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TCM Empress
 Standard Features  
Deep dish carve double cutaway design.
One piece Honduras mahogany neck.
One piece Honduras mahogany body.
East Indian rosewood fretboard.
Set in mortise and tenon neck/body joint.
Joins at the 19th fret.
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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Also, check out the 
Guitar Shop Magazine Review of the Empress!

 Tuners  

Non-locking with tune-o-matic bridge and stop tail piece.
Sperzel locking with non-locking vibrato system.
 Headstock  
Black.
 Inlay  
Paua shell "Rope".
 Nut  
Self-lubricating composite.
 Neck Carve  
Standard carve — .835 @ 1st and .870 @ 10th, tapered.
 Body  
One piece solid mahogany.
4A select grade maple top.
Semi-hollow chamber.
 Electronics  
1 TCM Single coil neck, 1 TCM Single coil middle and TCM Zodiac bridge humbucker, uncovered.
1 volume control.
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 single coil:
Wirey, liquid-like tones...perfect for "Texas Blues" or soaring, Hendrix-like styles.
Position 2 Neck and middle single coils:
Hum-canceling. Enough "quack" when driven, yet almost acoustic like when clean.
Position 3 Middle single coil:
Finally, a middle position single coil that sounds great on it's own. A remarkably full range tone.
Position 4 Middle single coil and bridge humbucker:
Hum-canceling. Lots of "quack". Sounds great at any volume or gain setting.
Position 5 Bridge humbucker in series:
Full bore snarling TCM Zodiac humbucker drive and sustain.

 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 on tremolo equipped guitars.
 Retail Price  
$2,995
Includes deluxe hard-shell case.
 Options  
'57 Neck Carve — .905 all the way down — No Charge.
Mild V Neck Carve — .900 @ 1st and 1.00 @ 10th — $500.
Matching maple headstock — $100.
Upgrade to Gold Hardware — $150.
Optional pickup configurations — $300.
Optional stain finishes — $100.
Bursted finishes — $200.
Intricate multi-stain finishes — $400.
Tune-o-matic and stop tail piece, or TCM Vibe vibrato system — No Charge.
Bound neck and headstock — $600.
Paua purfling — $400.

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