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Artist AS72 Black 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 AS72 in a non-relic nitrocellulose finish!

Dig beneath the ordinary and reveal the extraordinary. The Artist AS72 comes bounding through time, from a California factory in 1968 into your waiting hands - but not without a quick stop off to catch up with the times! With a classic black nitrocellulose finish, the AS72 has all the mojo of the very best vintage guitars. The quarter-sawn roasted maple satin neck is topped with a rosewood fretboard, a material becoming rarer by the day within the worldwide guitar market. The 14" fingerboard radius allows for super low action and effortless bends, while glow-in-the-dark fret markers on the side of the neck map the fretboard on even the darkest of pub stages. 

Having tested untold amounts of pickup options, we settled on a set of high-end, hand-made pickups wound by the Laohao workshop, a small team producing low-quantity batches of custom pickups to a frankly unbelievable standard. The bridge humbucker provides a bit more bite than your average S-type guitar, while the neck and middle positions sound that familiar quack we all know and love. Each AS72 comes with copper shielding, making it whisper quiet when you're not playing!

A bone nut, locking tuners, strap locks, and a modern-style bridge will keep your tuning stable, and your guitar strapped to your shoulder... you won't want to scratch your new favourite guitar!


The Tech Features

Body
Body Material: Mahogany
Body Finish: Black 
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-wound Humbucker
Middle Pickup: Laohao Hand-wound Single-Coil
Neck Pickup: Laohao Hand-wound Single-Coil
Switching: 5-Way Switch
Configuration: HSS
Special Electronics: Copper Foil Shielded Cavity

Hardware
Bridge:
 Classic Tremolo
Hardware Finish: Chrome
Machine Heads: Premium Locking Die-Cast
Pickguard: 3-Ply Cream

Miscellaneous/Special Features
Strings:
 Ernie Ball 10-46 Regular Slinky
Weight: 3.2-3.5kg / 7-8lbs

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

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Black Magic

By: on 31 October 2024
I just got mine in matt black and love it. The specs are amazing. forget the price this is a fantastic guitar. the pickups are wonderful. I have three artist guitars and sold sold two so I could buy this and I'm not disappointed. This is my new go to guitar. I'd love to see a relic AP97 Chambered.

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