Ebony fretboard

Ebony produces tight lows and mid range with a strong attack in the high end and features a quick response and rich sustain.

Luminescent side dots

The luminescent side dot position marks make it easy for players to see fretboard position marks when performing on dark stages.

American Basswood body

The American Basswood body delivers a natural and flat tone.

Gotoh® MG-T locking machine heads

The Gotoh® MG-T locking machine heads achieve incredible tuning stability, cutting down string-changing time.

Oval C Roasted Maple neck

The Roasted Maple neck is heat-treated to increase stability, durability, moisture resistance and tolerance of temperature changes.

Gotoh® T1502 tremolo bridge

The T1502 tremolo bridge features steel saddles and a die-cast zinc tremolo block for a quick response and improved articulation. The 10.5mm string spacing allows for easy picking across strings and its snap-in construction makes it easy to load a tremolo arm.

dyna-MIX 9 switching system w/Alter switch

dyna-MIX 9 offers nine sound variations, and can easily switch between humbucker and single coil modes with just the mini switch. One mode is even able to simulate a humbucker sound from the combination of the 2 single coil pickups.

Seymour Duncan® Hyperion™ Pickups

Seymour Duncan® Hyperion™ Pickups feature a moderate output through Alnico-5 magnets to keep the clarity of the fundamental tone when using a distortion sound, and to deliver a clear pick attack. From treble to bass, the overall tonal balance is evenly adjusted., and works well with various effect pedals.

Ergonomic rear body contour

A shallow body back contour and a big forearm contour make the guitar body fit the player naturally, thus increasing playing comfort. The AZ body has a deep waist and different radii on each body edge curve, making it easier to play in both standing or sitting positions.

Super All Access Neck Joint

The Super All Access Neck Joint increases playability and allows for easy access to the higher frets.

• neck type
• AZ Oval CRoasted Maple neck

• top/back/body
• American Basswood body

• fretboard
• Ebony fretboardMother of Pearl dot inlay

• fret
• Jumbo Stainless Steel frets

• number of frets
• 22

• bridge
• Gotoh® T1502 bridge

• string space
• 10.5mm

• neck pickup
• Seymour Duncan® Hyperion™ (S) neck pickupPassive/Alnico

• middle pickup
• Seymour Duncan® Hyperion™ (S) middle pickupPassive/Alnico

• bridge pickup
• Seymour Duncan® Hyperion™ (H) bridge pickupPassive/Alnico

• factory tuning
• 1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E

• strings
• D'Addario® EXL110

• string gauge
• .010/.013/.017/.026/.036/.046

• nut
• Graph Tech® nut

• hardware color
• Gold