Belle Guitars Teg Workhorse - Faded Sonic Blue

The Belle Guitars Workhorse series distills everything Belle Guitars stands for — PLEK’d necks, premium components, inspiring feel, and no-nonsense reliability. All at a accessible price for serious players.

The Workhouse series is offered in three classic styles — the Teg (single cut), Capstone (double cut), and JZ (offset). Every Workhorse model is made with the same attention to detail as our Custom top-tier instruments. These guitars are meant to be played hard, feel and sound just right and built to keep up.

Neck: The Workhorse Series necks are built for comfort and familiarity, offering a variety of profiles with the most popular being the Soft 57V, 1965C and the Modern C. A standard 9.5″ radius gives a balanced feel for both chording and lead work, with optional 7.5″ and compound radius choices available. Fretboard edges are rolled for a played-in feel, finished in an aged, worn-in style, and feature a smooth tapered headstock transition.

Body: The Workhorse Series body shapes — Teg, Capstone, and Offset — are available in American alder or torrefied pine. Torrefaction is reserved for the pine bodies, adding extra stability and a touch of vintage resonance.

Hardware: Every Workhorse guitar is fitted with quality Gotoh components, chosen for their reliability and consistency. Tuning duties are handled by Gotoh tuners, paired with vintage-spaced Gotoh tremolos or bridges. Saddles are high-grade Gotoh as well, ensuring stable intonation and smooth response.

Finish: Workhorse Series guitars are finished in thin nitrocellulose lacquer, allowing the wood to breathe and age naturally over time. The color palette includes a wide range of solid and metallic finishes, each guitar receiving its own unique character through a light to medium-light relic treatment. Hardware is lightly aged to complement the body, and subtle checking and wear patterns are added to enhance the played-in feel.

Electronics: Electronics are built entirely in-house, combining high-quality components with flexible pickup options. The Workhorse Series typically uses standard configurations but also serves as a platform for trialing different pickup layouts. Pickups are Belle’s own shop-wound models or carefully chosen commercial sets. The wiring harness features CTS pots, CRL switches, Pure Tone jacks, and vintage Soviet capacitors, all assembled with vintage-style wiring.

Specifications Belle Guitars Teg Workhorse - Faded Sonic Blue:

• Serial number: W2509
• Body: Alder
• Neck: Maple AAA with Rosewood fretboard
• Neck Profile: '57 Soft V (very similar to Medium C)
• Radius: Slight compound 9,5" - 10"
• Fretwire: Jescar 6105
• Full PLEK precision treatment / 10-46 strings
• Pickups: In house (Mex 50's style)
• Electronics: CTS pots, Cap 0.047 CRL
• Tuners: Gotoh relic
• Bridge: Gotoh aged "in-tune"