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GX1 Hellcat H/S/S

Limited 2024 Production Run - Available as right / left hand - Made in USA

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A Tribute to the 80s: Unleash Your Inner Rock Star!

Get ready to take a wild ride back to the 80s, when animal finishes ruled the stage! Tiger, zebra stripes, and snake skin finishes were a major factor in the visual impact of '80s hard rock, and now Badlands Guitar Company is pumped to unveil our latest creation: the GX1 Hellcat! The Hellcat is our most ambitious finish to date and pays homage to one of the most unforgettable finishes of 80s rock guitars. 

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No Compromises,
Just Pure Rock!

At BGC, our priority is crafting and delivering fine, custom, shop-quality instruments for those who love old-school hard rock and metal. We never compromise on quality or true-to-era design and construction, ensuring a superlative playing experience.

 

The Hellcat showcases a unique, breathtaking hand-painted two-tone finish that shifts from metallic bronze to pearl white adorned with leopard spots across an alder body. 
We then add a quartersawn three-piece maple bolt-on neck, finished in sleek black gloss and an ebony fingerboard inlaid with a special "cat's eye" marker at the 12th fret, making this guitar standout on any stage. 

The Hellcat also introduces our brand new M89 pickup in the bridge position, delivering an aggressive growl that evokes some of the most sought-after high-performance pickups of the '80s. It is also BGC's first three-pickup guitar; two M81 single coils, specially designed to pair perfectly with the M89 humbucker. Using a five-way rotary switch, another first for BGC, the Hellcat provides a wide range of tones perfect for hard rock and beyond.

A Perfect Hard Rock Partnership: Special BGC-Edition Keeley Caverns Reverb/Delay

BGC has teamed up with the one and only Keeley Electronics to produce a limited-edition, BGC-exclusive pedal: the Keeley Caverns Delay Reverb pedal in a matching Hellcat finish! Every Hellcat instrument will include this exclusive, limited-edition Caverns pedal. The Caverns combines two of our favorite effects—delay and reverb—into one compact pedal, making it a seamless addition to any rig. It features Keeley’s warm, analog-style tape delay with modulation and three different types of reverb (spring, modulation, and shimmer), making it perfect for lifting solos, adding depth and movement to arpeggiated lines, and thickening rhythmic parts.

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More than a guitar...
An experience

Included with each limited Badlands Guitar Company® GX1 is a Sunset Swag Pack to round out the total BGC experience. Each item is uniquely connected to the GX1 and the Badlands Guitar Company® philosophy of honoring the influential sounds, artists, and gear of those halcyon Sunset Strip days. 

Each guitar comes bundled with:

  • Premium G&G 80's style hardshell case

  • Exclusive Badlands / Keeley Hellcat Caverns pedal

  • Floyd Rose HexHider Magnetic 3mm Allen Wrench
     

Additional case candy includes: 

  • Certificate of Authenticity in a BGC custom folder

  • BGC 'Road-Case' thank you card

  • Quality control card, signed off during each step of the build process

  • Limited Edition, framed Hellcat poster

  • 80's patch, pin & stickers set

  • Custom V-Picks guitar pick in matching color

Introducing the GX1 Hellcat

Customize your GX1 experience

Options available at no additional cost

GX1 Hellcat H/S/S specification

Neck shape diagram

Neck profile: C shape

Nut width: 1.6875"

1st fret thickness: .800"

12th fret thickness: .850"

Fingerboard radius: 14"

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Controls and switching

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