Cole Clark Culprit HH Electric Guitar

Cole Clark Culprit 3 Semi-Hollow Electric Guitar – Natural (C3-HH-T-NAT)

The Cole Clark Culprit 3 marks the return of Cole Clark electric guitars for the first time since 2012, re-emerging as a flagship semi-hollow electric guitar built entirely from Australian sustainable timbers. Finished in a smooth nitro satin, the Culprit 3 blends the lively resonance of a semi-hollow design with the clarity and punch players expect from a modern stage-ready instrument.

What really sets this guitar apart is its uniquely Australian timber recipe: a distinctive mix of Bunya, Blackwood and Queensland Maple. That combination helps deliver an open, warm voice with excellent dynamic range—so it responds beautifully to pick attack, volume-knob clean-up, and touch-sensitive playing. Whether you’re chasing articulate cleans for chord work, edge-of-breakup bite for blues and indie, or a thicker drive tone that still breathes, the Culprit 3 is designed to feel alive under your hands.

True Balance Pickups: even output, effortless clarity

At the heart of the Culprit 3 are Cole Clark’s Patent Applied For True Balance Magnetic Pickups in a twin-humbucker configuration. The goal is simple: eliminate string-to-string imbalance and keep output even across the fretboard. In real terms, that means clearer chords, more consistent volume between strings when fingerpicking, and a more “finished” sound when recording or running through complex pedal chains.

Built for feel, stability, and real-world gigs

The Australian Blackwood neck brings strength and familiarity, while the 44 mm nut width offers comfortable spacing for modern technique—great for players who like room for big bends, expressive vibrato, or detailed right-hand work. A 12" radius keeps things smooth up the neck, and the 25.5" / 648 mm scale length provides a snappy response and clear note definition.

Premium hardware choices finish the package: a Wilkinson bridge for accurate intonation, Grover Kluson-style machine heads for dependable tuning, and a Graph Tech TUSQ nut for stable tuning performance and crisp attack. It ships with 10–46 strings, landing in that sweet spot for balanced tension, bending ease, and full tone.

At Guitar World Gold Coast, we love instruments like this because they offer something genuinely different for Australian players—distinctive timber character, boutique-level craftsmanship, and a semi-hollow feel that suits everything from home practice to studio sessions and weekend gigs.

Key features

• Flagship Cole Clark semi-hollow electric design (return of Cole Clark electrics since 2012)
• Australian sustainable timbers: Bunya, Blackwood & Queensland Maple
• True Balance Magnetic Pickups (2 humbuckers) for even string-to-string output
• Nitro satin finish in Natural
• Australian Blackwood neck, rosewood fretboard with abalone 6 mm dots
• Wilkinson bridge, Grover Kluson-style tuners, Graph Tech TUSQ nut
• Supplied in a rectangular tweed hard case