TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE? Number 2, WHITE :-)
Where can I start? Nitro Paint, Cool Relic Finish, Locking Tuners, Hand Wound Pickups, Strap Locks, Wonderful smooth, fast Roasted Maple Neck, Light Weight Paulownia Body, Rosewood Board. It just goes on… Stainless Frets! Bone Nut! Copper Foil Shielded Cavities! ON A $NZ500 Guitar!!! SHUT UP! So, this little stunner arrived safely packaged within just a few days of my order; I was unsure what to expect, I tell ya I did not anticipate something quite so good! I have guitars 3-4 times the price that are nowhere near as good as this AT53 ! Straight outta the box just needed tuning and away we go, resonant unplugged and a joy plugged in. Comes with a very useable quality lead and the obligatory Hex keys too. I already have a couple of other Artist guitars, they are good, but this is another level. As always Artist punch way above the price point, Try a Grungemaster, they are insanely good for the money. ANYWAY The AT53 has got me hooked, so much so that I bought a white one immediately after I got the Aqua one… AND I have just ordered Black too!!! I’ll complete the set in the New Year too. Can also get them in cool non-relic finish too… Just buy one. Thanks Artist Guitars
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Product Description
Artist AT53 White Relic Electric Guitar w/ Hand Made Pickups
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. While the AT53 comes pre-battle worn, the nitrocellulose finish, a material used mainly on guitars crafted prior to the 1970s will wear and age just as you do.
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 sounds far brighter than its relic'd finish suggests! 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 modern features that make this old battler anything but!
The Tech Features
Body
Body Material: Paulownia
Body Finish: White Relic
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
Hardware
Bridge: Vintage Style Bridge With Brass Saddles
Hardware Finish: Chrome
Machine Heads: Premium Locking Die-Cast
Pickguard: Cream
Miscellaneous/Special Features
Strings: Ernie Ball 10-46 Regular Slinky
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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