ST 54 (single pickup)

The sound of the ST 54 is a revelation to all who live for the throaty and open sound but still favor a mild delivery. All Buddy Holly’s early recordings from “Love Me” to “That’ll be the Day” are all great examples of the sound in question. A different reference covers the sounds in higher gain, overdrive mode: Reve- rend Billy Gibbons ́ 1955 Hardtail Strat. The immortal solo on “La Grange” with its singing, slapping tone has just the right amount of midrange hit to capture the Reverend ́s pinch harmonics. To put it in words of another ZZ-Top title: I heard it on the X...

incl. mounting screws, mounting tubes, enough cloth-wire cable for the internal wiring and a suitable capacitor for the tone pot.

Note: Potentiometers and Capacitors affect your tone greatly. Most companies ship guitars without measuring these parts, so it's always a "hit and miss" story. Therefore, for best results, we recommend you to add to your order our premium DIY/Prewired harness kit or checked and measured potentiometers listed below.