Mestric M5053 Standard Series — Butterscotch · Serial #014

#014 · Butterscotch

Serial #014 is finished in "Butterscotch" — a classic colour combo with the Maple neck and single ply Black Bakelite pickguard .

As with all Standard Series guitars, the finish is nitrocellulose lacquer and individually aged in our Port Macquarie workshop.

Body & Neck

The M5053 is built around an Ash single-cut body paired with a one-piece maple neck and integrated maple fingerboard. It uses a 25.5" scale length and a 9.5" radius fingerboard. The 21-fret board is fitted with Stew Mac #150-S stainless steel frets, precision-levelled on the PLEK machine and finished by hand. The bone nut is cut on the PLEK to match the fretwork and is set up for 10–46 gauge strings. Neck profile is a C-shape, measuring on average 21.7mm at the first fret and 24.66mm at the twelfth fret.

Pickups & Electronics

The Mestric pickup set is hand-wound in-house around Alnico V magnets using Formvar-insulated wire. It is a traditional T-Style configuration with a reverse-polarity Neck pickup for hum cancellation in the middle position. Electronics comprise a CRL 3-way selector switch, CTS 250k potentiometers, a paper-in-oil capacitor, push-back cloth wiring throughout, and a Switchcraft output jack.

Finish & Hardware

Every Mestric guitar is finished in nitrocellulose lacquer and hand-aged in the Port Macquarie workshop. All hardware is Gotoh, hand-aged in-house together with the plastics, screws, and pickup covers. Each instrument is finished individually; aging character and detail vary between guitars.

Standard Series Inclusions

• Sandcast pewter headstock badge
• Wax-sealed personal letter from Rob Mestric
• Mestric Guitars Care Guide
  
• Gator TSA ATA Moulded Electric Guitar hard case

Specifications

Shipping & Collection

Guitars can be purchased online and collected from Port Mac Guitars in Port Macquarie, NSW by appointment. We are also offering insured shipping via courier for a flat amount of $99 Australia-Wide.