Fano PX6 Alt de Facto Left-Handed 3x Pickups w/ Bigsby – Charcoal Frost

Information

Brand New w/ Warranty. We are an authorized Fano Dealer.

Like what you see? All photos are of the actual instrument you will receive.

The Alt de Facto series is Fano’s top-of-the-line custom series. These are handbuilt in the USA by one luthier from start to finish so that every instrument tells a unique and cohesive story. Nitrocellulose lacquer body and neck of course. If this isn’t exactly the guitar you are looking for, let us know what you want and we’ll get you the best price on your custom build.

**In full disclosure, we can play a right-handed guitar a lot better than a left-handed one. So we are borrowing the tonal description below from our listing for a right-handed build with the same specs, which we could truly put through its paces.**

What Does Josh Think?

Residing in the neck position of this Mahogany body beauty, the Lollar Firebird pickup exudes Tele tendencies in the best way. It has the open yet steely tonality of a single coil position but combines it with a touch of the roundness and compression of a humbucker. The output is just a little more stout and the pickup is fully hum-cancelling.

The Lollar mini humbucker in the bridge position ups the ante with a bit more midrange grind. It is still a very nuanced pickup and avoids any sense of congestion. It sounds warm yet articulate, a quality than delivers great clean and dirty tones alike. That said, you’re probably going to have a hard time resisting the urge to turn up the gain and rip on this one to hear the best the mahogany body has to offer.

The middle knob is a volume dedicated to the Lollar Mini Broiler in the middle position. This pickup sounds more robust than the middle position on a Strat, but it does share that neutral… neither scooped nor honky… quality that makes it an absolute sleeper. You can blend the middle pickup with any combination of the outer pickups, or solo it by cutting the volume for the neck/bridge. Blended combinations get you those “in-between” tones but with a bit more meat on the bone.

How Does It Play?

The neck profile is a nice late 50’s round C. Don’t think overly chunky. But a moderate ’59 for example. The string action measures barely a touch over 4/64” on the low E at the 12^th fret and nearly down to 3/64” on the high E. There is no fretbuzz.

8lbs 7oz

This guitar ships with a Fano Deluxe gigbag as pictured. We can swap out for a hard case for a $250 upgrade if preferred. 

Specifications

Body Wood: Mahogany

Neck Wood: Maple

Fretboard Wood: Rosewood

Neck Joint: Bolt On

Neck Shape: Late 50’s Round Back .860 – .970

Scale Length: 24.75”

Fretboard Radius: 10”-16” Compound Radius

Fretboard Inlay/Material: Dots/White Moto

Neck Distress: Light

Body Distress: Light

Body Color: Charcoal Frost

Neck Color: Vintage Amber Tint

Upper Peghead Color: Charcoal Frost

Lower Peghead Color: Vintage Amber Tint

Hardware: Aged Nickel

Tuners: Fano Deluxe

Neck Pickup: Lollar Firebird

Middle Pickup: Lollar Mini Broiler

Bridge Pickup: Lollar Mini Humbucker

Pickup Covers: Nickel

Pickguard: 3-Ply Parchment

Electronics: Vol/Vol/Tone/3-Way Toggle

Switch Tip: Nickel

Knobs: Nickel Barrel

Bridge: TonePros TOM w/ Bigsby B5

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