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Artist SS87 Natural Electric Guitar w/ Floyd Rose 

The Artist SS87 is a premium-grade prog-monster, for the player looking for the ultimate shredders tool! With various high-spec features this guitar packs a serious amount of quality into its small price-tag.

The Basswood body has an open-pore matte finish, a carved arm-contour and super-high neck access. The carved ergonomic Maple neck is comfortable, fast and smooth in the hand, and features 24 Jumbo frets over a 25.5” scale length on an Eco-Rosewood fretboard. This classy, modern styling is tied together with Shark-Tooth inlays and premium gold hardware, and a very versatile H/S/H pickup configuration. 

Our covered Matte Bullbuckers are in both the bridge and neck positions, and with the added flexibility of our Wrangler middle pickup and a 5-way switch you have the choice of any tone you could wish for at your fingertips. The switch and simple volume and tone controls are strategically placed for easy adjustability whilst playing, so you can switch from soaring leads back to a thumping rhythm tone in a flash. 

The SS87 also features a genuine Floyd-Rose Tremolo system, so you can divebomb and scream away on those high-gain whammy bends all day; the gold-plated locking nut will ensure you’re always in tune! The Floyd Rose tremolo is a powerful tool in the right hands, and we have some fantastic resources available on our website, if you’re not familiar with this style of trem reach out to our staff!

This guitar comes factory-strung with D'Addario 9–42 gauge strings.


The Tech Features

Body
Body Material: Mahogany
Body Finish: Open Pore Matte Brown
Body Paint: N/A
Body Construction: Solid

Neck
Neck Material:
 Maple​​​​​​​
Neck Construction: Scarfed​​​​​​​
Neck Joint: Bolt-On​​​​​​​
Neck Finish: Satin​​​​​​​
Neck Shape: 20mm C Profile​​​​​​​
Scale Length: 648mm / 25.5"​​​​​​​
Fretboard Material: Eco-Rosewood​​​​​​​
Fretboard Radius: 305mm​​​​​​​
Number of Frets: 24​​​​​​​
Fret Material: 25% Nickel​​​​​​​
Fret Size: Jumbo​​​​​​​
Nut Material: Locking Nut​​​​​​​
Nut Width: 43mm​​​​​​​
Position Inlays: Shark-Tooth Pearloid Inlays​​​​​​​
Binding: N/A​​​​​​​
Side Dots: White​​​​​​​
Truss Rod: Dual Action 2-Way

Electronics
Bridge Pickup:
 Artist Bullbucker Humbucker​​​​​​​
Middle Pickup: Artist Wrangler Single-Coil​​​​​​​
Neck Pickup: Artist Bullbucker Humbucker​​​​​​​
Switching: 5-Way Switch​​​​​​​
Configuration: HSH​​​​​​​
Special Electronics: N/A

Hardware
Bridge:
 Floyd Rose Tremolo​​​​​​​
Hardware Finish: Gold Chrome​​​​​​​
Machine Heads: Gold Chrome Die-Cast​​​​​​​
Pickguard: N/A

Miscellaneous/Special Features
Strings:
 D'addario EXL110 ​​​​​​​
Weight: 3.4kg - 3.6kg / 7.5-8lbs

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

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Reviews (10)

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SS87 natural electric guitar

By: on 22 November 2024
This is a really good guitar and the Floyd rose is surprisingly good and was setup well. Only had to do minor adjustments, would recommend.

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Customer Service ++++ Guitar ++++

By: on 13 November 2024
First off I have to say Artists Guitars customer service is just amazing and a breath of fresh air in the music industry when so other companies feel they are entitled and it's a privilege for us to be buying from them Artists Guitars treats Customers with so much respect it's amazing... Now the guitar......... Well the first one had some slight damage and this is where the customer service comes in, within 20 min of arrival I emailed them and then another 20 min later I had a RMA a return to sender form and apologies. Around 5 days turn around and the new guitar in perfect form turned up. I didn't know what to expect from this guitar owning name brand guitar already and never a Flyod but I was very surprised, the shape, the feel of the guitar is really nice, yes it needs setting up (yet to do) but after stretching in the strings the Flyod is holding tune really well being an original Floyd Rose Special you can't go wrong. The bullbucker pickups are quite that suprised me they are really nice, the frets are polished nice, the neck although not super thin like my Solar A1.6 it is not fat like a Strat it's more like a Dean neck. The timber finish is good I can't complain. Overall I am really happy with it and I wouldn't hesitate recommending anyone to Artists Guitars or even myself buying another one. Cheers Team

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Thank you so much for taking the time to leave feedback. We really appreciate the support!

