2023 Twigg-Smith Astro Set-Neck Electric Guitar

This is the third Astro model we've had in the shop from Vermont's own Mr. Jason Twigg-Smith and it's the first one I've seen done-up "Gibson-style" with a shorter scale length, set neck, angled headstock, and mahogany body and neck. It's very slick, sounds alarmingly-good, and feels retro-comfy in the hands. He uses a more-generous neck profile (generally) that's '50s-ish in flavor and the P90-like pickups definitely enhance that feeling.

It's a lightweight instrument at a little under 7 lbs and it's comfortable either on a strap or in the lap. It also looks killer, with its quirky body shape and retro-futuristic design style. The figured-maple top gives it more of a "boutique" look at a glance, too, while its blue-stained finish and grey-brown mahogany back and sides give it a bit of a "one-off" personality. It's almost PRS-like because of that.

The pickups are definitely P90s in sound but they remind me of the lower-wind, more-balanced, early-'60s P90s rather than the raunchy and sometimes too-dark '50s ones. They remind me a lot of the sound you get from the average Lollar P90 more than the usual "off the shelf" P90s from Artec and the like.

Repairs included: a quick setup.

Weight: 6 lbs 12 oz

Scale length: 24 5/8"

Nut width: 1 11/16"

Neck shape: medium D

Board radius: 12"

Body width: 11 1/4"

Body depth: 1 5/8"

Body wood: mahogany with birdseye maple top

Bridge: ABR-style

Fretboard: ebony

Neck wood: mahogany

Pickups: 2x Dream90 pickups (Alnico P90-style in bucker shells)

Action height at 12th fret: 1/16” overall (fast, spot-on)
String gauges: 46w-10

Truss rod: adjustable

Neck relief: straight

Fret style: medium

Condition notes: it's basically new. There are just a few faint, teeny-tiny surface nicks and scratches in the finish, though the finish is open-pore so I may be just seeing grain. 

It comes with: a gigbag.

Consignor tag: TSM