The AT53 just got even better! With an upgraded set of high-output Alnico V single coil pickups, this all-new iteration of an absolute classic is the guitar you know and love, just with even more twang and bite!
The Artist AT53 pairs the best elements of vintage guitar design with modern features to bring you an instrument that straddles the line between innately familiar and excitingly new. With 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 belies its own old-world aesthetic. With its stunning nitrocellulose finish, a material used mainly on guitars crafted prior to the 1970s, the AT53 sustains amazingly for such a lightweight instrument!
Having tested untold amounts of pickup options, we settled on a set of hot, high-end Alnico V single coils which, when paired with 250k pots, produce that signature single-coil twang we all know and love! Every detail has been pored over with this one - a bone nut, copper foil shielding, a wheeled string tree and locking strap buttons are among a host of features that make this your perfect modern instrument!
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Body
Body Material: Paulownia
Body Finish: White
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: Hot Alnico V Single-Coil Pickup
Middle Pickup: N/A
Neck Pickup: Hot Alnico V Single-Coil Pickup
Switching: 3-Way Switch
Configuration: SS
Special Electronics: Copper Foil Shielded Cavity, Treble Bleed
Hardware
Bridge: Vintage Style Bridge With Brass Saddles
Hardware Finish: Chrome
Machine Heads: Premium Locking Die-Cast
Pickguard: Cream
Miscellaneous/Special Features
Strings: Ernie Ball 10-46 Regular Slinky
Weight: 2.7-3.2kg / 6-7lbs
Accessories
Included Accessories: Instrument Cable, Truss Rod Adjustment Key, Bridge Adjustment Key, Picks, Strap Locks
Optional Hard Cases: REC300RC, REC350FTB, EC500
Optional Bags: HGBAGST, BAGST
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