SBO Beast!
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| Manufacturer | SBO Custom Guitars |
| Period | due for release - Summer 2010 |
| Construction | |
| Body type | Solid |
| Neck joint | Bolt-on |
| Scale | 25.5" |
| Woods | |
| Body | Maple/Laminated Alder |
| Neck | Mahogany |
| Fretboard | Rosewood |
| Hardware | |
| Bridge | Fixed |
| Pickup(s) | 2 Humbuckers, 1 Special
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| Colors available | |
| Black, White (Others available on request) | |
The SBO Beast! is the third instrument to be designed under SBO Custom Guitars, albeit currently a concept guitar. As with the SBO FX, this guitar is for future release and, because the specification is not fully confirmed[1], orders will not be taken for this guitar as of yet.
The SBO Beast! is best described as a cross between the XY and FX guitars. It features the integrated XY Midi Pad of the SBO XY guitar and the Z-Vex fuzz factory...[2]
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[edit] Features
The SBO Beast! features a variety of components. These are:
[edit] Pickups
The FX features two Humbucking Pickups and a Special Midi Pickup[3]. These are:
- Bareknuckle Mississippi Queen (Bridge) - Bareknuckle site
- Fernandes Sustainer FSK-401 (Neck) - Fernandes Sustainer online
- Roland GK-3 Midi Pickup (Bridge)
The Beast, like the SBO XY[4] and SBO FX[5] features a three-way pickup selector, allowing each pickup to be utilised individually or together. In addition the the pickup selector, the FX also features a 3-way Toggle Kill Switch (middle position functions as kill) which earths the signal from the pickups, cutting the sound.[6]
[edit] Integrated FX
The SBO FX features a variety of internal effects. These are:
- Z-Vex Fuzz Factory - allows the user to create squealing sounds, or simple distortion/overdrive. This effect can be bypassed by using the button on the front of the guitar.[7]
- MXR Phase 90 - allows the user to add the Phasing effect to the guitar's output sound. This effect can also be bypassed by using the button on the front of the guitar.[8]
- Unconfirmed use of Graph Tech Acoustic Saddles - creates an authentic acoustic guitar sound.[citation needed]
- Integrated XY Midi Pad (as with the SBO XY)[9]
[edit] GK-3
The GK-3 Midi Pickup allows the user to convert the guitar's signal into a Midi signal, which can be output to a suitable pedal that will then allow the user to output any available Midi sound.[10]
[edit] Body & Neck
The guitar has not had a confirmed style released yet. On the head of the neck, the guitar features the words "SBO FX" under the tuning pegs - as is the SBO tradition.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ www.sbo-uk.co.nr - SBO Beast! Press Release
- ^ www.sbo-uk.co.nr - The Short description of the SBO Beast!
- ^ www.sbo-uk.co.nr - SBO Beast! Specification
- ^ www.sbo-uk.co.nr - SBO XY Specification
- ^ www.sbo-uk.co.nr - SBO FX Specification
- ^ www.sbo-uk.co.nr - SBO FX Specification and costs
- ^ www.sbo-uk.co.nr - SBO Beast! Specification
- ^ www.sbo-uk.co.nr - SBO Beast! Specification
- ^ www.sbo-uk.co.nr - SBO XY Specification
- ^ Roland.com - Roland Wesbite's offical GK-3 Specs
[edit] External links
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