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James Tyler Guitars - Made in USA - Studio Elite - Black Shmear

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JAMES TYLER GUITARS

 

STUDIO ELITE MODELS


STUDIO ELITE HD-P                                                           

the se hd-p comes standard with a slanted ssh configuration of tyler electric True single coil and humbucker pickups in white pearl pickguard with a master volume and two tones. NO MIDBOOST PREAMP.


STUDIO ELITE HD                                                                           

the sE HD comes standard with a slanted ssh configuration of Tyler electric True single coil and humbucker pickups in white pearl pickguard with one master volume, one master tone, and midboost preamp with bypass button.


studio elite BURNING WATER                        

consistently our most POPULAR guitar, THE B.W. comes standard with a ssh configuration of white straight Tyler eleCtric True single coils and chrome humbucker in 3-ply black pickguard. It’s finished with the james tyler iconic burning water finish with bare wood arm contour. listed SPECS CANNOT BE CUSTOMIZED.


studio elite BURNING WATER 2K                  

THE B.W.2K comes standard with a ssh configuration of black straight Tyler electric True single coils and UNCOVERED humbucker in 3-ply black pickguard with midboost preamp circuitry with bypass button. It’s finished with the burning water 2k variation [gold instead of silver and no YELLow/blue] fully painted finish. listed SPECS CANNOT BE CUSTOMIZED.


STUDIO ELITE                                                                                  

the studio elite comes standard with a slanted ssh configuration of dual coil single coils and Tyler ELECTRIC HUMBUCKER pickups in white pearl pickguard with one master volume, lead/RHYTHM circuit AND midboost preamp with bypass button.


STUDIO ELITE 1988                                                

the studio elite comes standard with AN aLDER BODY, QUARTERSAWN MAPLE NECK WITH ROSEWOOD FINGERBOARD, a slanted ssh configuration of JAMES Tyler ORIGINAL pickups in white pearl pickguard with one master volume, lead/RHYTHM circuit WITH BUTTONS AND midboost preamp with bypass button, bLACK fLOYD ROSE, AND HARDWARE WITH CHROME TUNERS/PEARL BUTTONS. jIMBURST FINISH.


STUDIO ELITE model specS and options

Bodywood:                   all models come standard with solid alder

options available:                      swamp ash [double for hollow]

                                                            mahogany [double for hollow]

                                                            hollow Alder

                                                            maple top

                                                            rear rout

                                                           

NEck:                         all models come standard with quartersawn maple neck and either maple, au Ferro, Macassar Ebony, or east indian rosewood fretboard

 

options available:         mahogany neck                                           

                                               birdseye maple neck

                                               Ebony fingerboard                      

Tuners:                     all models come standard with locking hipshot tuners EXCEPT AS NOTED

 

options available:         non-locking hipshot                  

pickguard:             standard according to model

 

options available:         3-PLY OR SINGLE-LAYER or TORTOISE                                                        

Pickups:                    standard according to model with 5-way BLAde

 

options available:        2 NOISE CANCELlING single coils                              

                                              3 NOISE CANCELlING single coils                              

                                              Super X humbucker WITH TAP BUTTON that taps from super to retro

 

Controls:              standard according to model

 

options available:        midboost preamp with bypass 

                                              neck+bridge pickups on             

                              humbucker split [hIGH output only]

                              3 Series/parallel buttons          

                              2 Series/parallel buttons          

                              3 Series/Split/Parallel switches   

                              2 Series/Split/Parallel switches   

                              PUSH/PULL POT                                

bridge:                     all models come standard with either 2-post or 6-screw tremolo With bent or solid steel saddles [g2TS, g2SS, g6TS, g6SS]

 

options available:       hipshot hardtail                                         

                                             Gotoh “In-Tune” 3-saddle          

                                             LOCKING BRIDGE AND NUT             

 

Hardware:         all models come standard with chrome hardware

 

options available:      black                                                               

                                            Gold (Check AVAilability]

                                                                    

finish:                     please refer to our list of available finishes and finish options

 

mongoose MODELS

 

mongoose special                                                       

this model comes standard with a semi-hollow mahogany body and mahogany neck. rear routed with a H/h configuration of Tyler electric humbuckers with volume and tone controls for each pickup, AND tune-A-matic bridge with stop tailpiece. ALSO AVAILABLE with 2 POST TREMOLO BRIDGE.

