JAMES TYLER GUITARS
2004 SPECIFICATION AND RETAIL PRICE LIST
GUITARS
STUDIO ELITE HD Suggested Retail Price – US$3,037
Body: alder with pearl pickguard
Neck: quartersawn maple with maple or rosewood fingerboard
Pickups: custom wound Suhr single coils or custom wound
Virtual Vintage single coils with a Trembucker at bridge
Control System: five way selector switch, volume, mid boost, master tone
Optional System: boost preset button add $99
Hardware: chrome floating vibrato and locking tuners
vintage style 6 screw bridge and Kluson style tuners are optional at no charge
STUDIO ELITE Suggested Retail Price – US$3,198
Body: mamywo or alder with pearl pickguard
Neck: quartersawn maple with maple or rosewood fingerboard
Pickups: two hum cancelled single coils and one humbucker
Control System: five way selector switch and lead/rhythm circuit with
mid boost preamp
Hardware: chrome floating vibrato and locking tuners
vintage style 6 screw bridge and Kluson style tuners are optional at no charge
STUDIO ELITE HD-P Price – US$2,859
Body: mamywo or alder with pearl pickguard
Neck: quartersawn maple with maple or rosewood fingerboard
Pickups: custom wound Suhr single coils or custom wound
Virtual Vintage single coils with a Trembucker at bridge
pickups can be straight or slanted.
Optional Pickups: Duncan Classic Stacks in neck and middle add$100
Control System: five way selector switch, volume, tone, tone
Hardware: chrome floating vibrato and locking tuners
vintage style 6 screw bridge and Kluson style tuners are optional at no charge
STUDIO ELITE P Price – US$2,983
Body: mamywo or alder with pearl pickguard
Neck: quartersawn maple with maple or rosewood fingerboard
Pickups: Duncan Classic Stacks single coils and one Duncan
trembucker. pickups can be straight or slanted
(Tyler pickups are not available without preamp)
Control System: five way selector switch and lead/rhythm circuit
volume and master tone
Hardware: chrome floating vibrato and locking tuners
vintage style 6 screw bridge and Kluson style tuners are optional at no charge
STUDIO ELITE PSYCHEDELIC VOMIT Suggested Retail Price – US$3,135
Body: mamywo or alder with white pickguard
Color: psychedelic vomit
Neck: quartersawn maple with maple or rosewood fingerboard
Pickups: two Duncan Classic Stacks at neck and middle and
J.B. Jr. at bridge
Control System: five way selector switch, volume, tone, tone.
Optional Ctrl Sys: mid boost preamp add $215
mid boost preset button add $99
Hardware: chrome floating vibrato and locking tuners
PSYCHEDELIC VOMIT 2000 Suggested Retail Price – US$3,350
Same specs as above except:
body is fully painted
mid boost preamp standard
STUDIO ELITE BURNING WATER Suggested Retail Price – US$3,135
Body: mamywo or alder with black pickguard
Color: burning water
Neck: quartersawn maple with rosewood fingerboard
Pickups: two virtual vintage single coils at neck and middle,
full size humbucker at bridge
Optional pickups: Duncan Classic Stacks and Duncan humbucker add $150
Control System: five way selector switch, volume, tone, tone
Hardware: chrome floating vibrato with locking tuners
BURNING WATER 2000 Suggested Retail Price – US$3,350
Same specs as above except
body is fully painted , variation of regular burning water colors
mid boost preamp standard
[b:cvpb0j22]TYLERBASTAR[/b:cvpb0j22] Suggested Retail Price – US$2,606
Body: alder and ash sandwich
Neck: quartersawn maple with maple or rosewood fingerboard
Pickups: two custom wound John Suhr single coils
Control System: three way selector switch, volume, tone.
Hardware: chrome “T” bridge, three brass intonation-compensated
saddles and Kluson style tuners
TYLERBASTAR EP Suggested Retail Price – US$2,742
Body: ash/alder/ash sandwich
Neck: quartersawn maple with maple or rosewood fingerboard
Pickups: 3 custom wound John Suhr pickups or custom wound
virtual vintage pickups at neck and middle positions
and humbucking “T” pickup at bridge.
Control System: five way selector switch, volume, tone.
Hardware: chrome six saddle “T” bridge and Kluson style tuners
MONGOOSE Currently not in production

Body: Master grade bookmatched flame maple carved top,
individually hand finished
Honduran mahogany back
Purple Heart center stringer selectively tunes low end
Neck: Honduran mahogany cut from same piece as body
Rosewood fingerboard with three piece handcut pearl
and New Zealand abalone block inlays
Pickups: Two exclusive Tyler spec humbuckers
Control System: Three position toggle with volume and tone for each pickup
Hardware: Gold, Tunematic bridge with stop tailpiece
MONGOOSE SPECIAL Suggested Retail Price - US$3,495
Body: mahogany, semi hollow
Neck: mahogany with rosewood fingerboard
Pickups: two humbucking soap bars or standard humbuckers
Control System: 2 volume, 2 tone, 1 toggle switch
Hardware: chrome tune-a-matic bridge with stop tailpiece
[b:cvpb0j22]MONGOOBASTAR T[/b:cvpb0j22] Suggested Retail Price – US$2,822
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Body: alder body, ash top, semi hollow
Neck: quartersawn maple with maple or rosewood fingerboard
Pickups: custom wound John Suhr “T” pickup at bridge, mini
humbucker at neck
Control System: three way selector switch, volume, tone
Hardware: chrome “T” bridge with 3 intonation compensated saddles,
Sperzel tuners.
