Paoletti Alfa Loft HSS Ebony Fretboard “Stratospheric” S-Style – True Gold

Information

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

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Formerly known as the Stratospheric, the Alfa model is Paoletti's S-Style guitar featuring 130-150 year old reclaimed chestnut body and superb custom hardware appointments. It is available in SSS, HSS and HH configurations and in both the solid body "Loft" and thinline "Lounge" variations.

What makes a Paoletti guitar unique is the careful selection and use of aged chestnut wood. The vibrations that a chestnut body generates is one of a kind in frequency, harmony, and offers tonal sustain across the full harmonic spectrum. Paoletti Pickups are handmade and manufactured 100% in house. Wired to the guitars electronics with a 22 AWG tinned cloth wire. Each pickup is coated with a wax layer to maintain integrity and to protect from any external interference. And best of all, they're built to last!

How Does It Play?

The neck is a comfortable C shape that feels great in the hand. It is not a thin neck, but is not too chunky which I appreciated as someone with hands on the smaller side. This Alfa Lounge comes with a 12” radius as well, which makes for a nice even playing surface anywhere on the neck. The string action sits at 4/64” across all strings, measured at the 12^th fret.       

Paoletti wires their S-styles in the traditional configuration of neck & middle pickups on independent tone knobs, with the bridge pickup going straight to volume pot for maximum punch and clarity. If you prefer to have the bridge pickup wired up on the second tone knob, just inquire about having us do it for you!

Weight: 7lb 10.3oz

The Paoletti hardshell case pictured is included.

Specifications

BODY MATERIAL: Aged Chestnut Wood

BODY COLOR: True Gold / No Relic

NECK MATERIAL: Canadian Roasted Maple

NECK SHAPE: Medium "C" Profile

NECK DIMENSIONS: 21mm 1^st fret, 24mm 12^th fret

FRETBOARD MATERIAL: Exotic Ebony

INLAY MARERIAL: Tuscany Olive Wood Dots

FRETS: Dunlop 6110

FRETS NUMBER: 22

FINGERBOARD RADIUS: 12"

SCALE LENGTH: 648 mm

NUT: Bone

ELECTRONIC: Volume/Tone/ CTS Pots / CRL 5Way Switch

TUNING MACHINES: Kluson Deluxe

NECK PICKUP: Paoletti 60's – 7.5K Alnico 5

MIDDLE PICKUP: Paoletti 60's – 7.5K Alnico 5

BRIDGE PICKUP: Paoletti Rock II – 7.8K Alnico 5

BRIDGE: Paoletti 2 Point Tremolo

PICKGUARD: N/A

CASE: Hard Case

MISC: Certificate of Warranty & Authenticity