Echopark Arroyo Solid Body Electric Guitar (2022)

Echopark Arroyo Model Solid Body Electric Guitar (2022), made in Detroit, Michigan, serial # 2 0204, matallic green lacquer body finish, mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard, original hard shell case. This "Arroyo" model is boutique builder Echopark's homage to the early 1960s Gretsch corvette, mated to a Gibson-like neck with a 1960s Kay-style headstock. The mahogany neck with a rosewood fingerboard feels like the chunkiest '58 Junior ever, and is very comfortable if quite substantial feeling. The body appears to be alder (or possibly light maple) under a coat of metallic green lacquer; no spec. sheet accompanies the guitar. The pickup array is a Silvertone/CMI styled mini-humbucker with staggered poles in the neck position and a proprietary Arcane Echo'Tron numbered 0420 in the bridge position. This is a potent pickup styled after the Gretsch Filter'Tron, mounted in a Gibson style adjustable ring. These are wired to a 3-way switch with master tone and volume knobs; the pickups are distinctly out-of-phase in the middle position. The tailpiece is a subtly compensated '50s Gibson style bar stoptail. The pots date to 2021. Echopark Guitars began in 2008; luthier Gabriel Currie soon gained a reputation for exceptional sounding and playing hand-crafted solidbodies aimed at the vintage rocker market. Clients include Aerosmith, Jackson Browne, Queens of the Stone Age, Blackberry Smoke, The Raconteurs, Jimmy Vivino, Charlie Starr, Dave Catching, Richard Fortus and others. This Arroyo model is most associated with Queens of the Stone Age.   Overall length is 41 in. (104.1 cm.), 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 24 3/4 in. (629 mm.). Width of nut is 1 11/16 in. (43 mm.)., 7.5 lbs. This guitar shows signs of light use with some general wear. There is minor scuffing to the top from picking and some small chips and dings scattered around, mostly to the lower back edge of the body. There is light applied ageing to the body finish and some metalwork but the dings and dents appear to be the result of actual wear, not relicing. The rear pickup ring shows some wear from being picked over. Ignoring the hype, the internet hate and the hysteria it is simply this is an interesting multi-vintage styled hybrid guitar, an excellent player with a pretty unique range of sound from its unusual pickup mix. It resides in the original HSC. Overall Excellent - Condition.