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Artist AS50 Black Electric Guitar w/ Noiseless Pickups & Padded Bag

With a timeless finish, locking tuners, and Alnico V single-coil pickups amid a litany of high-end appointments, the Artist AS50 is a true player-grade beast, purpose-built for recording and touring artists alike.

Equipped with a set of Noiseless YHL Mercury Alnico V single coils, these vintage-voiced machine-wound pickups deliver the lively, organic response that handwound pickups are known for, thanks to the Fine Structure Scattering Wound (FSSW) technology that the YHL team has spent years refining. This winding approach offers handwound character with machine consistency, along with a frequency response curve once achievable only with careful studio EQ. YHL’s development of FSSW winding, paired with improvements to the dual-layer pickup structure, also resolves the long-standing issue of dual-layer noiseless designs failing to capture the realism of true single coils. The result is a noise-free dual-layer pickup that still responds with the sensitivity and rich tonal depth players expect from a traditional single coil.

With plenty of natural top-end grit and smooth bass response, these pickups are voiced to deliver rich, sparkling tones with a subtle, natural compression, especially when paired with a valve amplifier at full volume. Inspired by the bright, percussive spank of 1960s single coils, a slight midrange scoop combines with lively top-end chime to produce an authentic vintage tone, without the noise.

With a solid alder body finished in classic black gloss, a satin-finished light roasted maple neck and a 9.5" radius maple fretboard, the AS50 brings that comfortingly familiar vintage mojo to the Artist range. The classic C-shape neck carve has more than enough shoulder to grab hold of, though flatter than the baseball-bat chunk for which similar vintage models are somewhat infamous. A 42mm bone nut, dual string-trees, high-grade locking tuners, and a modern two-point tremolo ensure tuning stability even with the heaviest of trem arm abuse, as well as glorious sustain. 

Each AS50 comes complete with a road-ready padded gig bag, perfect for transport from the practice space to the stage, and beyond. If that wasn't enough, we've also thrown in a set of strap-locks to help you keep this vintage-inspired classic in pristine condition, show after show, night after night. 


The Tech Features

Body
Body Material: Alder
Body Finish: Black Gloss
Body Paint: Polyurethane
Body Construction: Solid

Neck
Neck Material:
 Light Roasted Maple
Neck Construction: One Piece
Neck Joint: Bolt-On
Neck Finish: Satin
Neck Shape: 20.5mm C Profile
Scale Length: 648mm / 25.5"
Fretboard Material: Roasted Maple
Fretboard Radius: 240mm / 9.5"
Number of Frets: 22
Fret Material: 25% Nickel
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 42mm
Position Inlays: Black Dot
Binding: N/A
Side Dots: Black
Truss Rod: Dual Action 2-Way

Electronics
Bridge Pickup:
 Noiseless Alnico V YHL Mercury 83 Single Coil
Middle Pickup: Noiseless Alnico V YHL Mercury 83 Single Coil
Neck Pickup: Noiseless Alnico V YHL Mercury 83 Single Coil
Switching: 5-Way Switch
Configuration: SSS
Special Electronics: 

Hardware
Bridge:
 Two-Point Tremolo
Hardware Finish: Chrome
Machine Heads: Chrome Locking
Pickguard: 3-Ply White

Miscellaneous/Special Features
Strings:
 9-42
Weight: 3.4kg - 3.6kg / 7.5-8lbs

Accessories
Included Accessories: 
Padded Gig Bag, Strap Locks, Instrument Cable, Truss Rod Adjustment Key, Bridge Adjustment Key, Picks
Optional Hard Cases: REC300RC, REC350FTB, REC350BK
Optional Bags: HGBAGST, BAGST

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