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Artist AT53 Vintage Green Electric Guitar w/ Hand Made Pickups

What you've been waiting for is here! For those of you who prefer your guitars to look a little less battle-worn, we're introducing the AT53 in a non-relic nitrocellulose finish! 

The latest in our much-lauded range of TC-style guitars, the Artist AT53 pairs the best elements of vintage guitar design with modern features to bring you an instrument that straddles the line between innately familiar and excitingly new. With a classic-looking roasted maple neck finished with a comfortable satin feel, the high-grade locking tuners and rosewood fretboard (at a lightning-quick 14-inch radius), make for a guitar that belies its own old-world aesthetic. With its stunning nitrocellulose finish, a material used mainly on guitars crafted prior to the 1970s, the AT53 sustains amazingly for such a lightweight instrument!

Having tested untold amounts of pickup options, we settled on a set of high-end, hand-made single coils wound by the Laohao workshop, a small team producing boutique batches of custom pickups to a frankly unbelievable standard. Paired with 250k pots, the AT53 has that signature single-coil twang we all know and love! Every detail has been pored over with this one - a bone nut, copper foil shielding, a wheeled string tree and locking strap buttons are among a host of features that make this your perfect modern instrument!


The Tech Features

Body
Body Material: Paulownia
Body Finish: Vintage Green
Body Paint: Nitro
Body Construction: Solid

Neck
Neck Material:
 Quarter-Sawn Roasted Maple
Neck Construction: One-Piece
Neck Joint: Bolt-On
Neck Finish: Satin
Neck Shape: 22mm C Profile
Scale Length: 650mm / 25.5"
Fretboard Material: Rosewood
Fretboard Radius: 350mm
Number of Frets: 22
Fret Material: Stainless Steel
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 42mm / 1.65"
Position Inlays: Abalone Fret Dots
Binding: N/A
Side Dots: Glow in the Dark 
Truss Rod: Dual Action 2-Way

Electronics
Bridge Pickup:
 Laohao Hand Made Alnico V Single-Coil Pickup
Middle Pickup: N/A
Neck Pickup: Laohao Hand Made Alnico V Single-Coil Pickup
Switching: 3-Way Switch
Configuration: SS
Special Electronics: Copper Foil Shielded Cavity, Treble Bleed

Hardware
Bridge:
 Vintage Style Bridge With Brass Saddles
Hardware Finish: Chrome
Machine Heads: Premium Locking Die-Cast
Pickguard: Cream

Miscellaneous/Special Features
Weight: 2.7-3.2kg / 6-7lbs

Accessories
Included Accessories:
 Instrument Cable, Truss Rod Adjustment Key, Bridge Adjustment Key, Picks, Strap Locks
Optional Hard Cases: REC300RC, REC350FTB, EC500
Optional Bags: HGBAGST, BAGST

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Reviews (2)

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Solid guitar. Best Buy. Thanks Artist.

By: on 20 October 2025
This is a reliable, functional, high quality instrument suitable for gigging, backup, professional use or as affordable high quality student instrument. Can't really fault this guitar even for twice the price but I'll try!! Its good to see smaller firms and Chinese producers listening to their customers and upping the ante where it makes the biggest difference. They are beginning to rival western and other eastern manufacturers now in quality control, consistency, attention to detail and precision of installation along with sourcing higher quality hardware and components. Probably saved some money in other areas like neck binding, skunk strip inlay, affordable woods etc. Everything functioned perfectly out of the box. Quite well set up. I did tweak intonation. There was one single fret a little high needed a tap with a mallet. I have had a few artist guitars and while they represent excellent value I could never say they were faultless. Usual problems are mediocre tuners, variable setup, stability of build, fretwork and quality control. Some affordable guitar brands like to boast extra features like locking tuners etc as a selling point. However much better to have quality standard tuners than a budget locking variety. With this guitar I was happy to say the tuners, while not perfect, are definitely an upgrade over the ones used on other Artist guitars, though I would still rather have a quality brand of standard tuners. They hold tune well but I can feel the gears inside are not 100% smooth under load. The neck is flawless and stainless fretwork awesome with one minor issue mentioned before. Nice and resonant unplugged. Stainless frets huge upgrade if you play a lot. Extra money worth it just for this. Fit and Finish is top notch. Easily as good or better than high end Squier or affordable fender. Paintwork is flawless. The neck has a heavy clear poly finish which I don't mind. Abalone/Paua shell inlays are nice. Attractive 3 ply scratch plate installed with precision. The components and hardware while not of top end quality are solid, functional and installed with precision. No loose or poorly installed screws or hardware. Electronic controls are affordable but installed well and function smoothly. Pickups are well balanced and transparent. Quite hot. Body is quite light. This could be good or bad. Easy on back. Not really neck "dive" as such, more of a slow slump. Remedied by lighter tuners, wide strap or counter weights in cavity. Extras which make a difference, shielded cavities, bone nut, roller string trees and (subjectively) the strap locks though I don't mind standard oversized buttons. Minor gripes. Tuners as mentioned not really any worse than other guitars in this price bracket but if you want one thing to be perfect this is a good place to start. Side dot inlays are not super visible. Apparently they are glow in the dark but they just look dark to me. Future improvements for me could be body contours, more colour varieties, different neck and pickup configurations and hardware upgrades on higher end models. As always Artist provides excellent customer service and warranty support. That is really the jewel in their crown and how they continue to grow as a company. Thanks for the guitar.

Artist Guitars Response
Thanks so much for your review! Please do not hesitate to reach out to us if you have any questions.

ARTISTAT 53 VINTAGE GREEN

By: on 25 March 2025
Great guitar i have about 10 Artist guitars now can not go wrong and great service and customer support

Artist Guitars Response
Thanks for your review! We are always here if you have any questions.

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