A sweet modern classic made totally badass! Allow us to elaborate...
This tone machine started life as an American Deluxe, a stunning ash and maple guitar with a great "C" profile neck (.903"-.941"). It sports a 7.25" radius and the nut width comes in at 1.65".
Now that we've got the nerdy stuff outta the way, the real superstar of this guitar is the upgraded paisley pickguard that brings in the functionality and tone inspired by studio ace Brent Mason.
Loaded up with a trio of Seymour Duncan pickups it includes a Seymour Duncan SM-1n Mini Humbucker Neck Pickup. The sound is somewhat of a tonal cross between a single-coil and a humbucker. In the middle is Seymour Duncan STK-S2N Hot Stack Pickup; the powerful ceramic bar magnet surrounded by two Stack coils sends more current into your amp, so you get long sustain and super string sensitivity. Over in the bridge is the Seymour Duncan STK-T3b Vintage Tele Lead Stack Pickup. This pickup imparts all of the classic twang of a vintage Tele with one very important distinction: no 60 cycle hum and virtually no noise.
The controls include a 3-way pickup selector, volume and tone control, and an added push/pull to turn on the middle pickup.
This excellently modded guitar looks great and plays great. It has light signs of playwear and use. The pro techs here at EMS have given it a full setup to ensure that it arrives to you ready for stage or studio.
It ships safely and swiftly in its included hardshell case! Feel free to call us with any questions you have about this sweet tele.