Description:
Italian guitar phenom Marco Sfogli, of progressive metal bands PFM and Icefish, is a highly regarded and highly influential player. His technical genius and proficiency in any genre have been showcased through his own solo efforts and at countless recording sessions, including work on Dream Theater vocalist James LaBrie’s solo albums and his own role as a JamTrackCentral instructor.
The instrument’s resonant alder body is capped with a rippling quilt maple top and features a scalloped lower back bout and sculpted shredder’s cut heel for comfortable and unencumbered upper-fret access. The bolt-on maple neck has a "caramelized" heat and drying treatment that makes it sound and feel much older, along with graphite reinforcement, satin finish on the back, Luminlay® side dots and a conveniently located heel-mount truss rod adjustment wheel.
Designed to deliver unrivaled playability, the 12”-16” compound radius caramelized maple fingerboard has a more pronounced curvature across its width near the nut for comfortable chording, and gradually flattens to a very slight curvature toward the upper frets for blazing fast solos and comfortable bends. The rolled fingerboard edges and 22 jumbo frets combine for even more enhanced comfort and high-performance playability.
Given Sfogli’s propensity to cut across genres ranging from progressive metal to jazz, he required extremely versatile and well-balanced pickups in an HSS configuration. He selected an EMG® ’89 for the bridge, which houses separate preamps and coils to deliver that warm and powerful humbucker punch along with that bright and chiming single-coil sound. A pair of active EMG® SA single-coil pickups in the middle and neck positions bring even more of that unmistakable Strat® sound— bright and airy with rich low end. Tap into these expansive tonal options using the five-way blade pickup switch, tone control and volume control with push/pull coil splitting for the bridge pickup.
A Floyd Rose® 1000 Series double-locking tremolo bridge system provides excellent tuning stability throughout flutters and aggressive dive bombing.
Sophistication personified, the Marco Sfogli Signature Pro-Mod So-Cal Style 1 HSS FR CM QM is clad in a gorgeous Transparent Purple Burst finish with black pickguard, skirted black Strat®-style control knobs, chrome hardware and a licensed Fender® Strat® headstock.
Technical specifications:
Body Style | So-Cal Style 1 |
Body Material | Alder |
Body Finish | Gloss |
Neck Material | Caramelized Maple with Graphite Reinforcement |
Neck Finish | Hand Rubbed Satin Urethane |
Neck Shape | Speed Neck with Rolled Fingerboard Edges |
Fingerboard Material | Maple |
Scale Length | 25.5" |
Radius | 12"-16" Compound Radius (304.8 mm to 406.4 mm) |
Frets | 22, Jumbo |
Nut Material | Floyd Rose® 1000 Series Locking |
Nut Width | 1.6875" (42.86 mm) |
Neck Pickup | EMG® SA Single-Coil |
Middle Pickup | EMG® SA Single-Coil |
Bridge Pickup | EMG® 89 |
Controls | Volume (Push/Pull Coil Split), Tone, 5-way selector switch |
Bridge | Floyd Rose® 1000 Series Double-Locking Tremolo (Recessed) |
Tuners | Charvel®-Branded Die-Cast |
Hardware Finish | Chrome |
Strings | Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges) |
Additional info:
Country of origin: | Mexico |
Condition: | New |
Warranty: | 2 years |
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This instrument is inspected and setup free of charge by our luthier before shipping.
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