BLUEPRINT: Seth Baccus Argonaut
There’s quite a resurgence in British electric guitar design at the moment, with companies ranging from Gordon Smith to PJD to Patrick James Eggle all producing topnotch instruments with a flair and character all their own. Many of the hand-crafted, high-end guitars being produced in Britain today owe little to the past but boast elegant, original lines. Seth Baccus is one of the best in the business in that regard and his Cornish workshop is home to some of the most svelte, distinctive and yet timeless new electrics you’ll find.
Recently, he unveiled an all-new offset, the Argonaut, and like his other designs it’s a mark of their quality that they can be styled and spec’d in radically different ways yet still retain a classic essence. We join Seth to talk about the development of a contemporary offset that was built to rock but will also do retro if you want it to. Heck, he’ll even build it out of solid rosewood if you’ve got the brawn for it…
