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The lower control knob is a three-position rotary switch, selecting between the neck pickup, neck + humbucker, or humbucker. The guitar body is basswood 1-9/16" thick (~1/4" thinner than standard Strats), with edge reliefs for forearm & belly, with 2 separate pickup cavities, connected by a drilled passage started from the neck pocket.
(The designation "steel guitar" is taken to clearly indicate that the instrument was intended to be played with a steel bar, that is, in the Hawaiian style which was popular at the time.) [5] The supplier of this information also states that Harry L. Hunt, the manager of the Ditson New York City Store, may have been inspired to order a guitar ...
Specifications during 1958–60 varied from year to year and also from guitar to guitar. Typical 1958 Les Paul Standard necks had a thicker neck, thinner frets and lower fret height, which changed during the course of 1959 to develop into typical 1960 necks with a thinner cross-section and wider, higher frets.
112 - Identifies how “high end” the guitar is: 1 indicates basic parts, but an alder body 112 - Identifies how many humbuckers the guitar has (one by the bridge) 112 - Identifies how many single coils the guitar has (one at the neck; one in the middle) V - Indicates other features: indicates the guitar is equipped with alnico-V pickups.
String gauge refers to the thickness and diameter of a guitar string, which influences the overall sound and pitch of the guitar depending on the guitar string used. [17] Some alternative tunings are difficult or even impossible to achieve with conventional guitars due to the sets of guitar strings, which have gauges optimized for standard tuning.
Neck joint with a four-screw plate on a Yamaha Pacifica 112 electric guitar Less-common three-screw assembly with plate, on a Hagström III guitar Slim bolt-on neck join with chamfered heel and countersunk ferrules on a superstrat electric guitar allows for more comfortable access to top frets Stephen's Extended Cutaway (on Washburn N4 electric guitar) is another version of bolt-on neck joint
E9 tuning is a common tuning for steel guitar necks of more than six strings. It is the most common tuning for the neck located furthest from the player on a two-neck console steel guitar or pedal steel guitar while a C6 neck is the one closer to the player. The E9 is a popular tuning for single neck instruments of eight or more strings.
The Sheraton was fitted with a set glued-in neck, in accordance with Gibson's standard practice. Distinguishing characteristics of the Sheraton included its multiple body binding (like that of its top of the line Gibson cousin, the ES-355); its Frequensator tail piece; and its headstock and fretboard inlays.