The JS1GD features an alder body with a vibrant gold finish bolted to a maple and bubinga neck with a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with mother of pearl dot position markers. Pickups are a DiMarzio Satur8 humbucker at the bridge and a single coil Sustainiac driver at the neck; controls consist of a master volume with push/pull hi-pass filter, a master tone with push/pull Sustainiac switch, a Sustainiac voicing toggle, and a 3-way pickup selector. Components include an Edge double locking tremolo bridge with carbon fiber Ultralite arm, a locking nut, and Gotoh machine heads.
The JS1CR is a related model with different pickups and a chrome finish. The JS2GD is a related model with three pickups (HSS configuration) without a sustainer and a with few other changes.