Pre-Owned 2018 Waterslide Thinline T-Style Coodercaster Semi-Hollow Aged White Blonde with Case
We just took in an amazing guitar, which we are excited to present. It's from Waterslide Guitars, a boutique builder in Los Angeles that has made quite the known for itself with it's unique vibe and super high quality. We've had a few here, and now we have our favorite yet.
Waterslide Guitars is Patrick Matera's small Los Angeles operation, and the Coodercaster is its calling card: a T-style guitar with a lap steel pickup in the bridge, inspired by the hot-rodded slide guitars Ry Cooder plays. This 2018 Thinline version is semi-hollow, with a single f-hole cut into a lightweight alder body. That gives it a little more air and a little less weight than a solid body. The guitar has a beautifully done aged white blonde nitro finish that's lightly checked. We're beyond impressed in how it came out.
The quartersawn maple neck has a rosewood board and a '50s soft V-to-C profile with a 25.5" scale. You get a 9.5" radius, a 1-11/16" bone nut and 6105 frets, so it's easy to play and you won't fret out. There's room for both slide and fretted playing.
The bridge pickup is a Mojo Valco/Ozark-style lap steel unit, and it's the heart of the instrument. What you get is big output, a thick midrange and long sustain that makes slide lines sing and gives rhythm parts real grit. In the neck position a Mojo Teisco-spec gold foil pickup gets you a clearer, glassier sound with plenty of note definition. A 3-way switch, master volume and master tone run it all, wired with VIPots audio taper pots, a paper-in-oil cap and cloth-covered wire.
Another key feature is the Gotoh In-Tune bridge with compensated brass saddles. This keeps the tuning steady and the intonation closer than old three-saddle T bridges. A leopard pickguard is the finish touch.
This Waterslide build is super light, coming in at 6.6 lbs and will easy to play for hours. A nice hardshell case is included. Setup to play perfectly by the techs in our shop, it's ready to go.
* Year: 2018
* Weight: 6.6 lbs (6 lbs 10 oz)
* Finish: Aged White Blonde nitro
* Body: Semi-hollow alder, single f-hole
* Neck: Quartersawn maple
* Fretboard: Rosewood
* Neck Shape: '50s soft V-to-C
* Neck Nut Width: 1-11/16", bone nut
* Fretwire: 6105
* Radius: 9.5"
* Scale Length: 25.5"
* Neck Pickup: Mojo Teisco-spec gold foil
* Bridge Pickup: Mojo Valco/Ozark-style lap steel
* Bridge: Hardtail with Gotoh In-Tune brass saddles
* Tuners: Kluson Supreme
* Controls: 3-way switch, master volume, master tone
* Electronics: VIPots, paper-in-oil cap, cloth-covered wiring
* Pickguard: Leopard
* Case: Hardshell case
* Condition: Excellent