We carve our DC body shape with deep cutaways and a contoured heel to give easy access to the highest frets. The high degree of body shaping makes for a compact body that's a fantastically flexible platform for all kinds of music genres.
Choose between our classic Gowen 57-59 PAF+ (9.5k) or the hotter Gowen 72-75 PAF+ (14k) for the humbucker equipped DC No 1, both with partial coil splitting fitted as standard.
All our DC No 1 guitars are unique instruments and individually priced, starting at around £1650 for a new DC No 1 shape guitar in a solid wood body including a single humbucker pick-up in the bridge position.
Our DC bodies are normally made from Cherry, Alder, London Plane, Ash, Walnut or Mahogany / Sapele, with more expensive woods and figured tops adding to the base cost of the instrument.
All our DC No 1 guitars now come fitted with our own Gowen Humbuckers, with partial coil splitting via push-pull CTS pots as standard. We've developed our pickups in partnership with one of the UK's top boutique pickup manufacturers to create a unique pickup voicing to our own specification.
DC No 1
(humbucker DC)
Base Price
DC No 1H
Two Gowen humbuckers
£1,750.00
Body Construction
carved solid wood body (1/2-piece)
Pickups
All pickup models are designed by us and custom-wound in the UK
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x2 humbuckers
Pickup Options
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Gowen 57-59 set (9.5k B + 8.5k N)
Coil Splitting
standard (partial coil-split on Bridge pup via push-pull CTS pots)
Multi-layer Body
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Sculpted heel
standard
Figured/Decorative Top
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Body Finish
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Osmo Satin Oil finish (standard)
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Nitrocellulose Lacquer (+ £150)
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Satin Acrylic Lacquer (- £150)
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Tung Oil (matt-eggshell) finish (+ £75)
Neck
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bolt-on, 22 fret, 648mm / 628mm scale, 12" radius,
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medium-jumbo SS frets. Gotoh 510 tuners.
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mahogany & rosewood (standard)
Electrics
- potentiometers
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CTS pots (increased friction)
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Bourns Pots (reduced friction)
Neck options
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maple & ebony neck (+ £120),
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9.5" radius (+£0)
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628mm scale (+£0)
Hardcase
(included)
Costing examples
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Gowen DC No 1 in solid walnut (+75), Gowen 57-59 set, nitrocellulose lacquer (+150): = £1975.00
DC No 2
(single coil DC)
Base Price
DC No 2T
Two Gowen T-style pickups with modern T bridge
£1,899
DC No 2S
Three Gowen single coils
£1,925
DC No 2HS
Bridge humbucker with two Gowen single coils
£1,950
Body Construction
carved solid wood body (1/2-piece)
Pickups
All pickup models are designed by us and custom-wound in the UK
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xt telecaster style single coils (No. 2T)
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x3 strat style single coils (No. 2S)
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x1 humbucker + x2 strat style single coils (No 2HS)
Pickup Options
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Gowen T set (6.8k B, 7.2k N)
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Gowen 69 (S-S-S) set (6.2k B, 5.6k M, 5.8k N)
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Gowen 57-59 humbucker (B) + Gowen 62 (M) + Gowen 62 (N)
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Gowen 72-75 set humbucker (B) + Gowen 62 (M) + Gowen 62 (N)
Coil Splitting
standard (partial coil-split on humbucker Bridge pups via push-pull CTS pots)
Multi-layer Body
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Sculpted heel
standard
Figured/Decorative Top
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Body Finish
-
Osmo Satin Oil finish (standard)
-
Nitrocellulose Lacquer (+ £150)
-
Satin Acrylic Lacquer (- £150)
-
Tung Oil (matt-eggshell) finish (+ £75)
Neck
-
bolt-on, 22 fret, 648mm / 628mm scale, 12" radius,
-
medium-jumbo SS frets. Gotoh 510 tuners.
-
mahogany & rosewood (standard)
Neck options
-
maple & ebony neck (+ £120),
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9.5" radius (+£0)
-
628mm scale (+£0)
Electrics
- potentiometers
-
CTS pots (increased friction)
-
Bourns Pots (reduced friction)
Hardcase
(included)