 

mongoose retro                                                                      

this model comes standard with a semi-hollow body made with a swamp ash top on an alder back AND quartersawn maple necK. a Tyler electric mini humbucker in the neck position with a “T” style single coil pickup mounted in a T style bridge plate with 3 compensated saddles. a plain color pickguard with Body mounted volume and tone controls AND Kluson tuners.

 

mONGOOSE model specs and options

 

Bodywood:              standard according to model

 

options available:            swamp ash

                                                  ALDER

                                                  Maple top

NEck:                            standard according to model WITH either maple, Pau Ferro, MACASSAR    EBONY, or east indian rosewood fretboard

 

 

options available:            maPLE neck                                                    

                                                  birdseye maple neck+FB              

                                                  Ebony fingerboard                      

 

Tuners:                       all models come standard with locking hipshot tuners except as noted.

 

options available:           non-locking Kluson                   

 

pickguard:              standard according to model

 

options available:          UPGRADE PLAIN TO PEARL OR TORTOISE                                                                  

                                          

Pickups:                     standard according to model with 3-way blade, 3-position toggle, or 5-way blade switch

 

options available:          MIDDLE HUMBUCKER [MONGoose special only]

                                                           

Controls:                standard according to model

 

options available:          midboost preamp WITH bypass BUTTON 

                                                humbucker split                                          

                                PUSH/PULL POT                                

 

bridge:                      standard according to models

 

options available:         CHECK AVAILABILTY

 

Hardware:              all models come standard with chrome hardware

 

options available:          black   

                                                Gold [Check AVAilability]

finish:                         please refer to our list of available finishes and finish options

 

ultimate weapon MODELS

 

Ultimate weapon                                                                    

tHE ultimate weapon comes standard with a SOLID mahogany body and mahogany necK, rear routed, H/h configuration of Tyler electric humbuckers with 5-way, volume, midboost preamp WITH BYPASS BUTTON, Tone, 2 POST TREMOLO AND LOCKING HIPSHOT TUNERS.

 

ultimate weapon hd                                                  

tHE ultimate weapon hd comes standard with A SOLID alder, quartersawn maple neck, choice of color pickguard with SSH configuration of Tyler electric true single coil and humbucker pickups, 5-way, volume, midboost preamp WITH BYPASS BUTTON, tone, 2 POST TREMOLO AND LOCKING HIPSHOT TUNERS.

 

** Without midboost and bypass button AVAILABLE

 

uLTIMATE wEAPON model specS and options

 

Bodywood:            standard according to model

 

options available:          alder

swamp ash

mahogany

 

NEck:                           Standard according to model

 

options available:         mahogany neck

                                               birdseye maple neck+FB

                                               Ebony fingerboard

 

Tuners:                     all models come standard with

                                               locking hipshot tuners

 

options available:         non-locking Kluson

                                               Non-locking hipshot                  

 

pickguard:             standard according to model

 

Pickups:                   standard according to model with 3-way blade, 3-position toggle, or 5-way blade selection switch

 

options available:         2 NOISE CANCELlING single coils

                                               3 NOISE CANCELlING single coils

                                               ADD MIDDLE HUMBUCKER

 

Controls:               standard according to model

 

options available:         neck+bridge pickups on             

                               humbucker split                                          

                               PUSH/PULL POT                                

 

bridge:                      all models come standard with 2 post tremolo

 

options available:         LOCKING BRIDGE AND NUT             

                                               hipshot hardtail

 

 

Hardware:             all models come standard with chrome hardware

 

options available:         black

                                               Gold [Check AVAilability]

                                                                                                       

finish:                        finish options may be either over the entire body or on front only. shmears available for front only. bursts not available.

