"The idea here is to build a reduced size instrument that retains most of the full scale length, so that it plays and sounds like a normal guitar. The History of the Mini Standard goes back to Rick Nielsen's #0132 which was built in 1979. Soon after that we made one each for Joe Perry and Brad Whitford. In the 1980s we fitted one with all black hardware and a Floyd rose! This one recalls the styles from the '50s. The challenge is to make an instrument that stays faithful to the full-size version without looking like a toy. By utilizing a 23 3/8" scale the playability and tone are very close to a full size guitar." The rosewood fingerboard ends with 21 frets. From this angle the guitar looks surprisingly like a "normal" sized Standard. The overall length of the entire guitar is less than 45". The slightly shorter scale enhances the fundamental, which, in contrast to its reduced size, really makes this little guy roar!
DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS
Top & Body Material:Maple
Neck Material: Maple
Construction: Set-In
Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
Bridge: Tune-o-matic, Stop Tailpiece
Tuners: Chrome
Scale Length: 24 3/4"
Pickups: Seymour Duncan 59 & Seymour Duncan JB
Finishing: Natural
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