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Mahogany body,
Body Alder body Alder body Mahogany body Alder body Alder body Alder body
carved maple top**

Three-piece maple neck Bolt-on solid maple neck Bolt-on solid maple neck with Set mahogany neck with
Bolt-on solid maple neck Bolt-on solid maple neck with Macassar ebony Macassar ebony fingerboard Bolt-on solid maple neck with
with Macassar ebony Macassar ebony or maple
Neck with Indian ebony fingerboard with Indian ebony fingerboard fingerboard and dot inlays and dot inlays Macassar ebony or maple
fingerboard and dot inlays fingerboard and dot inlays*
and offset dot inlays and offset dot inlays (Tyler Fast n’ Flat neck shape) (Tyler '59 neck shape) fingerboard and pearl dot inlays*
(Tyler '69 neck shape) (Tyler '69 neck shape)

Scale Length 27” 25-1/2” 25-1/2” 25-1/2” 25-1/2” 24-9/16” 25-1/2”

Frets 24 medium-jumbo frets 24 medium-jumbo frets 24 jumbo frets 22 medium-jumbo frets 22 medium-jumbo frets 22 medium-jumbo frets 22 medium frets

Nut 1.650" Graph Tech Black 1.650" Graph Tech Black Locking Floyd Rose® 1-5/8" Graph Tech Black 1-5/8" Graph Tech Black 1-11/16" Graph Tech Black 1-5/8" Graph Tech Black
TUSQ XL self-lubricating nut TUSQ XL self-lubricating nut nut and string tree TUSQ XL self-lubricating nut TUSQ XL self-lubricating nut TUSQ XL self-lubricating nut TUSQ XL self-lubricating nut

Tuners Sealed locking tuners Sealed locking tuners Sealed tuners Sealed locking/staggered tuners Sealed locking/staggered tuners Sealed tuners Sealed tuners
(16:1 turn ratio) (16:1 turn ratio) (16:1 turn ratio) (16:1 turn ratio) (16:1 turn ratio) (16:1 turn ratio) (16:1 turn ratio)

Hardware Black hardware Black hardware Black and black nickel hardware Chrome hardware Chrome hardware Chrome hardware Chrome hardware

Floyd Rose licensed

Custom fixed Custom fixed Fully adjustable Tyler-designed Fully adjustable Tyler-designed Fully adjustable Tyler-designed Fully adjustable
Bridge double-locking tremolo system
bridge bridge by Graph Tech tremolo bridge tremolo bridge wraparound bridge tremolo bridge

Line 6 Custom Line 6 Custom Two high-output alnico Alnico bridge humbucker and SSS pickup configuration features SSS pickup configuration
Vintage-voiced alnico neck
medium-gain medium-gain humbucking pickups vintage-style neck and middle vintage-style single-coil pickups features vintage-style
and bridge humbuckers
bridge humbucker bridge humbucker wound to Tyler's specs single-coil pickups wound loaded with alnico magnets and single-coil pickups loaded with
wound to Tyler's specs
to Tyler's specs wound to Tyler's specs alnico V magnets
Pickups

L. R. Baggs Radiance Hex L. R. Baggs Radiance Hex L. R. Baggs Radiance Hex L. R. Baggs Radiance Hex L. R. Baggs Radiance Hex L. R. Baggs Radiance Hex L. R. Baggs Radiance Hex
piezo pickup system piezo pickup system piezo pickup system piezo pickup system piezo pickup system piezo pickup system piezo pickup system

Knobs Master Volume and Tone knobs Master Volume and Tone knobs Master Volume and Tone knobs Master Volume and Tone knobs Master Volume and Tone knobs Master Volume and Tone knobs Master Volume and Tone knobs

Pickup Selector 5-way selector switch 5-way selector switch 5-way selector switch 5-way selector switch 5-way selector switch 3-way selector switch 5-way selector switch

Model and Alt Tune knobs Model and Alt Tune knobs Model and Alt Tune knobs Model knob and Alt Tune roller Model knob and Alt Tune roller Model and Alt Tune knobs Model and Alt Tune knobs
Variax Control for easily accessing for easily accessing for easily accessing knob for easily accessing knob for easily accessing for easily accessing for easily accessing
instrument sounds and instrument sounds and instrument sounds and instrument sounds instrument sounds instrument sounds instrument sounds
alternate drop tunings alternate drop tunings alternate drop tunings and alternate tunings and alternate tunings and alternate tunings and alternate tunings

1/4” out 1/4” out 1/4” out 1/4” out 1/4” out 1/4” out 1/4” out
Outputs
VDI (Variax Digital Interface) *** VDI (Variax Digital Interface) *** VDI (Variax Digital Interface) *** VDI (Variax Digital Interface) *** VDI (Variax Digital Interface) *** VDI (Variax Digital Interface) *** VDI (Variax Digital Interface) ***

Lithium-ion battery Lithium-ion battery Lithium-ion battery Lithium-ion battery Lithium-ion battery Lithium-ion battery Lithium-ion battery
(Up to 12 hours of play time) (Up to 12 hours of play time) (Up to 12 hours of play time) (Up to 12 hours of play time) (Up to 12 hours of play time) (Up to 12 hours of play time) (Up to 12 hours of play time)
Battery and international wall charger and international wall charger and international wall charger and international wall charger and international wall charger and international wall charger and international wall charger
(also functions as standard (also functions as standard (also functions as standard (also functions as standard (also functions as standard (also functions as standard (also functions as standard
electric guitar without batteries) electric guitar without batteries) electric guitar without batteries) electric guitar without batteries) electric guitar without batteries) electric guitar without batteries) electric guitar without batteries)

Software Variax Workbench HD software Variax Workbench HD software Variax Workbench HD software Variax Workbench HD software Variax Workbench HD software Variax Workbench HD software Variax Workbench HD software
and USB interface and USB interface and USB interface and USB interface and USB interface and USB interface and USB interface

Case Includes Shuriken premium Includes Shuriken premium Includes high-quality Includes high-quality Includes high-quality Includes high-quality —
padded gig bag padded gig bag padded gig bag padded gig bag padded gig bag padded gig bag

Available Additional battery, charger and Additional battery, charger and Additional battery, charger and Additional battery, charger and Additional battery, charger and Additional battery, charger and Additional battery, charger and
Accessories cable kit available separately cable kit available separately cable kit available separately cable kit available separately cable kit available separately cable kit available separately cable kit available separately

Black, Three-tone Sunburst, Tobacco Sunburst, Sunburst,

Finishes Satin Black Satin Black Lake Placid Blue Black, Black, Black,
Blood Red
Olympic White Cherry Sunburst White

This chart reflects guitars produced since March 1, 2018. Rosewood fingerboards were used prior to this date and may still be offered for sale by some retailers. Specifications subject to change without notice.

*Maple fingerboard on Black model

** Flame Maple Veneer on the Tobacco and Cherry Sunburst

*** For integration with Line 6 Helix® family, POD® HD family, Firehawk® family, and limited compatibility with POD xt, POD X3, Vetta II amplifier and other legacy Line 6 products

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registered trademarks of Yamaha Guitar Group, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other jurisdictions. Shuriken is a trademark or registered trademark
of Shuriken Guitars Pty Ltd. in the U.S. and/or other jurisdictions and is used under license.