James Tyler Studio Elite HD

Sonic Evaluation

Playing this James Tyler Studio Elite made me want to break things with my face in the best way possible! It sounds huge, with a wonderful blend of rich, lush overtones and outright rock and roll nastiness. Overall, it sounds unbelievably fat, with a Hulk-sized punch in the mids, full-bodied highs, and deep lows. The bridge pickup is all rock and roll muscle, with midrange that hits like a sledgehammer, gristle-laden lows, and an open high-end with lovely chime. Flip the switch to the middle and you'll find the platonic ideal of a fat Strat sound, with plenty of sweet sparkle in the highs, round lows, and vocal, broad mids. The neck pickup has a similar profile, but with M O R E in the mids and lows and a glassier response in the trebles.

On top of that, this guitar sounds even beefier--possibly illegally so--when you engage the midboost, and I had so much fun doing so that I rendered conversation in the shop impossible with my volume while playing a decidedly mediocre, meandering guitar solo. Some guitars sounds so good and are so fun to play that it causes you to behave poorly, what can I say? I have no doubt some lucky guitar slinger will love this serial as much as I do!

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