Fano’s Alt de Facto series is the company’s hand-built line from Arizona, with each guitar made around a selected combination of woods, pickups, hardware and finish options. The RB6 is one of the more distinctive models in the range, with a lightweight double cut body, German carve and compact offset-style outline. It keeps the feel direct and simple, but the body shape and detailing give it a very different character from a standard single cut or double cut design.

This RB6 Alt de Facto has an alder body finished in Lake Placid Blue with a factory heavy relic treatment. The heavy ageing, matching headstock and 4-ply aged pearloid pickguard give the guitar a strong custom look, while the German carve adds more depth and shape to the body. The bolt-on maple neck has a C profile and a rosewood fingerboard with white MOTO dot inlays. The 254 mm to 406 mm compound radius gives it a rounder feel in the lower positions and a flatter feel further up the neck.

The electronics are straightforward and very usable, with two Lollar P90 pickups controlled by volume, tone and a 3-way selector. This gives the guitar a simple layout with a wide range of classic single coil sounds, from fuller neck pickup tones to a more direct bridge position. Hardware includes a TonePros AVT-II bridge and Gotoh SD90 tuners.

Comes with Fano gigbag and paperwork. Weight is 3300g.

SPECIFICATIONS

• Model: Fano RB6 Alt de Facto
• Finish: Lake Placid Blue Heavy Relic
• Construction: Bolt-on neck
• Body shape: Double cut
• Body: Alder
• Body details: German carve, factory heavy relic finish, 4-ply aged pearloid pickguard
• Neck: Maple
• Neck profile: C
• Fingerboard: Rosewood
• Fingerboard radius: 254 mm to 406 mm compound radius
• Scale length: 628 mm
• Nut width: 43.3 mm
• Inlays: White MOTO dot inlays
• Headstock: Matching headstock
• Pickup configuration: P90/P90
• Neck pickup: Lollar P90
• Bridge pickup: Lollar P90
• Controls: Volume, tone, 3-way selector
• Bridge: TonePros AVT-II
• Tuners: Gotoh SD90
• Country of manufacture: USA