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Designed as a step-up model from the AL-2800 and AL-2500, the AL-3000 includes many important upgrades!
Solid mahogany (not a multi-ply!) arch top body
Graph Tech NVS2 bridge with string saver saddles
Cherry Sunburst Finish is Canadian Maple Top
Triple bound body, and headstock. Single binding on neck.
Improved Nickel plate hardware, including Nickel die-cast Grover tuners with 18-1 turning ratio for ultra fine tuning (Model 102-18N)
Two cream covered soap bar style Type V Alnico P90 pickups
P-90 pickups offer superior output and outstanding treble response
The AL-3000 now comes with improved wiring (single conductor braided 18 gauge American wire for pickups), improved pots (now higher voltage 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
Maple fretboard with 22 Jumbo Frets black block inlays
D'addario strings (10-46) installed at the factory and a professionally installed Graph Tech nut
Individually hand filed frets for professional feel and playability
Overall length: 40"
Scale length: 24 3/4"
Width of the neck at the nut: 1 11/16" (42.8mm)
Width of the neck at the 21st fret: 2 3/16" (56mm)
Neck taper/thickness at the 1st fret: 3/4" (19.5 mm)
Neck taper/thickness at the 12th fret: 7/8" (22mm)
Body thickness: 2" at edge
Width at the widest point: 13"
Weighs only 10 lbs
How to pick the right AL model: AL Spec Comparison.
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