With its 1/8″ figured bound maple top affixed to a slab body, bound headstock and fretboard the Avatar Special takes the proven Avatar virtues and raises the appearance bar a couple of notches.
Neck: 1-pc. South American mahogany
Fretboard: rosewood
Binding: creme ABS (headstock, fretboard and body)
Scale: 25″
Frets: 22 Jescar 47104S medium jumbo stainless steel
Inlays: paua abalone dots
Headplate: ebony
Headstock Angle: 15 degrees
Nut: unbleached bone
Trussrod: 1-pc. vintage-style compression
Body: 1-pc. South American mahogany
Top: 1/8″ – 3/16″ figured maple
Bridge: Pigtail wraparound with steel studs
Pickups: 2 pickups (single coils, P90 soapbars, minibuckers or humbuckers)
Controls: volume/tone/pickup selector switch
Finish: nitrocellulose lacquer, hand-rubbed
Case: form-fitted hardshell
Warranty: limited lifetime to original owner
Price: Starting at $4695
