Shelton Timeflite GTX Pine w/ Mastery & Lambertones Ristrettos – Olympic White

Information

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

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The Shelton Timeflite GTX features a lively thinline body, a Mastery bridge and vibrato, and an array of pickup choices with unique wiring and control possibilities. Equal parts tradition and nonconformist, it brings a timeless favorite into the modern era. Not the exact Shelton you’re looking for? Contact us and we can help you spec out a custom order to your exact liking!

What Do We Think?

We've really grown to appreciate the Pine guitars we've had come through the shop, and this one is no different. Its sweet and mellow disposition is a great starting ground for a build, and complements the JM style bridge and tremolo very nicely. The softer attack of pine as a tonewood balances this guitar really well, rounding out the sometimes strident tendencies of JM trem equipped guitars.

You have a lot of tonal options with the Lambertone Ristrettos. A 5-way switch offers up the traditional pickup combinations plus both pickups in series and neck with a tone roll off. These P90's are incredibly clear and open, and although they read on the lower side in terms of output they definitely don't lack power or volume.

The bridge position has a really nice low midrange growl when pushed with an overdrive, accompanied by a pleasant sizzle in the upper register. Position 2 (traditional “middle” position) offers some incredibly 3-dimensional sounds, slightly scooped and crystal clear. Moving to some of the really cool neck sounds you can achieve, position 3 is just the neck on its own and its one of our favorite neck P-90 tones ever. It is clear and responsive, doesn't seem to compress as much as other P-90's, and overall feels like a great Strat neck pickup with a little more body.

Engaging position 4 introduces a roll off cap on the neck pickup which gets you into that really cool filtered Mayer lead tone, and is voiced differently than what you get by rolling down the tone knob. Lastly, throw the guitar into overdrive in position 5, which puts the pickups in series. This achieves some stellar lead sounds with plenty of midrange and a bump in volume.

How Does It Play?

The string action on this monster sets up nice and low without buzz. It measures barely over 4/64” on the low E string and under on the high E. The Mastery Vibrato is smooth and returns to “zero” just right, ensuring the guitar stays in tune throughout frequent use of the vibrato.

Weight: 6lb 11.8oz

The Custom Shelton G&G Hard Case is included!

Specifications

Body

Body Wood: Pine w/ F Hole

Body Finish: Olympic White

Neck

Neck Wood: Maple

Neck Finish: Olympic White Gloss Swoosh w/ Satin Back

Neck Shape: Medium Oval C

Scale Length: 25.5”

Fingerboard Material: Rosewood w/ Pearloid Dot Inlays

Fingerboard Radius: 9.5”

Number of Frets: 21

Fret Size: JESCAR FW47095

Nut Material: Tusq XL

Nut Width: 1.687”

Shape Dimensions: Med C 1^st FRET = .845” / 12^th FRET .925”

Electronics

Bridge Pickup: Lambertones Ristretto JM

Middle Pickup: None

Neck Pickup: Lambertones Ristretto JM

Controls: Volume, Master Tone, 5-Way Switch

Switching: Position 1 – Bridge, Position 2 – Bridge & Neck in Parallel, Position 3 – Neck, Position 4 – Neck w/ roll-off cap, Position 5 – Bridge & Neck in Series

Pots: (2) CTS 6mm Solid Shaft Potentiometers

Switch: (1) Oak Grisby 5-Way Selector Switch

Jack: Switchcraft ¼” Mono

Capacitor: (1) Sprague Orange Drop Capacitor

Hardware

Bridge: Mastery M1 Bridge

Vibrato: Mastery OMV w/ UFO Tip

Tuning Machines: Kluson Supreme Staggered

Pickguard: Red Tort

Knobs: Flat Tops

Finish: Brushed Nickel

Other

Strings: 10-46

Case: G&G Hardshell Deluxe Case

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