Powers Electric A-Type Partial Faraday Hard Tail – Maui Blue

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Inspired by San Diego's blend of surf, skate, auto and music cultures, the A-Type re-imagines electric guitar design into a sound and feel all its own. The trussed, slim hollow body is remarkably lightweight and uniquely voiced to combine resonance, sustain and feedback suppression. An asymmetrical fretboard radius makes playing and bending strings effortless and produces a more consistent tonal character.

What Does Cam Think?

Of the Powers Electric guitars we have, this one is the only solid color example. Even though I love the flame tops and transparent finishes on the others, this Maui Blue really pops! The paintwork is flawless, which is difficult to achieve on solid colors such as this. The knobs and switch tip also feature a unique color scheme to match the body paint. Small details like this show how in-sync Powers Electric is to cool elements players notice.

The A-Type features an ash body, solid maple top, mahogany neck, and rosewood board. Its construction is more acoustic than electric, featuring a true hollow body design. It’s braced like an acoustic and features two sound posts, allowing the top and back to move simultaneously. This maximizes the guitar’s natural resonance and helps to suppress feedback. It’s a unique guitar design that’s also quite loud acoustically; I haven’t played anything quite like it. And coming in at under 6 lbs, your shoulder and back will thank you!

This A-Type features the ‘Partial Faraday’ pickups. They differ from the ‘Full Faraday’ pickups in both appearance and tonality. Instead of the fully enclosed aluminum case, the Partial Faraday pickups use a partially enclosed case that leaves the top open. The neck position is fat and full, but with a nice articulation and clarity in the high end. It’s a bit more open sounding than the ‘Full Faraday’ option; punchier in the highs while still retaining body.

The bridge position sounds almost like a Tele bridge pickup but mixed with a P-90. It’s articulate and has a nice bark on the low E and A strings, but mellows out a touch as you go up in register. It’s a super usable bridge pickup! The middle position is scooped and very open. A great position for chords or if you want single notes to stand out.

The tone control is also a unique feature on the A-Type. Because this guitar utilizes 1meg pots instead of 250k or 500k, the tone control does more than just roll of top end. It effectively shifts the midrange focus, leaving you with usable tones across the entire sweep of the knob. With so many player-friendly upgrades and elements, you can tell a guitar player has designed this instrument!

How Does It Play?

The string action measures right at 4/64” on the low E string measured at the 12^th fret, and just under 4/64” on the high E string. The neck is a nicely supportive C. You have plenty to hold on to, but there isn’t excess mass that would hinder comfort. The frets are jumbo, but don’t feel excessive. Fretting is easy and you can really get around quick when you need to. The neck is also very nicely rolled and just so comfortable. The finish is a velvet-like matte, so no sticky neck-feel with this one!

Weight: 5lb 7.4oz

The Custom Leather Softshell Case is Included!

Specifications

General

Model: A-Type

Body Woods: Solid Maple Top, Urban Ash Body

Body Style: Trussed Hollowbody

Bridge Style: Hardtail

Fingerboard/Peghead Veneer: Honduran Rosewood

Finish: Velvet Neck, Polished Top and Satin Body

Hardware

Bridge: High-carbon Steel Base

Pickguard: Firestripe

Saddle Material: Ebony

Knobs: Resin

Tailpiece: Top-loading Hardtail 

Truss Rod Cover Material: Machined Aluminum

Neck

Neck Material: One-piece Mahogany

Fingerboard Material: Honduran Rosewood 

Number of Frets: 21

Fret Size: Jumbo

Scale Length: 24-⅞”

Fingerboard Radius: Asymmetrical

Neck Profile: Powers Electric Carve

Inlay Pattern: Twin Arch

Inlay Material: Italian Acrylic

Nut Material: Delrin

Nut Width: 1-11/16” with Continuous Contour

Electronics

Pickups: PF42 (Partial Faraday) Set

Accessories

Carrying Case: Custom Leather Softshell Case

Strings: D’Addario XS Coated Nickel, 10-46