BODY: Alder NECK: Three piece laminated Wenge, set neck. NECK SHAPE: 19.0 @ 1st - 21 @ 17th 'D' rounded shape FRETBOARD: Ebony FRETWIRE: Jumbo Stainless Steel NUT: Bone INLAY: 'Z' pattern, Pearl SIDE DOTS: Luminlay (glow in the dark) HARDWARE COLOUR: Gold BRIDGE: Custom, string through body MACHINEHEADS: Locking (Ormsby branded) ELECTRONICS: 500k Volume, 500k Tone with Push/Pull + 3 way toggle switch PICKUPS: Nunchucker A8 Bridge humbucker, Old School+ A2 Neck single coil. CASE: Included (Moulded case)
In 2018 we will celebrate the official 10th anniversary of the SX Multiscale; a guitar that once polarized opinions with its unique features and ergonomics, which are now embraced by builders and players the world over.
Just over 10 years ago we created a handmade CustomShop guitar known as the SX Multiscale. An offset superstrat style guitar with a gorgeous carved top, and an innovative new fret layout we called Multiscale.
With an Alder body and Wenge neck (unheard of back in the day, only Warwick basses had seen Wenge being used), plus an African Ebony fretboard, and 29 frets, it was something new and fresh in the guitar industry.
The entire build of that first Multiscale (a term that was never used prior to this instrument) was documented on YouTube, to much discussion. Would it work? How would it work? And of course, the final product, straight from workshop to live gig.
What better way to celebrate 10 years of Multiscale, than to release a limited edition replica under the GTR Series. Whilst Platinum Pearl White Gloss was the original colour, it was always supposed to be blue metallic, so we figured the time was right to see that version too. AND THEREFORE, the blue shall be called Forget-Me-Not Blue Metallic :D
For even the most avid tone chasers who demand versatility from their instruments, the NunchuckerA8 humbucker and Old School+ A2 single coil pickups designed in our custom shop deliver, with push/pull coil taps added for extra tonal variety. As with all our guitars, custom hardware is used for our bridge, locking tuners and controls, so you’ll stay blissfully in tune.
As with all GTR models, these instruments are built in partnership with our friends at World Musical Instrument Co. S. Korea.
DIMENSIONS
Scale length details:
Six string: 25.5 - 27.5" Right hand only
Seven string: 25.5 - 27.8" Right hand only
(sorry lefties, see the HypeGTR below!)
Body dimensions (thickness): 45mm
Neck shape: 19.0mm @ 1st, 21.0 @ 17th, D shape with round shoulders. AKA "thin U",
HARDWARE
Custom bridge, with Ormsby branded locking tuners.
TONE
Our own Nunchucker A8 Humbucker features pride of place in the bridge position, with an Old School+ A2 single coil in the neck. Both of these pickups are made to our own specifications by our partners in Korea. 500k pots for volume and tone (tone also has push/pull functionality) and a 3 way toggle switch.
FINISH
All finishes are GLOSS bodies with SATIN lacquer necks.
