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TCM Taurus Sportster
 Standard Features  
Offset single cutaway design.
One piece Honduras mahogany neck.
One piece Honduras mahogany body.
Body thickness (2-7/16").
East Indian rosewood fretboard.
Set in mortise and tenon neck/body joint.
Joins at the 19th fret on treble side, 16th fret on the bass side.
25-1/8" Scale length.
1-11/16" Nut width.
12" radius arch.
22 frets, medium jumbo.
9 degree headstock pitch with trem.
14 degree headstock pitch with tune-o-matic.
Curved, single action stainless steel truss rod.
Additional graphite reinforcements.
Unique shock protect circuit on bridge ground. Limits electric current at the strings in dangerous ground fault conditions. 
Switchcraft ¼" panel style output jack.
Body cavities coated with Acheson Electrodag 112 conductive shielding paint.
Nitro cellulose lacquer.
Hand signed and numbered.
Jim Dunlop Strap-Loc compatible dual design strap buttons.
Limited lifetime warrantee to original purchaser.

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 Tuners  

Sperzel locking.
 Headstock  
Black.
Paua shell truss rod cover.
 Inlay  
Paua shell "Crest".
 Nut  
Self-lubricating composite.
 Neck Carve  
Neck carves included:
Standard carve — .835 @ 1st and .870 @ 10th, tapered.
'57 Neck Carve — .905 all the way down.
Mild V Neck Carve — .900 @ 1st and 1.00 @ 10th.
 Body  
One piece mahogany.
Unique fan style tone chamber.
 Electronics  
2 TCM Zodiac neck and bridge model humbuckers.
2 volume controls operate independently of one another in multi pick up configuration.
1 tone control.
Volume controls have high pass clarity circuit which preserves tone at lower volume levels. 
5 way switch. 

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TCM T90 neck and TCM T90 bridge model soapbars, black covers.
2 volume controls operate independently of one another in multi pick up configuration.
1 tone control.
Volume controls have high pass clarity circuit which preserves tone at lower volume levels. 
3 way switch. 

 Finish  

Standard finish included.
 Hardware  
Chrome hardware.
 Bridge  
Tone Pro's system on Nashville style tune-o-matic and stop tail piece.
Custom Gotoh non-locking vibrato system.
 Retail Price  
$2,995.
Includes deluxe hard-shell case.
 Options  
Solo switch — $50.
HB/HB/HB - 5 way switch — $300.
T90/T90/T90 - 5 way switch — $300.
Neck carves as listed above — No Charge.
Upgrade to gold hardware — $150.
Tobacco Burst finish — $200.
Ameritage custom fit shaped case with internal environmental controls — $500.

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