{"product_id":"pre-owned-48th-street-custom-guitars-strat-style-partscaster-built-by-akira-aki-suzuki-with-hsc","title":"Pre Owned 48th Street Custom Guitars S Style Partscaster Built by Akira “Aki” Suzuki With HSC","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Used And Vintage\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2433\/files\/vintage_and_used.png?v=1742598156\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e48th Street Custom Guitars was a legendary workshop on a legendary street in New York City, renowned in the 1980s for crafting custom instruments. These guitars frequently incorporated ESP components and showcased distinctive, hand-built designs tailored for session players and touring professionals.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe just took this one in, and right away, we were super impressed.  It has a beautiful natural ash body with a finely sculpted maple neck that is rock solid.  A unique feature is that it's topped with a ebony fretboard.  It's super comfortable to play with a C profile (.860 - .953\"), 1.6875\" nut width and a 12\" radius on the fretboard for fast playing and easy bending.  Also, it sports a brass nut.  The\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA main calling card are the EMG S ceramic single active coil pickups, something you don't see very often.  This set is the ceramic version of the original SA (alnico) pickups.  Designed for those that want bright \u0026amp; clear sounds without the hum, the pickups have a ceramic bar magnet that provides balanced tone that stays even in output, especially during big bends (perfect for a guitar with a 12\" radius like this).   EMG's design sets this pickup apart from typical single coils by incorporating internal shielding and a low impedance preamp, resulting in virtually noise-free performance while preserving the true single coil tonal character.These pickups are versatile, and useful for a variety of styles, from jazz to metal.  You get a lot of output, with some serious sizzle on the top end and a good amount of steak on the bottom end.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are active pickups with a preamp, requiring a 9 volt battery.  You'll notice there is no battery door - it's held in the tremolo cavity.  The circuit on the lower tone control is an old-school EMG SPC. It’s a midrange boost to fatten up single coils into humbucker territory.   The guitar is wired like a traditional Strat where there’s no tone control affecting the bridge pickup, just the neck and middle pickups. The SPC affects all three. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCheck out the additional photos of the inside of the guitar, showing the battery compartment, underside of the pickups, and the preamp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe were told that this particular guitar was built by Akira “Aki” Suzuki in 1987.  We don't have a way of verifying this, but this came from the previous owner's widow, who brought the guitar to us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's in great condition, especially considering it's age.  A gig bag is included.  The techs in our shop have set it up to play perfectly.  48th Street Custom Guitars are sought after, and one like this is rather rare - and quite nice!  It's a great find for those that know.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv name=\"Saddle Height Wrench\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv name=\"Switching\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"48th Street Custom Guitars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47773145202931,"sku":"80FST000","price":899.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2433\/files\/1-Img30830.jpg?v=1758566914","url":"https:\/\/www.truetonemusic.mom\/products\/pre-owned-48th-street-custom-guitars-strat-style-partscaster-built-by-akira-aki-suzuki-with-hsc","provider":"Truetone Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}