SOLD - Art of Aging " Late 1955" Clone

MikeS

Oh boy!

This has had time, money, and attention to detail thrown at it in spades, and knocks spots off a masterbuilt, or any other higher end boutique built S-Type. It's a very accurate late '55 S-Type.

-Swamp ash Body in authentic aged 2 Tone Sunburst Nitrocellulose.
-7.25’' Radius Soft V-Shape Maple Neck Nitrocellulose finish aged
-Vintage correct frets
-Kluson “Single Line” Tuners.
-Pre-CBS Art of Aging Vintage correct UK Made Tremolo all correct specs and pat pending saddles.
-Pre-CBS Art of Aging Vintage Neckplate all correct specs.
-Art of Aging parts throughout. (also included is the back plate and screws, not pictured)
-Mojo UK 1950's Handwound Pickups
-CTS “TVT" True vintage taper Pots
Paper cap and cloth wired.

This was a no expense spared, luthier built relic done by “Art of Aging” themselves, using the best vintage spec parts and attention to detail. They originally advertised it as a '57, but it's more of a late '55 accurate clone.

Lightweight at only 7lb 1oz

Has some really interesting wiring as standard.

5-way is as follows...

Neck - Volume and 1st Tone as normal
Neck and Middle - Volume and 1st Tone as normal
Middle - Volume and both Tone controls, both tone controls work normally.
Middle and Bridge - Volume and both Tone controls, both tone controls work normally.
Bridge - Volume and 2nd Tone control, but Tone works in reverse, when the tone is wide open at 10 it acts as a kill switch. Roll the tone off anti clockwise and you get more tone and volume instead of less. It's an interesting combination, as you have a lot of control over the bridge pickup, and get some interesting sounds. Thought it might be a left handed pot at first, but it cant be, as it functions normally in other positions. Some crazy AOA trickery!. I've been playing this through a black face Twin, and the SRV tones are intense.

 

Art of aging parts alone are really expensive.

A whole build with this attention to detail... well it doesn't get any better.

Guitar is located in Fife, but I'm happy to post next day via UPS.

SOLD £1095

bgmartinsbridge

Very cool, have a wow

Schmo

Originally advertised as a 57 replica - nice guitar, how was the experience of buying from them ?

axisus

Nice looking ageing there, not too overdone.

MikeS

Quite a bit of interest for this lovely thing. A number of trade offers and sofa raking, but still available just now.

Go on, be your own secret Santa.

skippy76

I can vouch for Mike, a pleasure to deal with. 

Great looking Strat as well!

MikeS

@skippy76 ; thanks Toby, you're a gentleman.

RickLucas

Looks great. Vintage frets or taller 6105 or similar?

MikeS

This is still available.

Teyeplayer

That is divine.

MikeS

Teyeplayer said:

That is divine.

Thank you sir.

dallcorp

Can I ask who made the neck and body?

dallcorp

Beautiful guitar by the way

MikeS

A Happy New Year bump...

MikeS

Still available

Marshall

are the questions being responded to privately?

MikeS

Marshall said:

are the questions being responded to privately?

If you mean the frets and body/neck...they are answered in the updated description. I don't know the particular German luthiers name that made the body and neck. Barbara, at AOA was not shop/person specific when I asked, just that it was a German luthier from Hamburg.

Marshall

 

MikeS

Bumpy

Schmo

GLWTS - i wish I'd bought the Mary Kay they were selling !

MikeS

Bump for this lovely thing