Fano JM6 Oltre Lollar Firebird Single Pickup Guitar w/ Gigbag – Bull Black

Information

Brand New with Warranty. We are an authorized Fano dealer!

Like what you see? Photos are of the exact instrument you will receive.

The video is of a prior Fano we had in stock that was spec'd out in the Alt de Facto series exactly like this one, before these specs were available in the Oltre series.

Each Fano Oltre series guitar is handbuilt in the USA using an old-growth North American Alder body, maple neck and a nitrocellulose lacquer finish. The result is a resonant, lively instrument crafted with care and precision. This series allows for a number of customizations, from color to pickguard, knobs to pickups. Models can be built with either a maple or rosewood fretboard to meet the needs of a variety of players. If this isn’t the exact Fano you are looking for, contact us to spec one out precisely to your liking!

What Do We Think?

Tonally, the Lollar Firebird pickup presents itself as a fat single coil pickup, but with the inherent advantages of a humbucker in bass response and output level. The EQ curve follows the broad-frequency examples of some of the finest single coils, but the note attack gets the slightly rounded treatment of the humbucker. The full Fender scale length preserves plenty of snap and spank to the notes and also gives you access to fat Telecaster-like sounds.

This is also one of the best coil-split pickups we have heard. The push/pull volume knob gives you access to true single coil tones with far less volume drop that what we notice on a typical humbucker being coil split. In fact, it is welcome in “cleaning up” the amp and highlighting the sparkle of the pickup. The tonal quality here is best described as falling halfway between a strat’s bridge pickup alone and bridge/middle position. It has a touch of the quack of that combined position mixed with the punch and bell-like tone of a typical bridge position. For Josh, it’s a best-of-both worlds single-coil sound that a strat inherently lands on either side of as you switch positions.

So, a one-trick wonder? Not at all. Two completely unique pickups sounds that play very nicely with the volume knob. Lots of punch and bite turned all the way up, and more emphasis on a silky midrange as the volume is dialed back. And fantastic interaction with an amp on the verge of breakup as well.

How Does It Play?

They don’t go lower than this! Without any string buzz, the string action at the 12th fret measures just 4/64” on the low E and barely over 3/64” on the high E. The frets are beautifully dressed and polished. The early 60’s-inspired C profile is temperately slim, but with a nice amount of shoulder to support the hand and thwart fatigue. We do a thorough check and make the occasional truss rod, nut or saddle tweak to make sure the guitar plays exactly to our liking. The contoured neck heel makes those upper-fret transitions smooth and effortless. This guitar has just the first few dings put in it by Fano (light distress) so that you can play it hard without worrying about the next ding. It may be all psychological, but it works!

Weight: 7lb 2oz

The Fano Custom padded gigbag is included.

Specifications

Body: Alder

Neck: Maple (Bolt-on, 10 degree headstock pitch, vintage style truss rod)

Fingerboard: Rosewood with Rolled Edges

Fingerboard Radius: Compound 9.5"-12"

Neck Shape: Early 60's "C" Shape (.830 - .920)

Scale Length: 25.5"

Inlay: Dots (Clay)

Frets: 22 - Jescar Medium Jumbo Nickel/Silver

String Nut: 1.65" Graphtech Tusq XL

Tuning Keys: Fano Modern Kluson-style

Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Body Color: Bull Black

Neck Color: Vintage Amber Tint

Upper Headcap Color: Bull Black

Lower Headcap Color: Vintage Amber Tint

Body Distress: Light

Neck Distress: Light

Hardware: Nickel

Neck Pickup: N/A

Bridge Pickup: Lollar Firebird

Pickguard: 5-Ply White

Controls: Volume (Push/Pull)

Bridge: TonePros T.O.M. and Stoptail

Knobs: Black Mustang (Push/Pull)

Switch Tip Knob: N/A

Strings: D'Addario "NYXL" .010 - .046

Case & Accessories: "Fano" Custom Gig Bag, Polish Cloth, and Wrench

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