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Artist AT73 Pink Paisley Burst Electric Guitar w/ Hand Made Pickups

The latest in our much-lauded range of TC-style guitars, the Artist AT73 is a sleek and modern take on the classic paisley designs of old, packed with a host of great features to bring you an instrument that straddles the line between innately familiar and excitingly new. With a matching headstock, and a classic-looking roasted maple neck finished with a comfortable satin feel, the high-grade locking tuners and rosewood fretboard (at a lightning-quick 14-inch radius), make for a guitar that is smooth and easy to play.

Having tested untold amounts of pickup options, we settled on a set of high-end, hand-made single coils wound by the Laohao workshop, a small team producing low-quantity batches of custom pickups to a frankly unbelievable standard. Paired with 500k pots, the AT73 packs a massive punch, every bit as twangy and biting as you could expect from a TC-style guitar. Every detail has been pored over with this one - a bone nut, copper shielding, a wheeled string tree, locking strap buttons, and glow-in-the-dark side fret markers are among a host of modern features that will make this your new number one.

The Tech Features:

Brand: Artist

Model: AT73PP

Scale Length: 648 mm / 25.5 Inches

Body Wood: Mahogany

Machine Heads: Locking Machine Heads

Finish: Pink Paisley Burst

Neck: Quarter-Sawn Roasted Maple 21-22mm thickness with Satin Finish; C-Shape Neck

Fretboard: Rosewood

Frets: 22 Stainless Steel Frets

Nut: 42mm Bone

Fingerboard Radius: 14" (350mm)

Bridge: Vintage Style Bridge With Brass Saddles

Pickups: Laohao Hand Made Alnico V Single Coil Pickups with Copper Foil Shielded Control Cavity

  • Neck: 6.8K
  • Bridge: 8K

Features: 3-way Switch, String-Through Body, Strap Locks, Stainless Steel Frets, Copper Foil Shielded Control Cavity

Weight: 3.2-3.6kg / 7-8.5lbs

Optional Hard Cases: REC300, REC350, EC500

Optional Gig Bags: HGBAGST, BAGST

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By: on 29 April 2024
Spec-wise, this is my dream tele. I’ve literally waited years to find one with all these features and I bought the black version as well (which I returned). First the bad news. Unfortunately, the QC is not good. The paint finishing is amateurish and arrived with a serious chip on the front with the top layer delaminating. The string ferrules on the back are laughably all over the place (not in a straight line nor evenly spaced). Looks like they were drilled freehand in some backyard garage. Does this factory not even have a drill press set-up? The pick-ups sound much more like decent strat pups, but lack the twang, punch or clarity of good tele pups (despite the description) that I’ve had. I’ll probably replace them with a spare tele set I have. They are very quiet though, probably due to being well shielded. The specs are good; the locking tuners, pots and switch all seem fine so far. The neck generally plays quite well but I’ll do some more adjustments as the action is too high (the black version of this tele I received was unplayable out of the box, but I’ll elaborate in a separate review). It’s a nice looking guitar…if you don’t look too close. I’ve been an Artist customer for years but this was the first electric guitar I’ve bought from them. I previously bought an Artist nylon acoustic for my partner which was excellent for the price (and it’s still going well after 7+ years). I’m pretty underwhelmed by this Artist signature tele though. I wasn’t expecting Fender custom shop level or anything like it, but it wasn’t quite up to scratch. The QC checks and balances need improving a lot before I’d consider another Artist electric guitar. I do appreciate Artist’s customer service and guarantees though, which I’ve unfortunately had to rely upon with both teles.

Artist Guitars Response
Hi Jimmy, thank you for your honest review. We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience. This is definitely covered under a 100-day customer satisfaction guarantee so we will organise a resolution for you right away. We can replace or refund this for you. We've sent you an email so we can rectify this for you ASAP. We are looking forward to hearing back from you soon.

Pink paisley t style

By: on 10 April 2024
As soon as this instrument was listed I was interested. Who doesn’t want a paisley finished Tele shaped object? Unfortunately the reveal was less than stellar, truss rod so tight the neck had a backwards bow and action worryingly high. The finish is as always absolute class, I was not sold on the dark fingerboard having a preference for maple, and the vintage style bridge may appeal to some but I’m hoping a Wilkinson modern will fit. Pickups are pretty powerful and controls are as good as you would want. The neck profile, to me at least, is not as instantly comfortable as the tc59 family, of which I have several, not BAD just different. I do hope that a spare artist neck I have will fit without too much hassle and I may also chamfer the edge of the pick guard as it presently looks a little clunky. Strap locks appear to be good and are certainly an easy fit to a normal strap. This sums up a mostly personal opinion of yet another almost perfect guitar from the fine Artist brand

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

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