Awesome straight out of the box

By: on 3 August 2024
Was looking for a guitar with a Floyd Rose and came across this one. Floyd's are notorious for being tough to set up. Straight out of the box, the intonation and action were perfect. 2 mins to tune and I was away. Pickups could be higher output, but regardless, this guitar is sensational.

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A versatile beast

By: on 12 July 2024
Out of the box this thing looks fantastic shiny frets and no sharp ends. The mahogany body looks like real quality very resonant. Unbelievable overall build for the price, being hsh this thing is versatile the classic bullbuckers with twacky inbetween positions very useful if you want to use this for a lot of different applications. ive got it setup with pretty low action 1.25mm high e and 1.5mm low e it handles it rather well

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Another great buy from Artist

By: on 16 April 2024
It's a great guitar but I'll start with the negatives: When I got it out the box it needed adjustments. Intonation was way out and the 3rd string kept slipping out of the saddle. I replaced the string and kept the twisty bit so it wouldn't slip. All fixed now and it sounds great. Action and neck is very nice. Pickups are great. Floyd Rose bridges aren't really for beginners, and it took some time to get it sitting right, which is apparently par for the course. Now I've got it playing well and it doesn't go out of tune when I divebomb, provided I bump the bridge back into position. No complaints at all. I love it. I especially love the twangler pickup in the middle as it provides a clean, bright tone when you need it. I gave it 5 because even though it was a headache at first, it's amazing value and beautiful to play now.

Artist Guitars Response
We are glad to hear that you are happy with the item. Thank you so much for your review.

Great value

By: on 6 April 2024
I received my SS87 last week and so far pretty amazed at the value it represents. Out of the box the Floyd Rose needed to be setup and intonation adjusted, this was as expected. It's very playable as is but I picked up on a couple of high frets and all the frets felt a bit grainy like they could have been polished better. Nothing major, the fret ends were all smooth (smoother than my Les Paul Studio out of the box) and I will likely give it a partial fret dressing and polish before I adjust the neck relief and string height to my liking. The pickups are good but not amazing, again as expected for a guitar at this price. I will probably replace them at some point but they are fine for now. I actually quite like the sound of the middle single coil for clean sounds. I've been playing for 30+ years and own Fenders and Gibsons but I wanted something a bit more metal and didn't want to spend too much. A great beginner to intermediate guitar or project for players who don't mind tinkering. To echo other reviews, this guitar (or at least the one I received) is outstanding value at this price, very happy with it so far! I will edit this review should it develop any issues in the future.

Artist Guitars Response
Thanks so much for your review! Please do not hesitate to reach out to us if you have any questions.

colour options

By: on 31 August 2023
This doesnt just apply to this guitar, but most of artist guitars especially the les paul style axes. I've been waiting to see artist release different colour schemes for their guitars.

Artist Guitars Response
We are glad to hear that you are happy with our product. Thank you for sharing this feedback with us and for the support!

Artist SS87 Natural EG

By: on 30 March 2023
Over the last few years Artist has been my one stop shop for my guitars and accessories. My lastest purchase is the SS87 Natural EG. The Artist quality as with all my acoustic, classical and electric guitars is perfect. The ease of playing is superb. Absolutely blown away by the quality, look and finish of this instrument. LOVE IT and recommend to anyone wanting a quality guitar at a very affordable price.

Artist Guitars Response
We are so glad to hear that you are having fun with the guitar and loving it. Thank you so much for the great review.

Great guitar

By: on 7 March 2023
I was impressed on how gorgeous it looks. Don't expect it to be fully set up 100% ready to play once you unpack though. I had to adjust the bridge's spring tension, truss rod, string action and intonation. After setup it feels and plays great. I honestly have no idea how Artist managed to make this guitar for this price. I'll install a Sustainiac in my SS87 just for the extra fun and inspiration.

Artist Guitars Response
Thank you for your detailed review of the guitar. We are pleased to hear that the guitar has exceeded your expectations.

SS87 with Floyd Rose

By: on 2 March 2023
Flat matte finish accentuates the wood grain and the simple black pickup mounting contrasts and combines with the black and gold bling and complexity of the Floyd Rose to produce a very appealing balance between traditional and modern in an SS style no less - very nice design! I love this neck, it feels smooth, warm, almost alive and just right, goldilocks. The pickups work really well with the Floyd Rose and five way switch. I waited a long time for this machine and I'm so glad it was worth every minute.

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We are glad to hear that you are happy with our product. Thank you for sharing this feedback with us and for the support!