Sire - Larry Carlton S3 Dakota Red
Sire - Larry Carlton S3 Dakota Red
THE GO-TO S-STYLE SIRE GUITAR
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Roasted maple neck for exceptional stability and a premium played-in feel from day one. Stainless steel frets that stay smooth and polished essentially forever. Bone nuts, locking tuners, and premium hardware as standard features. Larry Carlton's personal design input on tone and playability.
The roasted maple neck feels like a well-loved vintage instrument from the very first strum - stable, smooth, and incredibly resonant. These are genuinely the best-kept secret in the guitar world right now.
Sire guitars consistently deliver specs and playability that rival instruments at two to three times the price. Roasted maple necks, stainless steel frets, premium hardware - specs that read like a custom shop wish list at a production guitar price. Once you play one, you genuinely wonder why other manufacturers charge so much more for comparable features.
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FEATURES
- The wood materials used on the body and neck of the S3 are specified to match the playing experience acquired from higher priced guitars.
- Its electronics and hardware are finely configured to the tonal preferences of Larry Carlton.
FINELY DETAILED HARDWARE AND DEFINED ELECTRONICS
give the kind of feel and sound quality usually found in higher level models.THE S-STYLE BODY
The Mahogany-made body of the S3 is patterned from the Larry Carlton-approved traditional S-style shape of the S7 known to be lightweight and comfortable.THE S-STYLE NECK
A C-shaped hard Maple neck with EDGELESS™ Rosewood fretboard to make landing of chords and guitar solos seem effortless.SIRE STANDARD-ST PICKUP SET
Composed of Larry Carlton-approved humbucking pickup in the bridge position and a single coil in the middle and towards the neck to showcase his sophisticated tonal varieties. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q--pjvzAUPQ| BODY | |
| Body Material | Mahogany |
| Body Shape | Sire S-Style Shape |
| Body Color | Dakota Red |
| NECK | |
| Neck Material | Hard Maple |
| Neck Shape | C-Shape |
| Scale | 25.5" |
| Fingerboard Material | Rosewood, Edgeless™ (Rolled Fretboard Edges) |
| Fingerboard Radius | 9.5" |
| Frets | 2.7mm Medium Jumbo |
| String Nut | Bone Nut, 42mm Width |
| Inlay | Ivory Dot |
| Neck Joint | Four Bolt Steel Square Plate |
| ELECTRONICS | |
| Pickups | Sire Standard-ST Pickup Set |
| Controls | Volume, Tone, 5 Way Lever Switch |
| Knobs | BK Strat Knob(Volume and Tone) |
| HARDWARE | |
| Bridge | Sire Standard Tremolo Bridge(2 Post Type) |
| Tuning Gear | Sire Standard Tuner |
| Hardware Finish | Chrome |
| Pick guard | White 3ply |
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