Description
Bill Asher's T-Deluxe model is one of our all-time favorite Asher designs. Using Fender's Telecaster as a leaping off point, Bill has really put his own spin on this style of guitar. It's far from derivative, and let's face it, who doesn't love a great Tele?
Played acoustically, this guitar has all the liveliness and snap you'd expect from a great Swamp Ash bodied Tele-style guitar. The soft V carve, 12" radius neck feels incredible - gently broken-in, with a nod toward modern playability (given the radius).
The T Blade pickups sound amazing- think P90-meets-Tele. Lots of Tele snap and twang crossed with the forward, aggressive-when-you-want-it-midrange of a great set of P90s. Mix in a 6 position Tonestyler-esq circuit (chicken head knob), which acts much like a wah-wah pedal, and you can achieve anything from Tele to Junior to faux archtop to controlled (read: useable in a live setting) fuzz tones.
Condition: As close to mint as you can get with a used guitar.
Combined with a very light overall weight, these specs add up to a killer Tele-style guitar for folks looking to buck tradition. Priced with G&G hardshell case.
Specs
- Body: Select 2 piece Swamp Ash
- Finish: Black Dog Hair, Nitro lacquer
- Neck: Birdseye Maple, flat sawn
- Neck Shape: Soft V
- Fretboard: Indian Rosewood
- Radius: 12"
- Frets: Dunlop 6155
- Bridge: Asher Single Cut
- Peghead Face: Maple
- Tuners: Grover Sta-Tite Butterbean Keys
- Nut Width: 1 5/8"
- Pickups: T Blade
- Pickguard: Anodized Metal
- Switches: 3 way
- Veritone: 6 position
- Case: G&G Standard
- Weight: 7lbs