Fano PX6 Alt de Facto Swamp Ash 3-Pickup Guitar w/ Bigsby – Butterscotch Blonde

Information

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

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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.

What Do We Think?

This guitar is the perfect mate to your Fender and D-Style amps. True to its appearance, it sits ready to take over territory commonly tackled with a Blackguard Tele, but with a bit of a souped-up take on those tones.

The Lollar Firebird pickups in the neck and bridge position sound like a Tele on steroids. They have the open and crisp EQ curve of a single coil but a bit of the roundness and compression of a humbucker. More output than a single coil and they do indeed buck the hum just like a traditional humbucker.

The middle control knob rolls the middle pickup in and out of the signal. You can blend it in or even solo it by cutting the volume for the neck/middle. The Lollar Broiler nails those swampy Goldfoil-like tones. It sounds phenomenal with a slide. Crank a bit of gain and this pickup really comes to life.

And of course, this lets you dial in those “in-between” tones as well. Compared to a Strat, these combinations of neck/middle and bridge/middle have a warmer, more powerful low end but still have all that perfect snap and quack up top. You can also have all three pickups running at the same time, serving up the quality of all three pickups in equal proportion.

Lastly, you have a coil split on all pickups! This is activated by a push/pull pot on the volume knob. So there’s another whole layer of tones to experiment with! You can get real spanky cleans here, whether favoring the bridge pickup for true Tele twang or mixing the middle pickup in for more of the vintage Strat thing.

How Does It Play?

The string action on this beauty measures just 4/64” on the low E at the 12^th fret, and 3/64” on the high E. No fretbuzz. The neck profile is a nice 50’s round C, full and meaty but not overwhelmingly chunky. The neck is tung-oiled smooth and fast on the back where the finish is removed and just further promotes an instant bond to the instrument.

Weight: 8lbs 5oz

This guitar ships with a Fano Deluxe padded gigbag.

Specifications

Body Wood: Alder

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 / Clay

Neck Distress: Heavy

Body Distress: Heavy

Body Color: Butterscotch Blonde

Neck Color: Vintage Amber Tint

Upper Peghead Color: Butterscotch Blonde

Lower Peghead Color: Vintage Amber Tint

Hardware: Aged Nickel

Tuners: Fano Deluxe

Neck Pickup: Lollar Firebird

Middle Pickup: Lollar Mini Broiler

Bridge Pickup: Lollar Firebird

Pickup Covers: Nickel

Pickguard: Phenolic (“Bakelite”)

Electronics: Volume (push/pull), Volume, 3-Way Toggle

Switch Tip: Black

Knobs: Nickel Barrel

Bridge: TonePros TOM w/ Bigsby B5

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