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This item is a customer return. We have checked it and think it's in pretty good condition, but this has been returned by a customer and most likely used so there is the possibility of small marks or scratches that we haven't seen. This item is covered under warranty but is not eligible for change of mind return, unless it's significantly not as described.
The Artist SS87 is a premium-grade prog-monster, for the player looking for the ultimate shredders tool! With various high-spec features this guitar packs a serious amount of quality into its small price-tag.
The Basswood body has an open-pore matte finish, a carved arm-contour and super-high neck access. The carved ergonomic Maple neck is comfortable, fast and smooth in the hand, and features 24 Jumbo frets over a 25.5” scale length on an Eco-Rosewood fretboard. This classy, modern styling is tied together with Shark-Tooth inlays and premium gold hardware, and a very versatile H/S/H pickup configuration.
Our covered Matte Bullbuckers are in both the bridge and neck positions, and with the added flexibility of our Wrangler middle pickup and a 5-way switch you have the choice of any tone you could wish for at your fingertips. The switch and simple volume and tone controls are strategically placed for easy adjustability whilst playing, so you can switch from soaring leads back to a thumping rhythm tone in a flash.
The SS87 also features a genuine Floyd-Rose Tremolo system, so you can divebomb and scream away on those high-gain whammy bends all day; the gold-plated locking nut will ensure you’re always in tune! The Floyd Rose tremolo is a powerful tool in the right hands, and we have some fantastic resources available on our website, if you’re not familiar with this style of trem reach out to our staff!
This guitar comes factory-strung with D'Addario 9–42 gauge strings.
Body
Body Material: Mahogany
Body Finish: Open Pore Matte Brown
Body Paint: N/A
Body Construction: Solid
Neck
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Construction: Scarfed
Neck Joint: Bolt-On
Neck Finish: Satin
Neck Shape: 20mm C Profile
Scale Length: 648mm / 25.5"
Fretboard Material: Eco-Rosewood
Fretboard Radius: 305mm
Number of Frets: 24
Fret Material: 25% Nickel
Fret Size: Jumbo
Nut Material: Locking Nut
Nut Width: 43mm
Position Inlays: Shark-Tooth Pearloid Inlays
Binding: N/A
Side Dots: White
Truss Rod: Dual Action 2-Way
Electronics
Bridge Pickup: Artist Bullbucker Humbucker
Middle Pickup: Artist Wrangler Single-Coil
Neck Pickup: Artist Bullbucker Humbucker
Switching: 5-Way Switch
Configuration: HSH
Special Electronics: N/A
Hardware
Bridge: Floyd Rose Tremolo
Hardware Finish: Gold Chrome
Machine Heads: Gold Chrome Die-Cast
Pickguard: N/A
Miscellaneous/Special Features
Strings: D'addario EXL110
Weight: 3.4kg - 3.6kg / 7.5-8lbs
Accessories
Included Accessories: Instrument Cable, Tremolo Arm, Truss Rod Adjustment Key, Tremolo Adjustment Key, Picks
Optional Hard Cases: REC300RC
Optional Bags: HGBAGST, BAGST
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[@config:company_name@] complies with the New Zealand Privacy Act 1993 when dealing with personal information. Personal information is information about an identifiable individual (a natural person). This policy sets out how we will collect, use, disclose and protect your personal information. This policy does not limit or exclude any of your rights under the Act. If you wish to seek further information on the Act, see www.privacy.org.nz
PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT
When you visit the Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device. Additionally, as you browse the Site, we collect information about the individual web pages or products that you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the Site and information about how you interact with the Site. We refer to this automatically-collected information as “Device Information.”
We collect Device Information using the following technologies:
Additionally, when you make a purchase or attempt to purchase through the Site, we collect certain information from you, including your name, billing address, shipping address, payment information (including credit card numbers), email address, and phone number. We refer to this information as “Order Information.”
When we talk about “Personal Information” in this Privacy Policy, we are talking both about Device Information and Order Information.
HOW DO WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
We use the Order Information that we collect generally to fulfil any orders placed through the Site (including processing your payment information, arranging for shipping, and providing you with invoices and/or order confirmations). Additionally, we use this Order Information to:
Communicate with you;
Screen our orders for potential risk or fraud; and
When in line with the preferences you have shared with us, provide you with information or advertising relating to our products or services.
We use the Device Information that we collect to help us screen for potential risk and fraud (in particular, your IP address), and more generally to improve and optimize our Site (for example, by generating analytics about how our customers browse and interact with the Site, and to assess the success of our marketing and advertising campaigns). Device information may also be used to send marketing information specific to the device.
SHARING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
We share your Personal Information with third parties to help us use your Personal Information, as described above. For example, we use Neto to power our online store--you can read more about how Neto uses your Personal Information here: https://www.netohq.com/privacy-policy. We also use Google Analytics to help us understand how our customers use the Site--you can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/. You can also opt-out of Google Analytics here: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
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As described above, we use your Personal Information to provide you with targeted advertisements or marketing communications we believe may be of interest to you. For more information about how targeted advertising works, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s (“NAI”) educational page: http://www.networkadvertising.org/understanding-online-advertising/how-does-it-work.
You can opt-out of targeted advertising by following these 3rd party provider links:
Additionally, you can opt-out of some of these services by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out portal at optout.aboutads.info/.
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We may update this privacy policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons.
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PO Box 339, Wanaka 9343