Rapier 33 3-Tone Sunburst Electric Guitar

Rapier 33 3-Tone Sunburst Electric Guitar
Product no: 9000-0083-1043 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

General

Redesigned by none other than British master-builder Alan Entwistle, this is the next-generation Rapier 33. The '60s original played a big part in the British guitar-building industry at the time since it offered guitarists a more affordable alternative to its American rivals. As such, this guitar had a direct hand in the British guitar sound of the '60s and '70s, and has since become a much-sought-after vintage icon in its own right. As effortlessly cool as the original, this mouth-watering model retains all of that '60s style and charm yet comes with improved playability and fully upgraded hardware.

The Rapier 33: Modern Build Quality

The foundation of the new-edition Rapier 22 is formed by a solid okoume body; a tonewood that's sourced in Central Africa and bears a similar tonal warmth to mahogany. The neck, meanwhile, has been carved out of Canadian hard-rock maple and finished with a modern 12 inch fretboard radius, 22 medium frets, and that all-important zero-fret. All of this, combined with an ultra-modern Graph Tech NuBone nut and a set of Wilkinson WJN-05 machine heads, lays down a solid resonant base and excellent intonation and tuning stability, while the Rapier Hi Lo roller bridge and tremolo arm provide the vintage-style finishing touch to both the look and sound.

The Sonic Blade Runner

While they looked undeniably cool, the five-blade pickups of the original Rapier 33 had a habit of throwing the high-gauge strings out of phase and immediately wiping them out of the signal. So, it's no surprise that this fresh edition comes kitted out with the far improved performance of a set of three two-blade EWR64 mini-humbuckers. The traditional Rhythm/Solo switch has also been replaced by a modern three-way pickup switch, but you still get a pair of updated slide-switches, one of which toggles the bass cut and unleashes that typical sixties-flavoured 'jangle', while the other adds or removes the middle pickup to complete a set of seven different tonal profiles.

Specifications

Product features

Sustainable product	not specified
Includes case	no
Includes cover	no
Number of strings	6
Left-handed	no
Body type	ST
Colour	brown, burst
Suitable style of music	warm blues, metal
Pickup type	mini-humbucker
Pickup configuration	HHH
Scale length	24.75 inches (629mm)
Number of frets	23
Bridge type	tune-o-matic + vibrato
Neck connection	bolt on
Body material	okoumé
Fretboard wood	rosewood
Country of origin	South Korea / Indonesia / China / Vietnam

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging)	4,1 kg
Dimensions (incl. packaging)	103,5 x 44,0 x 8,0 cm

Product specifications

Rapier Electric Guitar
- model: 33
body
- material: okoume
- finish: high gloss
neck
- joint: bolt-on
- material: hard rock
- finish: high gloss
- profile: soft C
- scale length: 24.74" (628.3mm)
- fretboard: rosewood
- fretboard radius: 12" (305mm)
- number of frets: 22, with zero fret
- fret type: medium jumbo
- nut material: Graph Tech NuBone
- nut width: 43mm (1.69")
- position markers: dots
hardware
- bridge: Rapier Hi Lo roller bridge
- tailpiece: vibrato
- machines heads: Wilkinson WJN-05
- hardware finish: chrome-plated
- pickguard: 3-ply
electronics
- bridge pickup: Alan Entwistle EWR64 mini-humbucker
- middle pickup: Alan Entwistle EWR64 mini-humbucker
- neck pickup: Alan Entwistle EWR64 mini-humbucker
- controls: 2x volume, 1x tone (0.015 mfd cap), 3-way pickup switch
- slide switches: middle pickup selector, bass cut

Reviews from other countries

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Mario B 16 October 2023

Wrote the following about Rapier 33 3-Tone Sunburst Electric Guitar

Rapier 33 3-Tone Sunburst elektrische gitaar
Toen het karton geopend was en ik de gitaar inpecteerde was ik aangenaam verrast van de bouwkwaliteit van deze gitaar. Daar het hier om een replica van een sixties gitaar van Wilson gaat is de bediening naargelang deze periode. Na gewenning aan de bediening lijkt die wel logisch opgevat en is het ook niet zo moeilijk te bedienen. De tremolo is bedoeld voor normaal gebruik en niet om b.v.divebombs te doen. Bij normaal gebruik blijft de gitaar ook goed in tune. Voor gitaarspelers van sixties en early seventies muziek is het echt een "must have". Ook de veelzijdigheid aan andere klanken die je eruit kan halen is echt een pluspunt. Van sixties, jazz t.e.m. rock en zelfs Indie music....en meer. Het kan allemaal. De hardware is van Wilkinson en de 3 humbuckers van Alan Entwistle. Voor mij is deze veelzijdige gitaar "een blijver" waar ik tot nu toe al veel speelplezier aan gehad heb. Mario B

Mario - marina bocque - van Dorpe 15 October 2023

Wrote the following about Rapier 33 3-Tone Sunburst Electric Guitar

Rapier 33 3-Tone Sunburst elektrische gitaar
Toen het karton geopend was en ik de gitaar inpecteerde was ik aangenaam verrast van de bouwkwaliteit van deze gitaar. Daar het hier om een replica van een sixties gitaar van Wilson gaat is de bediening naargelang deze periode. Na gewenning aan de bediening lijkt die wel logisch opgevat en is het ook niet zo moeilijk te bedienen. De tremolo is bedoeld voor normaal gebruik en niet om b.v. divebombs te doen. Bij normaal gebruik blijft de gitaar ook goed in tune. Voor gitaarspelers van sixties en early seventies muziek is het echt een "must have". Ook de veelzijdigheid aan andere klanken die je eruit kan halen is echt een pluspunt. Van sixties, jazz t.e.m. rock en zelfs Indie music....en meer. Het kan allemaal. De hardware is van Wilkinson en de 3 humbuckers van Alan Entwistle. Voor mij is deze veelzijdige gitaar "een blijver" waar ik tot nu toe al veel speelplezier aan gehad heb. Mario B

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left-handed	no
body type	ST
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