Powers Electric A-Type Camtail FF42 Casablanca Beige Metallic

Powers Electric A-Type Camtail FF42 Casablanca Beige Metallic
Powers Electric A-Type Camtail FF42 Casablanca Beige Metallic
Powers Electric A-Type Camtail FF42 Casablanca Beige Metallic
Powers Electric A-Type Camtail FF42 Casablanca Beige Metallic
Powers Electric A-Type Camtail FF42 Casablanca Beige Metallic
Powers Electric A-Type Camtail FF42 Casablanca Beige Metallic
Powers Electric A-Type Camtail FF42 Casablanca Beige Metallic
Powers Electric A-Type Camtail FF42 Casablanca Beige Metallic
Powers Electric A-Type Camtail FF42 Casablanca Beige Metallic
Powers Electric A-Type Camtail FF42 Casablanca Beige Metallic
Powers Electric A-Type Camtail FF42 Casablanca Beige Metallic
Powers Electric A-Type Camtail FF42 Casablanca Beige Metallic
Powers Electric A-Type Camtail FF42 Casablanca Beige Metallic
Powers Electric A-Type Camtail FF42 Casablanca Beige Metallic
Powers Electric A-Type Camtail FF42 Casablanca Beige Metallic
Powers Electric A-Type Camtail FF42 Casablanca Beige Metallic
Powers Electric A-Type Camtail FF42 Casablanca Beige Metallic
Powers Electric A-Type Camtail FF42 Casablanca Beige Metallic
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Powers Electric A-Type Camtail FF42 Casablanca Beige Metallic

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Body

Urban Ash
Scale Length
24-7/8”
Pickups
Powers Electric FF42
Weight
6lbs 6oz

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The lauded A-Type from Powers Electric, Andy Power's new 'solo project' (Andy is the head designer, president, and CEO of Taylor Guitars), is a breath of fresh, Southern California air in a world of copy-cat guitars.


Drawing inspiration from the car, surfing, and music cultures he grew up around, Andy Powers set out to build the guitar that would deliver a sound, look, and feel that he didn’t have, which meant starting from scratch - no small task, to put it lightly!

From the body to the headstock, everything on the A-Type is made in-house, which means smaller production numbers given the labor-intensive craftsmanship involved. Let’s take a quick look at what makes the A-Type special from a technical perspective:

--The body is slim, hollow and fully enclosed. Inside, it contains two soundposts, similar to the soundpost in a violin, that allow the front and back to move together, increasing resonance and sustain while reducing feedback.

--The colorful knobs (and trem arm cap) are shop-crafted in-house from layers of surfboard resin, which originally was a byproduct of the surfboard glassing process. Because of this, no two resin knobs look exactly alike.

--The trem/vibrato system features a “camshaft tailpiece,” which Andy calls a CamTail for short. It’s machined in-house and compensates for the string characteristics so the strings stay in tune as the pitch changes. The CamTail also contains a locking mechanism that stops the vibrato back at its normal pitch and allows the player to bend notes without pitch droop. It can be easily adjusted to allow for a full floating vibrato.

--The in-house made/designed FF42 pickups use a “full Faraday” cage made with 42-gauge wire to reject unwanted outside noise - ie, they're really quiet. Visually, its engine turned on top is reminiscent of hot rod detailing. This pickup sounds remarkable whether played clean or with a healthy amount of gain on top - super, super fun and inspiring stuff.

--An asymmetrical fingerboard radius - which is slightly flatter on the treble side for easy, better- sounding string bends.
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So, how do these technical specs add up? What does the A-Type feel and sound like? In a word: incredible. This is a lightweight, perfectly balanced guitar with a loud acoustic voice that truly achieves what Andy set out to achieve - it's inspiring, really musical (read: a blast to play), and sounds fantastic whether clean or overdriven.

Highlights? Ease of play, balanced/touch sensitive/rewarding/inspiring tones, and the CamTail! To be able to play a chord and dip the bar down a whole step - while keeping the chord in tune - is a remarkable experience as a player. It's the TransTrem idea in a way more vintage inspired instrument.


Body

Style
Trussed Hollowbody
Top
Solid Maple
Body
Urban Ash
Bracing
Tone bar w/Soundposts
Finish
Poly-based UV (Gloss)
Color
Casablanca Beige Metallic

Hardware

Pickups
Powers Electric FF42
Controls
Volume / Tone / 3-Way Switch
Bridge
High-Carbon Steel Base w/Brass Saddle
Tailpiece
Powers Camtail tremolo
Pickguard
Firestripe
Knobs
Epoxy Resin (Warm)

Neck

Neck
One Piece Mahogany
Fingerboard
Honduras Rosewood
Radius
Split/Asymmetrical
Nut
1 11/16" Ebony
Frets
Jescar Custom Jumbo (21)
Scale Length
24-7/8”

Other

Serial #
A391
Weight
6lbs 6oz
Case
Custom Leather Softshell Case

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