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Product Description
The all new Classic T Pro features: our innovative SSCII (Silent Single-Coil) hum cancelling system, Classic T or SSV pickups, a “Thin-Skin” urethane body finish, tinted satin finished neck with stainless steel frets, and the option of a Maple or Rosewood fingerboard.
When our customers asked for an instrument with all the tone and playability of our Classic T Antique, without the antiquing, we listened, and delivered two great eras of Classic T goodness.
50s Spec: 2-piece Swamp Ash body with Maple fingerboard on a Maple neck, Trans finishes (2-Tone Burst, Trans Butterscotch or Trans White), and single-ply pickguard (Black Bakelite or White).
60s Spec: 2-piece Alder body with a Rosewood fingerboard on a Maple neck, Finishes (3-Tone Burst, Black or Olympic White), and a 3-Ply Parchment pickguard.
Body
Swamp Ash
Popular in the 1950s for guitar bodies, Swamp Ash originates from the Southern parts of America, from trees whose root systems are under water. This wood is lightweight and porous. Its color is light with pronounced dark brown grain patterns which makes it ideal for transparent finishes. Popular with country, blues, rock and metal players alike, Swamp Ash is highly resonant and offers a nice balance of pleasant highs, firm lows, and a slightly scooped midrange.
Maple
Sourced mostly from the Northern United States and Canada and is commonly used to make necks. Maple has a classic tone, strong in the midrange with a sweet spanky high end.
- Wood: 2-Piece Swamp Ash
- Finish: "Thin Skin" Urethane
- Finish Color: Trans Butterscotch
Body Finish
The Classic T Pro uses our “Thin Skin” Urethane finish. Our finishing process provides an unparalleled combination of protection, beauty, and tone. Great care is taken to ensure that the thinnest possible layers of finish are applied. This allows the wood to resonate freely while still providing ample protection. Our state of the art equipment, experienced staff, and uncompromising quality control ensure that no instrument leaves our facility until it meets our demanding standards.
Neck
Each Classic T Pro is equipped with our Even C Medium neck profile. Rolled edges and a 9-12” compound fingerboard radius offers a substantial, yet comfortable shape.
- Wood: Quartersawn Maple
- Fingerboard: Tinted Maple
- Shape: Even C Medium
- Finish: Tinted Satin Acrylic Urethane
- Scale Length: 25.5"
- Fingerboard Radius: Compound 9”-12”
- Number of Frets: 22
- Frets: Medium Stainless Steel
- Nut: Tusq
- Nut Width: 1.650"
- Inlays: Dot
Neck Finish
The Quarter sawn Maple neck is tinted, then finished in satin acrylic urethane, which provides the smooth feel of natural wood as well as protection from moisture.
Frets
Every Classic T Pro includes medium stainless steel frets, which offers silky smooth bending and long-lasting playability. Utilizing the PLEK process on each instrument guarantees the best possible string action, ensures optimized playability and eliminates intonation problems.
Electronics
SSCII (Silent Single-Coil)
Our proprietary passive 60-cycle hum reduction system has no impact on tone, there are no batteries to change - just transparent noise reduction.
Classic T Single-Coil
The Classic T pickups are wound to produce a broad range of classic T-style tones, from clean and snappy to warm and punchy with just the right amount of growl, the Classic T Antique is equally at home in a Nashville honky-tonk or on the Sunset Strip. Every Classic T pickup is hand-built, precisely wound (using our proprietary winding process) and features: plain enamel (neck) or formvar wire (bridge), specially formulated Alnico V magnets and vintage correct black fiber bottoms.
- Bridge Pickup: Classic T Single-Coil
- Neck Pickup: Classic T Single-Coil
- SSCII (Silent Single-Coil) Noise Canceling System
- Controls: 5-Way, Volume, Tone, Tone
Hardware
Tuners
The Classic T Pro is equipped with staggered locking tuners which provide improved tuning stability and eliminate the need for a traditional string tree.
Bridge
The Wilkinson compensated bridge with brass saddles, was chosen for it’s superior tuning stability, sustain and intonation performance while maintaining a classic look and vibe a true vintage instrument.
- Bridge: Wilkinson Brass 3-Saddle Compensated
- Finish: Chrome
- Tuning Machines: Suhr Locking
- Control Knobs and Switch Tip: Chrome Knurled knobs and black barrel switch tip