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Artist GM1VSB Grungemaster Electric Guitar Vintage Sunburst
Our Artist GRUNGEMASTER was purpose-designed here at Artist Guitars to be a great 1st guitar to set you on your path to dirty riffs! Featuring a Poplar body, a Maple Neck with Eco-Rosewood fretboard and plastic block-inlays, two 'P90' styled Single Coil Ceramic Bar Pickups with a 3-way selector, Tune-O-Matic bridge with a Stop-Tail-Bar for increased stability, and Die-cast Chrome Machine Head tuners.
The Tech Features
Brand: Artist
Model: GM1TSB
Neck: 251⁄2"" / 648 mm scale Maple Bolt-On Neck, Truss Rod
Fretboard: 21 Frets, Eco-Rosewood Fretboard with 'Block' shaped plastic Inlays
Body: Poplar with a Tortoiseshell scratchplate
Machine Heads: Die-cast Chrome
Bridge: Chrome coloured tune-o-Matic style, with 'Stop-Bar' anchor.
Pickups: Cream coloured soap bar covered 'P90' type pickups, ceramic bar magnet.
Neck - M-90N 7.8K 5.2H
Bridge - M-90B 9.2K 6.2H
Controls: 1 x Volume, 1 x Tone and a 3-way switch
Strings: 10-46 Gauge Electric Guitar Strings
Neck Profile:
- Scale: 251⁄2"" / 648mm
- Nut: 42 mm / 15⁄8” ABS Plastic Nut
- 1st fret Thickness: 21mm / 13⁄16 ”
- Shape: Modern D
- Fretboard Radius: 12"" / 305 mm
Colour: Vintage Sunburst
Dimensions: 103cm x 33cm x 6cm (409⁄16” x 13” x 23⁄8”)
Weight: 3kg - 3.5kg / 6 lb and 9.8 oz - 7 lb and 11.4 oz approximate
Optional Hard Cases: REC300RC, REC350FTB, REC350BK
Optional Gig Bags: HGBAGST, BAGST
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Reviews (8)
Write a reviewI love it.
This is my first Artist guitar.I bought it after watching Brett Kingman[a good mate of local guitar legend,Pete Gordan] review.I absolutely love the Grungemaster.It sounds awesome through the Tweedtone 20 R amp,which i bought after watching another great review by Brett Kingman.Keep up the good work guys.
Artist Guitars Response
It is our pleasure and thank you so much for leaving us this feedback. We really appreciate the support!
Grungemaster is a bargain.
Got this Grungemaster as a customer return for $207 delivered to WA. It was unmarked, in new condition and in original packaging on arrival. Very high quality finish. Extremely nice neck with a near perfect fret job. I just did not expect this at this price point. Upon arrival I restrung and setup the Grungemaster. I was blown away at how great this guitar sounds and how easy it is to play. Most new guitars under $1500 usually need fret level and crown after purchase so as to get a nice lowish action, without any string buzz but not this one. Some of the frets were a little scratchy but not bad enough to warrant a polish. They have smoothed out after a small amount of play time. The P90 pickups are amazing in this guitar. The electrics have the small pots, a good quality tone cap (Polyester Greencap) and high quality rectangular three way switch like the ones the Japanese guitars have been using for years. This is the first Artist Guitar I have purchased. I bought this guitar for the P90 experience. I can see myself playing this guitar more than some of my other guitars that cost 9 or 10 times the price. This guitar weighs in at 3.75kg so certainly not a heavy weight. Even at the full price this thing is a steal. If you are considering the purchase of a Grungemaster then just do it. Its intrinsic value is definitely more than the asking price in my opinion. Just be sure to restring it as the factory strings are junk, but hey, you expect that at the price point anyway. Well done Artist Guitars and thank you for a great product along with the great customer service.
Artist Guitars Response
Thank you for the really detailed review of the guitar. We certainly appreciate it. We are really happy to hear that you are loving the grungemaster.
Grungemaster!
This is the 4th artist guitar I have purchased and the 2nd grungemaster. These guitars are pure quality and ideal for anyone at any level of skill. I reach for an artist before any of the big brand guitars. Keep up the excellent work
Artist Guitars Response
We are glad to hear that you are happy with our product. Thank you for sharing this feedback with us.
Surprisingly awesome guitar!
Been looking at this for a few months and in the meantime have been trying out many other instruments around the $1200 mark and just not feeling it! Finally got the Grunge Master as a holiday project with the view to use it as a modding platform. I was expecting to replace pickups, all the electronics, the tuners and the bridge. Also expected to have to do a proper shielding job on the cavities and have to seriously level the frets and re-crown. The only thing I have had to do was file down 1 fret and cut the nut slots properly. (Lowering bridge doesn't count as modding!) I've been playing it constantly since Christmas day and love it. The pickups are not cheap sounding and have a lovely range of tones from jazzy to dirty. They even provide hum cancelling in the middle position which wasn't mentioned in any review or description. Even my Casino didn't do this and the hum drove me nuts. Half an hours work (fun work) has left me with the most playable guitar I own. Finally, the video reviews on your website are accurate and provide a realistic reflection of how the guitar actually sounds. Thanks!
Artist Guitars Response
Hi! Thank you so much for your feedback. We really appreciate it. If you need any help, please don't hesitate to contact us. Cheers!
AMAZING QUALITY!!!!!!
Just wanted to say thank you to Artist Guitars for my 6th guitar, i have this guitar in white as well , ITS THAT GOOD!!! The P90s are nothing short of magic, our band uses multiple tunings so multiple guitars is a MUST!! Thankfully the playability instantly out of the box is unbelievable and recommend this to any level player. and yes it is going on our new album!!! Thank you ARTIST GUITARS for not making me destitute and out on the streets!!! I have food and and an AWESOME amount of AWESOME guitars!!! Game over!!!
Artist Guitars Response
We really appreciate it for taking the time to leave a review and glad to know that you are satisfied with our products and services.