Ultra Luddite Guitar
Please call 773.489.4830 or email info@specimenproducts.com to discuss details and make arrangements for your commission.
This instrument has long been a temptation here at Specimen. Naturally falling in the footsteps of the Super Luddite, the Ultra is kind of a simultaneous tribute to Eddie Van Halen and Robert Johnson.
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Neck
Bolt-on mahogany
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Scale Length
24-1/2" or to order
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Truss Rod
Non-adjustable steel reinforcement
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Frets
Dunlop 6000
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Fretboard
Ebony
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Body
Mahogany with singly-ply white binding on front, book matched quilted-maple top
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Pickups
One custom bobbin DiMarzio Fred
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Controls
One volume knob with push-pull coil tap
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Bridge
Floyd Rose Original locking vibrato system
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Other features
Engraved Mother-of-Pearl inlay on headstock
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Shipping
Free Shipping within the continental U.S.
I have to say that I have always had a negative attitude toward Floyd Rose Vibrato Systems. Everyone knows they are persnickety and repair technicians generally regard them as a nuisance to work on. However, most people also freely admit that if you want to wail and shred, no other system will do (or at least not so readily).
Here we have the combination of this Floyd Rose System with Specimen’s sublime non-adjustable steel reinforced neck joining the body at a very sensible 12th fret marker. One might not predict the splendor of the results. I was simply amazed when I played this instrument for the first time. If you get over the lack of access up into the “nether” regions of the scale, and listen objectively, you will hear things heretofore unheard.
