Fano MG6 Oltre Humbucker Guitar w/ Gigbag – Olympic White

Information

Brand New w/ Warranty. We are an authorized Fano Dealer.

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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 Does Ivey Think?

 With Jimi Hendrix being one of the most influential guitar players of all time, we couldn't help but spec a Fano that is influenced by the aesthetic of his 64 "Texas Model" Strat. The Olympic white finish with very subtle distressing, paired with a beautiful rosewood fretboard and tortoiseshell pickguard make for a legendary combination.

This guitar is outfitted with a set of Fano's own humbuckers, measuring around 7.8k on the neck and 8.5k in the bridge which puts them just on the hotter side of vintage-inspired humbuckers. The bridge pickup sounds a little smoother in the top end than others in its class, yet cuts very well. It sounds very balanced in conjunction with the bit of extra high frequency content contributed by the Gotoh Strat-style bridge. And it is a little tighter than your average vintage spec pickup in the low end.

Playing through the neck pickup, there is a sweet compression throughout the frequency spectrum that provides a nice cushion when digging into notes. It stays smooth when applying some gain, and can get you great 80's lead tones that remain present even when laden with appropriate levels of verb and delay. When engaging the middle position and plugged into the Top Boost channel of an AC30, there are some glorious chimey cleans to be had.

How Does It Play?

The string action is nice and low, hugging 4/64” at the 12^th fret without any buzz. The neck profile is a classic “early 60’s” C that feels fast under the hand. Compare to an oval C in the sense that it has supportive shoulders but doesn’t get chunky in the process. The neck heel contour makes it extremely easy to engage the upper frets and generous body contours keep the picking arm comfy all gig long.

Weight: 8lb 3oz

The Fano Custom padded gigbag is included.

Specifications

Body: Alder

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

Fingerboard: Rosewood

Fingerboard Radius: Compound 9.5-12"

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

Scale Length: 25.5"

Inlay: Dots/White Moto

Frets: 22 Jescar Nickel/Silver (6105 profile)

String Nut: 1.65" Graphtech Tusq XL

Tuning Keys: Fano Deluxe

Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Body Color: Olympic White

Neck Color: Vintage Amber Tint

Upper Headcap Color: Olympic White

Lower Headcap Color: Vintage Amber Tint

Body Distress: Light

Neck Distress: Light

Hardware: Aged Nickel

Neck Pickup: Fano Humbucker

Bridge Pickup: Fano Humbucker

Pickguard: 4-Ply Tortoise

Controls: Volume, Tone & 3-Way Toggle

Bridge: Gotoh 510T “Vintage” 6-Screw S-Style Tremolo

Switch Tip Knob: White

Knobs: Nickel Barrel

Strings: D'Addario "NYXL" .010 - .046

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