As well as launching the hugely customizable headless UltraModern 24, California builder b3 Guitar has announced another – this time headstocked – electric guitar model, the SL-K.
The result of a collaboration b3's Gene Baker and Japanese master builder Yoshiyuki Kikuchi, the SL-K's construction consists of a mahogany body with a maple top, a mahogany neck with a 22-fret pau ferro fingerboard and an ebony headstock overlay.
It's fitted with proprietary b3 humbucking pickups, which can be controlled via two volume and two tone knobs, and a three-way selector switch. The guitar also features two push/pull coil-taps which offer additional tonal options.
Other features include Gotoh nickel hardware and a light urethane finish. A hardshell case also comes with every purchase.
The SL-K is available now for $2,995 in 10 finishes: Black, Honey Burst, Trans Blue, Trans Red, Gold Top, Brock Burst, White, Trans Purple, Lavender Blue Metallic, and Black Top.
For more information, head to b3 Guitars.
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Sam was Staff Writer at GuitarWorld.com from 2019 to 2023, and also created content for Total Guitar, Guitarist and Guitar Player. He has well over 15 years of guitar playing under his belt, as well as a degree in Music Technology (Mixing and Mastering). He's a metalhead through and through, but has a thorough appreciation for all genres of music. In his spare time, Sam creates point-of-view guitar lesson videos on YouTube under the name Sightline Guitar.
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