This James Tyler Custom Tylerbastar features the Dann Huff HD-X Electronics package, with Hipshot Hardtail Bridge,  in White Shmear, and Rear-Loaded Electronics.

Why We Love It: The ultimate studio workhorse for the player demanding maximum tuning stability and acoustic resonance. This rare Tylerbastar fuses the jaw-dropping versatility of Dann Huff's HD-X electronics and active midboost circuitry directly onto a resonant hardtail platform, ensuring pristine string-to-body energy transfer.

  • Best For: Studio Work, Session Work, Touring Musicians, Tone Chasers, Progressing Fusion
  • Tone Profile: Focused, ultra-dynamic, open sustain with an articulate top-end chime and highly compressed active midboost capability.
  • Compared To: Offers the exact legendary sonic palette of the Dann Huff Studio Elite HD-X but with the added structural punch, tight low-end, and reliability of a fixed hardtail bridge.
Expert Note & Overview:

Customized specifically for us, this configuration features a solid Alder body dressed in Tyler's iconic White Shmear finish with gold hardware, a gold metallic logo, and a faux matching headstock. The pickup footprint delivers pure studio royalty—utilizing two slanted JTS5500 single coils alongside a brutal, harmonically rich Super humbucker in the bridge pocket. The onboard HD-X layout hands you complete sonic command via the master volume, master tone, active midboost preamp bypass, bridge series/parallel toggle, and neck+bridge activation switch.

This particular iteration utilizes a Hipshot Hardtail bridge, making it an incredibly stable option for players who drop tunings or play with high-velocity right-hand dynamics.

Photos are of the actual guitar for sale, SN 26298.

Serial Number: #26298
Body Wood: Solid Alder
Finish: White Shmear
Neck Wood: Quartersawn Maple
Fretboard: Quartersawn Maple
Neck Profile: Standard '64 Shape
Nut Width: 1-5/8"
Fret Size: Wide/Tall
Tuners: Hipshot Locking
Bridge: Hipshot Hardtail Bridge
Hardware Color: Gold with Classic White Knobs
Neck & Middle Pickups: Slant JTS5500 Single Coils
Bridge Pickup: James Tyler Super Humbucker
Electronics Package: Dann Huff HD-X Preamp Suite (Master Volume, Midboost Preamp with Bypass Button, Master Tone, Bridge Series/Parallel Button, Neck+Bridge Preset Button)
Case: Genuine G&G Tyler Signature Hardshell Case Included

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ConditionBrand New (New)
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Brand
Model
  • Tylerbastar
Finish
  • White Shmear
Categories
Year
  • 2026
Made In
  • United States
Finish Style
  • Satin
Fretboard Material
  • Rosewood
String Type
  • Steel
Nut Width
  • 1.625"
Right / Left Handed
  • Right Handed
Pickup Configuration
  • HSS
Number of Strings
  • 6-String
Neck Material
  • Maple
Offset Body
  • Non-Offset Body
Body Type
  • Solid Body
Body Material
  • Alder
Bridge/Tailpiece Type
  • String-Through
Finish Features
  • Matching Headstock
Scale Length
  • 25.5"
Body Shape
  • T-Style
Neck Construction
  • Bolt-On

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