Artist AP59 Honey Burst Electric Guitar w/ Bullbucker Pickups

The Artist AP59HB guitar is a top-of-the-line instrument. For gigging or recording it is definitely one of the best guitars on the market for the quality and price. This guitar has a great rock/ blues sound that easily produces that big fat fluid sound so typical of this style of guitar.

The body consists of a 5A grade Tiger Flame Maple veneer top that is finished off with a single-ply cream binding over a carved poplar cap and a back of solid African mahogany. The 22 fret neck is a comfortable "C" shape with trapezoid mother of pearl inlaid into the Eco-Rosewood fretboard. With the typical 24.75" scale length you are sure to bend notes as well as any blues or rock player going around.

The guitar is finished with an impressive Honey Burst, while the back is a solid black polyurethane finish. The deluxe hardware consists of chrome locking tuners, lock-down-post Tune-O-Matic bridge with nickel saddles, and an aluminum Stop-Bar Tailpiece.

The Pickups we use on our AP59HB are our signature Artist Bullbucker Pickups with Chrome covers. They have a creamy smooth 'flute-like' sound on the neck pickup while the bridge pickup breaks up nicely with no harsh upper mids. They are both vintage-moderate output pickups. Both pickups offer Coil Splitting via the push/pull volume knobs, which guarantees that this guitar will deliver a wide range of tonal options.

We also use the best electronic parts to reproduce the classic wiring configuration. 2 Volume and 2 Tone Control, standard 3-way toggle switch, Japanese Split Brass Shaft 500K Pots, 0.022uF,400V ceramic capacitors, and 1/4" Input Jack.

The factory strings are standard D'Addario EXL110 strings.

The Tech Features

Body
Body Material: Mahogany with Poplar Cap and 5A Flamed Tiger Maple Veneer 
Body Finish: Honey Burst​​​​​​​
Body Paint: Polyurethane​​​​​​​
Body Construction: Solid

Neck
Neck Material: African Mahogany​​​​​​​
Neck Construction: Scarfed​​​​​​​
Neck Joint: Set Neck​​​​​​​
Neck Finish: Gloss​​​​​​​
Neck Shape: 22mm C Profile​​​​​​​
Scale Length: 628mm/ 24.75"​​​​​​​
Fretboard Material: Eco-Rosewood​​​​​​​
Fretboard Radius: 305mm​​​​​​​
Number of Frets: 22​​​​​​​
Fret Material: 18% Nickel​​​​​​​
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo​​​​​​​
Nut Material: Bone​​​​​​​
Nut Width: 43mm / 1.7"​​​​​​​
Position Inlays: Block Inlays​​​​​​​
Binding: Cream​​​​​​​
Side Dots: Black​​​​​​​
Truss Rod: Dual Action 2-Way

Electronics
Bridge Pickup: Artist Bullbucker Humbucker (with Coil-Split)​​​​​​​
Middle Pickup: N/A​​​​​​​
Neck Pickup: Artist Bullbucker Humbucker (with Coil-Split)​​​​​​​
Switching: 3-Way Switch​​​​​​​
Configuration: HH​​​​​​​
Special Electronics: Push/Pull Pots, Coil-Splitting

Hardware
Bridge: Tune-o-matic with Roller Saddles​​​​​​​
Hardware Finish: Chrome​​​​​​​
Machine Heads: Locking Die-Cast​​​​​​​
Pickguard: N/A

Miscellaneous/Special Features
Strings: D'addario EXL110 ​​​​​​​
Weight: 4-4.6kg / 9-10lb

Accessories
Included Accessories: Instrument Cable, Truss Rod Adjustment Key, Bridge Adjustment Key, Picks ​​​​​​​
Optional Accessories: LP400BK, LP500BR

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