 

please refer to our list of available finishes and finish options

 

TYLERBASTAR MODELS

 

TYLERBASTAR                                                                     

this model comes standard with a SOLID ALDER body, QUARTERSAWN MAPLE NECK WITH MAPLE, PAU FERRO, MACASSAR EBONY, OR INDIAN ROSEWOOD FRETBOARD, KLUSON NON-LOCKING TUNERS and glendale 3-SADDLE BRIDGE. PLAIN COLOR PICKGUARD WITH a S/S configuration of Tyler electric T-STYLE sINGLE COILS, 3-WAY BLADE SWITCH, MASTER volume, and MASTER tone controls.

 

TYLERBASTAR models’ spec and options

 

Bodywood:            standard according to model

 

options available:         swamp ash

                                             mahogany

                                             maple top

 

NEck:                         standard according to model

 

options available:       mahogany neck

                                             birdseye maple neck+FB

                                             ebony fingerboard                      

 

Tuners:                    standard according to model

 

options available:        locking HIPSHOT                           

 

pickguard:            standard according to model

 

options available:        UPGRADE PLAIN TO PEARL OR TORTOISE                                      

 

Pickups:                   standard according to model with 3-way blADE SWITCH

 

options available:        S-STYLE NECK SINGLE COIL

                                              HUMBUCKER at neck

                                              SOAPBAR at neck

                                              ADDITIONAL SINGLE COIL WITH 5-WAY BLADE

                                                 

Controls:              standard according to model

 

options available:        PUSH/PULL POT                                

 

bridge:                     standard according to models

 

options available:        CHECK AVAILABILTY

 

Hardware:            all models come standard with chrome hardware

 

 

finish:                       please refer to our list of available finishes and finish options

 

classic MODELS

classic                                                                                                        

this model comes standard with a sss configuration of Tyler electric True single coil pickups in a plain color pickguard with a master volume and two tones, and kluson tuners.

 

l.a. studio classic                                                                     

this model comes standard with a ssh configuration of Tyler electric True single coil and humbucker pickups in plain color pickguard with the midboost preamp circuitry with bypass button, and hipshot locking tuners.

 

the black classic                                                                       

this model comes standard with a quartersawn Maple neck and indian rosewood fretboard, ssh configuration of straight Tyler true single coils in mint and humbucker in black set in tortoiseshell pickguard with a master volume and two tones, and black finish. listed specs cannot be customized.

 

the Black classic - level 2                             

this model comes standard with a QUARTERSAWN Maple neck and indian rosewood fretboard, ssh configuration of black straight Tyler true single coils and humbucker set in tortoiseshell pickguard with master volume, master tone, and midboost preamp with bypass button, and black finish with Natural Headstock and black logo. Optional tuners and hardware available

 

dann huff black classic                                

formerly known as level 3, this model comes standard with a QUARTERSAWN Maple neck and indian rosewood fretboard, ssh configuration of black straight duncan classic stacks and tyler electric humbucker set in tortoiseshell pickguard with master volume, midboost preamp with bypass button, master tone, and one series/parallel button for each pickup, gold hardware, hipshot locking tuners, and black finish with black painted headstock and gold logo. listed specs cannot be customized.
*ALSO AVAILABLE IN CHROME hardware with white logo

 

dann huff YELLOW classic    

th is model comes standard with aN ALDER BODY, QUARTERSAWN Maple neck and indian rosewood fretboard, ssh configuration of black straight duncan BRIDGE HOT stacks and tyler SHARK humbucker set in BLACK/YELLOW/BLACK pickguard with master volume, midboost preamp with bypass button, master tone, and one series/parallel button for each pickup, BLACK hardware, hipshot TUNERS WITH ROUND BUTTONS AND FLOYD ROSE BRIDGE WITH A YELLOW finish AND black painted headstock and WHITE logo. nO CUSTOMIZATION

*most spec options same as studio elite models*

 

NECK SPECS AND OPTIONS

 

standard default

 

1959 backshape .845” at 1st FRET .975” at 12th fret

 

1 5/8” nut width – 41.3mm

 

