The Guitar Magazine – September 2019

KEY FEATURES

PRICE £POA

DESCRIPTION Solidbody electric guitar. Made in the USA

BUILD Mahogany body with figured maple cap, set mahogany

neck, bound Brazilian rosewood fingerboard, 22 frets

HARDWARE Kluson tuners, wireless ABR-1 bridge, aluminium

stopbar tailpiece

ELECTRICS 2x PAF humbucking pickups, 2x volume, 2x tone,

3-way toggle switch

FINISH Nitrocellulose cherry sunburst

SCALE LENGTH 624mm/24.6"

NECK WIDTH 42mm at nut, 52.5mm at 12th fret

NECK DEPTH 22.5mm at first fret, 24mm at 12th fret

STRING SPACING 37.5mm at nut, 50.5mm at bridge

WEIGHT 4.35kg/9.6lb

CONTACT Lucky Fret Music Co luckyfret.com

compared to some P-90 Goldtops and 1970s

Customs and we suspect that has a bearing on

this guitar’s dynamics.

Uncovered double-white PAFs are a first for this

writer, and they present an opportunity to assess

the often-debated issue of uncovered humbuckers

sounding louder and brighter than those with covers

intact. We are able to use the Richrath on some

studio recordings and discover it has an extraordinary

ability to sit in a track. Without excessive brightness

or edginess, the subtleties of its tone cut straight

through and there’s an evenness to the dynamic

VINTAGE BENCH TEST

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