Artist Guitars: AT53 Black Relic

https://www.artistguitars.com.au/buy/... When it comes to affordable guitars, few companies produce as many bargains as Sydney's Artist Guitars. But they've really knocked it out of the park with the AT53. The appointment list is remarkable for a guitar that lists at AUD$449.00. Start with a lightweight Paulownia body with a black relic finish; quarter-sawn roasted maple neck with a rosewood fingerboard and medium-jumbo stainless steel frets. The fingerboard shoulders have been rounded for a played-in feel while locking machineheads and a bone nut finish the incredibly comfortable neck appointments. The pickups are 'handwound' Alnico 5's with plenty of bite and a cool, throaty sound from the neck pickup. The bridge sports traditional style, brass, compensated saddles for ease of setup and accurate intonation. Everything about this guitar reeks of an instrument usually priced three to four times more, at least. I was so floored with the out-of-the-box setup that I asked Artist Guitars if they had a professional go over it before it shipped to me. Nope, that's just how they ship. I'm going to take this one on the road. I'll put myself out on a limb here and say that due to the features and appointments, the AT53 is probably the best value solid-body guitar on the market today, at least in Australia. Well done, Artist Guitars. There's a no-chat jam demo that puts the AT53 in front of several different amp types if you're interested. Go to:    • Artist Guitars: AT53 Black Relic. No-Chat ...   Today's tools: Guitar: 2025 Artist Guitar AT53 Black Relic. Amp: Axe-FX III Turbo running Cygnus X-3 FW. 28.00 beta 4. Deluxe Reverb, Marshall and Dumble models. Cables: BOSS Strings: Ernie Ball Slinky 10-46 (factory shipped) Pick: Signature Honey Pick https://www.honey-picks.com/collectio... Mic: Audix USA A231 - https://audixusa.com/products/a231/ Camera: GoPro HERO10 + Sony ZV-1M2 x 2 Soundcard: PreSonus Quantum 26x32 Desktop Monitors: PreSonus R80 R-Series Active AMT Studio Monitors - https://www.presonus.com Monitor Control: SPL 2Control - https://spl.audio/en/spl-produkt/2con... Headphones: Audix A150 - https://audixusa.com/products/a150/ All Stands: Gravity Stands - https://www.gravitystands.com/en/ Computer: 2017 Apple iMac Pro, 2.5 GHz 14-Core Intel Xeon W, 64 GB 2666 MHz DDR4, Radeon Pro Vega 64X 16 GB All of my Fractal Audio Presets (free): https://axechange.fractalaudio.com/se...