A Studio Elite ordered for the shop in May and finished on 11 August 2026. Tequila Sunset Shmear over the body, and the shmear does not stop there: it runs up the neck, across the face of the maple fingerboard and over the headstock, so the marbled black, red and orange reads as one continuous piece from the strap button to the tip. Matte throughout, with the Silver Standard logo faded into the same colours.

Underneath the paint it is a full Tyler order. Alder body, rear rout, no pickguard. Quartersawn maple neck in the ST64 profile at a 1-5/8" nut, wide and tall frets, black onyx inlays set into the painted board.

The electronics are where this one earns its price. Two HCS JTS5500 single coils at the neck and middle with a slanted Shark at the bridge, a five-way with an added neck-and-bridge switch beside it, and a midboost preamp running Volume, Boost and Tone. The preamp carries its own bypass, so the boost is there when you want it and out of the signal path when you do not, and a lead/rhythm circuit and series/split/parallel switching sit on top of that. It covers a lot of ground for a guitar with three knobs.

Black hardware throughout, dome knobs, Hipshot locking tuners with black buttons, a G2TS bridge and 9-46s. Seven pounds nine ounces.

SPECIFICATIONS

BODY
Serial: 26507
Model: Studio Elite
Ordered: May 14, 2026
Completed: August 11, 2026
Weight: 7 lbs 9 oz

SPECS
Body: Alder
Routing: Rear rout
Pickguard: None, back B/W/B
Body Finish: Tequila Sunset Shmear, Matte
Headstock: Faux Matching Neck
Logo: Silver Standard with Tequila Sunrise fade

NECK
Neck: Quartersawn Maple
Fretboard: Maple
Neck Shape: ST64
Nut Width: 1-5/8"
Fret Size: Wide/Tall
Inlay: Black onyx

ELECTRONICS
Neck Pickup: HCS JTS5500, black
Middle Pickup: HCS JTS5500, black
Bridge Pickup: Shark, black, slant
Pickup Configuration: HSS
Controls: Volume, Boost, Tone
Switching: 5-way, plus neck & bridge switch next to the 5-way
Electronics: Midboost preamp, preamp bypass, lead/rhythm circuit, series/split/parallel

HARDWARE
Hardware: Black
Knobs: Dome, black
Bridge: G2TS
Tuners: Hipshot Locking, black buttons
Strings: 9-46