Sound Pure's Take
Weight: 7.05 lbs.
Condition: Used, Excellent - Some light pickguard scratching
"This is the best sounding mid-boost I've ever heard in a humbucking guitar. Phenomenal clarity, incredible balance. That guitar is not good...it's GREAT." - Eddie
Eddie is not one to beat around the bush when it comes to his opinions on guitars, so when he goes out of his way to sing his praises of one, you know you're about to play a work of art.
We've been fans of James Tyler's work for a long time and we're always happy to have one of his incredible guitars in our store. One of the smoothest playing shredders you'll find, Tyler really took every possible upgrade to the standard "super strat" theme and pushed them to their next level. The burst over the spalted maple is drool-worthy and Tyler's iconic headstock rounds the whole thing off into a top-of-the-line work of art.
From James Tyler Guitars
Before you try a high-end guitar for the first time, you respond to your heart. You saw the guitar for the first time and something about it touched you and created such a dose of anticipation in your being that you had to check it out.
The sooner, the better. And when you tracked one down, and held it, looking at it, turning it over and around, soaking up the aesthetic of it all, you realize it's more than just a guitar, it's a piece of art, and the anticipation grows.
You finally find a place to sit, shift yourself around a little until you are comfortable, slide the guitar into place, and really grab the neck for the first time.
You still haven't played a note yet, but you know.This is what everyone is talking about. Now the question is, how, however irresponsible it may be,how are you going to buy it?
When the guitar sounds like magic, you play better. When you play better, you want to just keep on playing.
2015
- Serial Number
- 14185
- Color
- Spalted Maple Tobacco Burst
- Headstock
- Natural
- Hardware
- Chrome
- Pickguard
- Black, White, Black
- Pickup Config
- HSH, Slanted
- Neck
- Studebaker
- Middle
- JTS5500
- Bridge
- California Special
- Control Layout
- 5-Way Switch, Volume, Midboost, Tone
- Volume
- Master
- Midboost
- Preamp with Bypass Button
- Tone
- Master
- Neck
- Quartersawn Maple
- Fingerboard
- Indian Rosewood
- Shape
- Thin '59
- Body
- Mahogany
- Construction
- Ribbed
- Top
- Spalted Maple Bent Top
- Binding
- Scraped Wood
- Tuners
- Hipshot Locking
- Bridge
- G2RV
- Case
- Original Hardshell
Warranty
This item is sold without the Sound Pure 3-year warranty (used / B-stock / dealer-exempt). Coverage terms for items in this category live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.
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