entwistle x JHS
• Upgrades: Enhanced tonewoods, modern hardware, and expanded tonal flexibility