[b:cvpb0j22]MONGOOBASTAR S[/b:cvpb0j22] Suggested Retail Price – US$2,822
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Body: ash/alder/ash sandwich, solid with front arm contour
Neck: quartersawn maple with maple or rosewood fingerboard
Pickups: 3 custom wound John Suhr pickups, or
3 custom wound Virtual Vintage pickups
Control System: five way selector switch, volume, tone
Hardware: chrome 6 saddle “T” bridge, Sperzel tuners.
[b:cvpb0j22]CLASSIC[/b:cvpb0j22] Suggested Retail Price – US$2,875
Body: alder
Optional Body: ash add $65
Neck: ’59 shape quartersawn maple with maple or
rosewood fingerboard
Pickups: three custom wound John Suhr single coils or
three custom wound Virtual Vintage single coils
Optional Pickups: SSH – same choice of single coils with humbucker add $50
Duncan Classic Stacks and Duncan humbucker add $150
Control System: five way selector switch, volume, tone, tone
Optional Ctrl Sys: mid boost preamp add $215
Optional Pickguard: pearl or tortoise shell pickguard add $50
Hardware: chrome vintage vibrato, Kluson style tuners
Optional Hardware: Sperzel Tuners add $50
[b:cvpb0j22]CLASSIC - Michael Landau Version[/b:cvpb0j22] Suggested Retail Price – US$2,975
alder body, rosewood fingerboard, chrome
floating vibrato, Kluson style tuners, SSH,
Virtual Vintage or John Suhr single coils and
Duncan JB trembucker, black finish with
tortoise shell pickguard, mint knobs and
single coil pickups, black trembucker.
[b:cvpb0j22]CLASSIC – Dann Huff Version[/b:cvpb0j22] Suggested Retail Price – US$3,690
alder body, rosewood fingerboard, gold
floating vibrato, Sperzel locking tuners, SSH,
Duncan Classic Stack single coils and Duncan
JB trembucker, midboost preamp and master
tone, black finish with matching peghead and
gold logo, tortoise shell pickguard, black knobs
and pickups.
Optional Ctrl Sys: pickup series/parallel buttons add $250
[b:cvpb0j22]L. A. STUDIO CLASSIC[/b:cvpb0j22] Suggested Retail Price – US$3,190
Body: alder
Optional Body: ash add $65
Neck: ’59 shape quartersawn maple with rosewood fingerboard
Pickups: Virtual Vintage or John Suhr single coils and JB
trembucker at bridge
Optional Pickups: Duncan Classic Stacks in neck and middle add$100
Control System: five way selector switch, volume, mid boost, master tone
Optional System: boost preset button add $99
Hardware: chrome floating vibrato and Kluson style tuners
[b:cvpb0j22]CLASSIC CUSTOM[/b:cvpb0j22] Suggested Retail Price – US$3,348
Body: alder with pearl pickguard
Optional Body: ash add $65
Neck: ’59 shape quartersawn maple with rosewood or
maple fingerboard
Pickups: two Duncan Classic Stack single coils and JB
trembucker at bridge
Control System: five way selector switch, lead/rhythm circuit, volume,
midboost,
Optional System: boost preset button add $99
Hardware: chrome floating vibrato and locking tuners
[b:cvpb0j22]GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS[/b:cvpb0j22]
GUITAR
10” – 12” compound radius 22 frets 254mm
1 5/8” nut width 41mm
2 3/16” width at 22nd fret 56mm
fretwire: Dunlop 6105 - Classic
Dunlop 6100 - all other models
25 ½” scale length 647mm
13/32” string spacing at bridge 10.5mm
1959 neck backshape
COLORS
SOLID
black, white, red
METALLIC
gold, silver, copper, purple
TRANSPARENT CANDY COLORS ( over gold or silver metallic )
candy red, candy blue, candy royal blue, candy turquoise, candy green
TRANSPARENT COLORS ( see the wood through color )
red, blue, royal blue, turquoise, yellow, brown, green
SUNBURST
cherry sunburst, tobacco sunburst ( 3 tone brown )
2 tone sunburst, 3 tone sunburst, Caribbean Splash
VINTAGE ( absolutely no claims are made to the authenticity of the colors )
lake placid blue, black, candy apple red, charcoal frost metallic, fiesta red, shoreline gold, sea foam green, sherwood green 2&3 tone sunbursts
OPTIONAL COLORS ( the ones were famous for )
pearl over solid or candy color add $100
red, green, blue, gold, silver
midnight, jimburst, add $200
shmears, psychedelic vomit, burning water add $295
candy shmears add $445
double shmears add $400
gloss on shmear finish add $150
matching headstock (not available on shmear, PV, or BW add $100
[b:cvpb0j22]OPTIONS[/b:cvpb0j22]
swamp ash body add $65
birdseye maple neck add $500
exotic maple bent top add $355
gold hardware add $150
black hardware add $125
mid boost preamp add $215
mid boost preset button add $99
mid boost preamp bypass button add $150
neck+bridge pickups on button add $99
pearl pickguard or tortoise shell pickguard add $50
2 Duncan Classic Stack single coils add $100
hardshell guitar case $190
PRICES AND SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE
ALL INSTRUMENTS ARE PRICED WITHOUT CASES
Revised June 2004