Designed as a step-up model from the AD-2800 and AD-2500, the AD-3000 Prestige includes many important upgrades!
Solid mahogany (not a multi-ply!) arch top body
High quality 3/4" Book-Matched Flame Canadian Maple Top (100% real wood top-not a photo top!)
Natural wood body binding;
Improved Nickel plated hardware, including Nickel die-cast Grover tuners with 18-1 turning ratio for ultra fine tuning (Model 102-18N)
Matching flame top headstock
Two Type V Alnico humbucker pickups for warm, tradional sound
Single conductor braided 18 gauge American wire for pickups, high voltage pots with brass shafts for reduced noise and an improved pickup selector switch
Two volume and two tone controls, plus a three way pickup selector switch
One piece Mahogany set neck with 13.7" (350mm) radius neck for fast play and adjustable truss rod
Ebony fretboard with 22 Jumbo frets and real Abalone Trapezodial inlays
D'addario strings installed at the factory and a professionally cut graph tech nut
Individually hand filed frets for professional feel and playability
Width of the neck at the nut: 1 5/8"; at the 21st fret: 2 3/16"
Neck taper/thickness at the 1st fret: 21.5 mm; at the 12th fret: 23.5mm
Overall length: 40"; Scale length: 24.7"
Body thickness: 2" at edge; Width at the widest point: 13"
Bridge pole spacing is 3", and the Tail piece pole spacing is 3 1/4"
Guitar ships new in a double box. Note, this item is "UPS oversize" and ships as if it weighs 30 lbs. Actual weight is only 10 lbs. Your final shipping costs will depend on your location and the items you order. To determine your total shipping cost, please click on the “add to shopping cart” button, and enter your address information. You will have the opportunity to cancel your order after you are quoted a shipping price.