James Tyler Guitars | Studio Elite - Vice Shmear

The Studio Elite range embodies the pinnacle of form, function, and sound, representing James Tyler's mission to craft the ultimate electric guitar. These instruments cater to the needs of serious studio and gigging musicians who demand superior performance and playability. 

Body: The Studio Elite is crafted from solid alder, a tonewood known for its balanced tonal response and light weight. This gives the guitar a lively resonance and a clear, punchy sound. Finished in a matte Vice Shmear, this regal looking guitar screams ultimate quality.

Neck and Fretboard: The neck is made from quartersawn maple with an Indian rosewood fingerboard. This combination provides exceptional stability, smooth playability, and a warm, rich tonal character. Featuring a comfortable Standard neck, this guitar feels amazing to play on with a 1959 Oval neck shape measuring .845" at the 1st fret and .975" at 12th. A 10"-12" compound radius helps to keep chords easy to fret on the lower frets and stops bends fretting out on the higher frets. Paired with a 1 5/8" nut width and wide/tall frets for a familiar feel.

Pickups: With a full compliment of Alnico 5 pickups, this model features HCS-JTS Hot Laura single-coils in neck and middle positions. With a good low end and a strong dynamic midrange, these pickups are round and responsive. The Secret humbucker in the bridge provides a medium output with low end thump and an articulate upper midrange that allows the high strings to stand out.

Electronics: This Studio Elite comes equip with a plethora of electronics for an extremely versatile tonal palate. The active midboost preamp is a high gain/low impedance circuit that gives you lower lows and higher highs with a 2dB volume increase - on top of this, you can utilise the midboost control to increase the mids and output further. This preamp can be bypassed easily with the touch of a button for passive tones or added in to give some extra "oomf" at the perfect moments. The second button is to add both the neck and (coil-split) bridge pickups to your sound, no matter what position your pickup selector is in, for an ultimately versatile switching setup. This guitar actually features second hidden coils for both of the "single-coil" pickups and all 3 pickups have individual 3-way series/split/parallel switches with a 4th switch to bypass it all and go straight to the full bridge humbucker in series.

Bridge and Hardware: The Studio Elite is equipped with a Gotoh two-post tremolo with James Tyler branded bent steel saddles, offering excellent tuning stability and smooth performance. Locking Hipshot tuners add to the guitar's reliability, ensuring that it stays in tune even during heavy playing sessions.

Case: The guitar comes with a Tyler Signature Hardshell Case, providing premium protection and durability.