Studio Elite HD

Sonic Evaluation Playing this James Tyler Studio Elite made me want to break things with my face in the best way possible! It sounds huge, with a wonderful blend of rich, lush overtones and outright rock and roll nastiness. Overall, it sounds unbelievably fat, with a Hulk-sized punch in the mids, full-bodied highs, and deep lows. The bridge pickup is all rock and roll muscle, with midrange that hits like a sledgehammer, gristle-laden lows, and an open high-end with lovely chime. Flip the switch to the middle and you'll find the platonic ideal of a fat Strat sound, with plenty of sweet sparkle in the highs, round lows, and vocal, broad mids. The neck pickup has a similar profile, but with M O R E in the mids and lows and a glassier response in the trebles. On top of that, this guitar sounds even beefier--possibly illegally so--when you engage the midboost, and I had so much fun doing so that I rendered conversation in the shop impossible with my volume while playing a decidedly mediocre, meandering guitar solo. Some guitars sounds so good and are so fun to play that it causes you to behave poorly, what can I say? I have no doubt some lucky guitar slinger will love this serial as much as I do!