"ASTERISK"

This AZ features an ideal blend of classic character with strategic modern innovations, resulting in a timeless design that will only become more seasoned and improve with age. Built on the highly popular AZ platform, this guitar delves even further into the traditional end of the pool with a full list of features meant to inspire any vintage guitar enthusiast. A HSS pickup configuration on a robust sounding Alder body delivers all of the venerable, must-have sounds, while a coil tap switch on the bridge humbucker opens up additional versatility and tonal variation. Another custom feature of this guitar is a thicker, “Fat AZ Oval C” neck profile, helping to impart more tonal body and bottom end, which equates to a truly hybrid sound that splits the difference between a vintage and modern voice. Other highlights on this build include a nitrocellulose finish, stainless steel frets, and a Roasted Flamed Maple neck with a titanium truss rod and adjustment wheel at the neck joint. From top to bottom, this one-of-a-kind AZ is of the highest pedigree a player could ask for, infused with tones and timbres that promise to endure the ever-changing musical landscape.

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TIME-TESTED TONES

The popular HSS pickup configuration is favored by players for its simplicity as well as its versatility. It’s a long-established configuration, but one that has withstood the test of time, allowing players to bounce between the glassy timbres of single coils to the full bodied tones of the bridge humbucker. 

ROASTING OVER A FLAME

Not only does this guitar come equipped with an S-Tech Roasted Maple Neck, but it’s one of a very limited number of AZ models to feature a figured Flame across the entire span of neck. It offers a vibrant visual contrast against the deeply vintage appearance of the body.

NITRO CHARGED

A popular vintage era finish, nitrocellulose is significantly thinner than modern polyurethane finishes, so as it ages it wears more than modern finishes. This creates a weathered, vintage appearance that is extremely popular among many players. 



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JPCS14 - "ASTERISK" BUILD INFO:

  • Neck: S-Tech Roasted Flamed Maple
  • Neck Width: 42mm @ Nut, 56.4mm @ 22nd Fret
  • Neck Thickness: 21mm @ 1st Fret, 23mm @ 12th Fret
  • Grip Shape: Fat AZ Oval C
  • Fingerboard: Madagascar Rosewood
  • Fingerboard Radius: 12”
  • Inlays: Cream dots
  • Side Dots: Luminlay
  • Scale Length: 25.5"
  • Neck Joint: Bolt-On
  • Body: Alder
  • Top: N/A
  • Pickups: Y.O.S. Smoggy
  • Controls: Vol, Tone, 5-Way Pickup Selector Switch, Coil Tap Switch
  • Tuners: Gotoh MG-T locking
  • Bridge: Gotoh T1802
  • Includes Hardshell Case & Certificate of Authenticity

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