According to the seller this was the first Tyler guitar built in 2010 and bears serial number 10001.
This gorgeous Tyler Studio Elite HD weighs in at 7.3lb, features a Honeyburst finish on a bent spalted maple top on a mahogany body, multi-layer white/black binding, white pearloid pickguard and a maple neck with an Indian rosewood fingerboard. Check out the peghead pic for a close look at Tyler's 'rolled' fingerboard edge at the first fret next to the low E!
Pickups are a pair of JT S2 Hot Laura single-coil pickups and a Tyler Studebaker humbucker in the bridge.
Electronics are classic Tyler -- single volume and tone controls, 5-way switch and a Demeter mid boost preamp with on/off button switch which is great for kicking in on leads. The Demeter mid-boost also manages to fatten out single-coil pickups to the point that they almost sound like full humbuckers.
Hardware on this Tyler Studio Elite HD includes locking HipShot tuners and a G2RV bridge with Raw Vintage saddles which replicate the heavier high-mass steel Fender saddles of old.
eBay Item #: 230445643794
It has such a beautiful body, wonder why they settled for a headstock devoid of any creative curves.
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean. A spalted maple headstock veneer would have been interesting!
ReplyDeleteThe Tyler headstock design is often a hot topic.
ReplyDeleteI don't dig it so much, but they're awesome guitars!
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