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Artist AS72 White Paisley Relic Electric Guitar w/ Hand-Made Pickups

Dig beneath the ordinary and reveal the extraordinary. The Artist AS72 comes bounding through time, from the paddocks of Woodstock 1969 into your waiting hands - but not without a quick stop off to catch up with the times! We painstakingly relic'd the vintage-style nitrocellulose finish on these, adding a scar here and a gash there to give your brand-new guitar that well-loved look. The 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!

There may be slight variations between the paisley finishes on each AS72. This is due to the paisley finish being applied by hand.


The Tech Features

Body
Body Material: Mahogany
Body Finish: White Paisley
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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Reviews (1)

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Love this thing!

By: on 4 October 2024
I preordered my AS72 a few months before it was released and I didn’t really know what to expect. The price seemed too good to be true and too good not to try. I was amazed at the quality of this guitar when I first played and am still amazed every time I play it. I had a couple of dead notes which seemed to be caused by a slight backbow on the neck. I don’t see this as a problem at all. Maybe a slight oversight at the factory but these things happen and it can be checked without the use of any specialty tools and can be remedied with the tools supplied with the guitar. Every guitarist should learn how to do this anyway. Everything on this guitar works as it should. It stays in tune. The pickups sound unreal. The neck is comfortable and quite thin. I’d usually prefer a 9.5” radius as the 14” is fairly flat but I’m use to it now. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again; This is a good guitar regardless of price. It punches well above its weight and I think I will have it for a long time.

Artist Guitars Response
Thank you so much for your review. We really appreciate it.

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