Elliott Peter Stroud Tonemaster Hardtail Electric Guitar – Sonic Blue

Information

Brand New with Warranty​​​​​​​. We are an authorized Elliott dealer.

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Moonshine isn’t the only thing to come from the hills of North Carolina. The state has been the birthplace of banjo great Earl Scruggs and the stomping grounds of flat top picker Doc Watson. But more recently, the electrified sounds of Elliott guitars and amplifiers have been heard rolling in the valleys and roaring on stages across the nation. From an unassuming shop in Hiddenite, NC, this 190-proof team is crafting some of the most intoxicating small-batch guitar flavors in the industry.

Pickups

Let’s start with the bridge pickup, hands down one of our favorite bridge position sounds we’ve heard so far. It has a round low end, a bell-like punch in the mids and a tele sparkle on top. It contains a lot of character and will make you think twice about having to switch to the middle position to “sweeten” your tone. The neck pickup is transparent and robust. It warms up really nicely with the extra tone circuit engaged if you need a quick fix for those syrupy single-note lead lines. The middle position is the Jazzmaster jangle that you’d expect with tons of spank but plenty of body, entirely vocal on the high end instead of jarring. We’ve not heard another Jazzmaster pickup set quite like this one. From rhythmic to ambient, these will get the job done.

Neck

The Maple neck features a full 25.5” scale length and a mid-‘60s fast C profile. Andy Elliott favors flatsawn over quartersawn for its broader frequency response and reinforces the neck with two graphite rods to make sure it doesn’t move no matter how hard your rock or how far you travel. It is finished in a smooth satin nitro (gloss on headstock) and dressed up on the side with Elliott’s unique red-toned dot inlays, easily visible under stage lights or lack thereof. It is topped with an Indian Rosewood fingerboard that is planed under tension for a perfectly straight end result.

Bridge

The Elliott hardtail bridge on this guitar is a tone beast! The brass saddles help lend the guitar a warm, rich midrange. No lack of clarity or definition though! Just great attack and beautiful sustain thanks to the large surface-to-surface area of the bridge to the guitar.

How Does It Play?

4/64” all the way across at the 12th fret, without any buzz. These guitars are dialed in thoroughly by Andy Elliott and seem to be bulletproof to the normal effects of shipping and variations in climate. Of course, we check thoroughly and ensure everything is in tip-top shape from frets to electronics.

The SKB hardshell case is included and will protect your guitar faithfully. The rubber cushion grip handle is super comfy and the latches are TSA-approved.

Specifications

Body: Alder

Neck: Flatsawn Maple w/ graphite reinforcement rods

Profile: Mid-‘60s fast C

Truss Rod: Single action

Fretboard: Indian Rosewood

Pickups: Elliott Peter Stroud Signature

Controls: 3-Way Toggle / Master volume / Master tone

Rhythm Circuit: Toggle / Neck volume / Neck tone

Bridge: Elliott Hardtail

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