10” – 12” compound radius - 254-305mm

 

22 fret 25.5” scale length - 647mm

 

2 3/16” width at 22nd fret - 56mm

 

13/32” string spacing at bridge - 10.5mm

 

size OPTIONS

 

extra thin:         .790” at 1st FRET .915” at 12th fret

 

THIN:                    .825” at 1st FRET .950” at 12th fret

 

FAT:                      .875” at 1st FRET .985” at 12th fret

 

VEE:                       .880” at 1st FRET .990” at 12th fret

 

nut width options

 

1& 9/16” – 39.7mm

 

1& 11/16” – 42.9mm

 

radius options

 

10” – 255mm, 12” – 305mm, 14” – 355MM, 16” – 405MM

 

fretwire

narrow/tall .090 X .055 nickel SILVER - [cl, tb models]

 

wide/tall .110 X .057 nickel SILVER - [se, mg, uw models]

 

Stainless steel available

 

tyler SIGNATURE hardshell case                                           

 


finishes

 

solid  

black, WHITE, aged white, red, fIESTA RED, candy apple red, lake placid blue, SONIC BLUE, SEAFOAM GREEN, shoreline gold, VINTAGE silver, charcoal frost, ocean turquoise, Fly yellow, italian supercar red

 

metallic: gold, silver

 

candy: red, purple, orange, yellow, green, turquoise, blue, royal blue, BROWN

 

transparent

 

red, purple, FUCHSIA, orange, yellow, green, turquoise, blue, royal blue, brown, WHITE, aged white

 

burst

 

SUNBURST: 2-tone, 3-tone, tobacco, HONEY, cherry, caribbean splash, blueBurst, jimburst available caNdy or transparent

 

metal flake and PEARL

 

pearl over any solid finish: red, blue, gold, wHITE

 

color shifting pearl orange-green                    

 

metal flake                                                                                                               

 

special

 

all AVAILABLE MATTE, most SEMI-GLOSS                                

                                                           

burning water** ◊ burning water 2k** psychedelic vomit** ◊ vintage vomit** ◊ Fresh vomit** alien guano** ◊ barn yard find**arctic mint shmear ◊ black shmear** black and blue shmear** ◊ blue shmear** BLUEBERRY SHMEAR ◊ caramel cappuccino shmear CARIBBEAN SHMEAR ◊ cherry red shmear** fIRE sHMEAR** ◊ green shmear** ◊ hazmat shmear yellow shmear ◊ malibu beach shmear Orange shmear** ◊ purple shmear** ◊ rasta SHMEAR RED shmear** ◊ tuckerberry shmear ◊ wine-ou shmear** ◊ WHITE shmear

 

JIMBURST OVER CHERRY RED SHMEAR

Tint over shmear


other finish options

 

headstock

 

               SINGLE COLOR finish                                                                   

               WITH pearl finish

               Faux matching shmear hS**see above 

               Matching neck and HS (ask for avail.) 

               one color Matte Fully painted Neck    

               Gold or silver logo                                                                  

               EXPLOGO                                                                                                                      

               California signature logo                                                    

 

binding

 

               scraped wood [SPALT NOT AVAILABLE]     

               single or multi layer

 

arm contour

               bare wood cut

 

REAR ROUT

 

               PLEASE CHECK FOR configuration AVAILABILITY

 

Miscellaneous:

Weathered Hardware

 

Black hardware

 

Gold hardware

 

Luminlay dots

 

Super Switch 5-Way and wiring

 

Add humbucker in single coil spot

 

Covers added to humbuckers chrome, GOLD

 

Shell (abalone-Mother of pearl) export upcharge

 

Add round buttons, including pearl, to hipshot tuners

 

Upcharge for floyd rose bridge

 

Upcharge for VS100 bridge

 

Outside duncan pickup

 

James tyler original pickup

 

Super-X humbucker w-push/push button to tap to Retro

 

extra logo on back of headstock

 

Matching tint over silver logo on tint over black shmear

 

Add Lead/Rhythm switch  

 

add series/split/parallel switches

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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