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TCM Taurus Standard T
 Standard Features  
Offset single cutaway design.
One piece Honduras mahogany neck.
One piece Honduras mahogany body.
Body thickness (1-3/4" back and 5/8" top).
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.
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  
Matching 4A maple.
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.
4A grade maple top.
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 yields the following tones: 
Position 1 Neck pickup, series:
Fat, round, warm and musical but not muddy. Flutey sustain.
Position 2 Neck pickup, outside coil only:
Brighter, clearer version of position 1. Single coil tone.
Position 3 Neck and bridge pickups in parallel:
Myriad of tones obtained by manipulating volume controls. Unlike a Les Paul, you can turn either volume control to zero and it will not cancel output.
Position 4 Inside coils of neck and bridge pickups in parallel:
Like position 3, numerous tones can be obtained by manipulating volume controls. For instance, you can achieve a bridge single coil tone in this position by turning the neck volume control to zero.
Position 5 Bridge pickup in series:
Snarling, high sustaining tones.  The sustaining wail from this position is just bright enough to sit in the mix and just warm enough to be very musical.

 Finish  

Standard finish included.
 Hardware  
Chrome hardware.
 Bridge  
Custom Gotoh non-locking vibrato system.
 Retail Price  
$3,400
Includes deluxe hard-shell case.
 Options  
Neck carves as listed above — No Charge.
Upgrade to 5A maple top — $480.
Upgrade to gold hardware — $150.
Optional stain finishes — $100.
Bursted finishes — $200.
Intricate multi-stain finishes — $400.
Ameritage custom fit shaped case with internal environmental controls — $500.

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