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Brand New w/ Warranty. We are an authorized Fano Dealer.
Like what you see? All photos are of the exact instrument you will receive.
Each Fano Oltre series guitar is handbuilt in the USA using an old-growth North American Alder body, maple neck and a nitrocellulose lacquer finish. The result is a resonant, lively instrument crafted with care and precision. This series allows for a number of customizations, from color to pickguard, knobs to pickups. Models can be built with either a maple or rosewood fretboard to meet the needs of a variety of players. If this isn’t the exact Fano you are looking for, contact us to spec one out precisely to your liking!
What Do We Think?
This guitar is outfitted with a set of Fano's own humbuckers, measuring around 7.8k on the neck and 8.5k in the bridge which puts them just on the hotter side of vintage-inspired humbuckers.
The bridge pickup sounds smooth in the top end, yet cuts very well. It sounds very balanced in conjunction with the bit of extra high frequency content contributed by the Gotoh Strat-style bridge. And it is a little tighter than your average vintage spec pickup in the low end.
Playing through the neck pickup, there is a sweet compression throughout the frequency spectrum that provides a nice cushion when digging into notes. You can get you great 80's lead tones that remain present even when laden with appropriate levels of verb and delay. When engaging the middle position and plugged into the Top Boost channel of an AC30, there are some glorious chimey cleans to be had.
How Does It Play?
Think a little bigger than a ‘60s oval C and you get the idea! The neck feels distinctly vintage rather than cookie cutter, and fits in the hand really nicely. The string action measures barely a hair over 4/64” at the 12th fret on the low E string, and right at 4/64” on the high E. The 9.5-12” compound radius fretboard allows you to string bend to your heart’s content without any fret buzz.
Weight: 8lb 3oz
The Fano Custom padded gigbag is included.
Specifications
Body: Alder
Neck: Maple (Bolt-on, 10 degree headstock pitch, vintage style truss rod)
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: Compound 9.5-12"
Neck Shape: Early 60's "C" Shape (.830 - .920”)
Scale Length: 25.5"
Inlay: Dots/White Moto
Frets: 22 Jescar Nickel/Silver (6105 profile)
String Nut: 1.65" Graphtech Tusq XL
Tuning Keys: Fano Deluxe
Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Color: Copper
Neck Color: Vintage Amber Tint
Upper Headcap Color: Copper
Lower Headcap Color: Vintage Amber Tint
Body Distress: Light
Neck Distress: Light
Hardware: Aged Nickel
Neck Pickup: Fano Humbucker (open coil)
Bridge Pickup: Fano Humbucker (open coil)
Pickguard: 3-Ply Parchment
Controls: Volume, Tone & 3-Way Toggle
Bridge: Gotoh 510T “Vintage” 6-Screw S-Style Tremolo
Switch Tip Knob: White
Knobs: Nickel Barrel
Strings: D'Addario "NYXL" .010 - .046
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