Tak Matsumoto DC Standard Flame Top Aqua Blue
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The Tak Matsumoto DC Standard Flame Top Aqua Blue custom guitar was released in 2013 by Gibson.It's Tak Matsumotos seventh custom guitar. The finishing sealer is Nitrocellulose Lacquer. Its color is Auqua Blue. The necks profile is the Tak Matsumoto Profile. It has the Burstbucker #3 (Alnico V) pickups installed in bridge postition. The Burstbucker #2 (Alnico V) pickups are installed in the neck position.
Trivia
This special custom guitar has a lot to offer. Starting with a one-piece mahagony body covered with a carved maple and finally painted aqua blue. The dual PAF-style humbucking pickups are Taks prefered Pickups and specially modified to fit his needs. Those humbuckers have an open zebra top which gives this guitar quite a nice look. The fingerboard is made off rosewood with a special Gibson nut. Gibson really put all their know-how into this guitar. The specs below will speak for themself.
Hardware Specs
| Sealer | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Color | Auqua Blue |
| Top | Maple |
| Back | Mahogany |
| Binding | Black |
| Adhesive | Franklin Titebond |
| Inlay | none |
| Logo | Mother-of-Pearl |
| Truss Rod Cover | Black/White Antique Bell Shaped™ |
| Angle | 17 Degrees |
| Bridge Position | Burstbucker #3 (Alnico V) |
| Neck Position | Burstbucker #2 (Alnico V) |
| Species | Mahogany with Maple Spline |
| Style | Tak Matsumoto Profile |
| Truss Rod | Traditional |
| Joint Angle | 4° (+/- 15 seconds) |
| Adhesive | Franklin Titebond |
| Model | Reissue Green Key |
| Tuning Ratio | 12:01 |
| Plating | Nickel |
| Potentiometers | 2 Volume Controls 1 Master Tone Control |
| Toggle Switch | Switchcraft Axial with Amber Toggle Cap |
| Output Jack | Traditional ¼" |
| Joint | Mortise & Tenon |
| Adhesive | Franklin Titebond |
| Joint-Angle Tolerance | +/- .005" |
| Bridge Type | ABR |
| Brigde Plating | Nickel |
| Tail Type | Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar |
| Tail Plating | Nickel |
| Fingerboard Species | Rosewood |
| Radius | 12" |
| Binding | Black |
| Inlay | none |
| Nut/E.O.B | 1.687/2.062 |
| Other | Reissue Fret Wire/White Side Dots |
| Material | Corian |
| Width | 1.687 |
| Slots | Gibson PLEK System |
| Knobs | Gold Top Hat with Dial Pointers |
| Toogle Switch Washer | Cream with Gold Silkscreen |
| Pickup Mounting Rings | Cream |
| Control Plate Cover | Black |
| String | .010 - .046 |
| Strap Buttons | Schaller™ Straplocks |
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Complete Overview
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Neck-Fit
Fingerboard
Nut
Head
Hardware
Electronics
Tuner
Pickups
Bridge
Tailpiece
