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Sire have impressed us with this New Sire Larry Carlton I5L Electric Guitar in Tobacco Sunburst Satin in Guitars, it’s in stock, and ready to ship with fast, reliable delivery across the UK, Ireland, and Europe. For more details within Guitars, additional Electric Guitars options, full specifications, demos, images, videos, and secure online ordering, read on below.

Emitting classic 50s vibes, the Sire Larry Carlton I5L is an amazing-looking guitar that features a single-cut, Swamp Ash body with a Maple neck to produce a natural, clean sound. Its string through Tune-O-Matic bridge ensures maximum tonal transfer between the strings of the body and its trio of lipstick tube single-coil pickups perfectly capture this resonant tonality.

Key features

• Comfort and elegance – Sire’s Edgeless™ fretboard design features rolled, smoothened edges for a superior feel and playing experience.
• Single Coil Twang – The I5L’s trip of lipstick single coils are perfect for dynamic players searching for a clear and twangy tone.
• Impressive sustain, tone and resonance – It’s Tune-O-Matic bridge feeds the strings through the Swamp Ash body to enhance the sound of the guitar.

Lipstick Tube single-coil pickups

The pickup configuration of the Sire Larry Carlton I5L guitars consists of three lipstick tube-shaped, single-coil pickups that not only look great but are the perfect pickup choice for capturing the balanced and focused tone of the L5. Crystal clear highs with the perfect amount of twang and a tight bass.

Enhanced sustain, tone and resonance

The Tune-O-Matic bridge with a string-thru body design helps to promote increased sustain throughout the guitar, improving the tone and resonance of the instrument. This boost in sustain allows the notes to hang in the air for longer.

Single-cut, Swamp Ash design

The Sire Larry Carlton I5L guitars feature a redesigned, single-cut body made of Swamp Ash – a wood material that is known to produce a distinctive, natural sound. Used in many of the most desirable guitars of the 1950’s it’s often favoured due to it equal balance across all frequencies and its rich harmonic sustain.

Specifications

Body

• Body Material: Swamp Ash
• Body Shape: Sire I5L Body Shape
• Body Finish: TS.S (Tobacco Sunburst Satin)

Neck

• Neck Material: Hard Maple
• Neck Shape: C-Shape
• Scale Length: 24.75”
• Fingerboard Material: Hard Maple Edgeless™ (Rolled Fretboard Edges)
• Fingerboard Radius: 12”
• Number of Frets Total: 22 (2.7mm Medium Jumbo)
• String Nut: Bone, 43mm width
• Inlay: BK/Abalone Rounded Rectangular Block
• Neck Joint: Four Bolt Steel Plate

Electronics

• Pickups: LC Lipstick Tube Single Coil Pickup Sets (S-S-S)
• Controls: 5-way Lever Switch, Volume, Tone
• Knobs: Black Top Hat Knob

Hardware

• Bridge: Tune-O-Matic Bridge with String Body Thru
• Tuning Gear: Standard Diecast Tuner
• Hardware Finish: Chrome
• Pickguard: None

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