AXL Badwater SRO Electric Guitars
Wow! The AXL Badwater SRO series solid body electric guitars are the perfect combination of classic solid body design, state of the art features, and a killer selection of finishes. They are made with great tone woods, a classic string through body tremolo bridge, powerful EMG designed pickups, a superb neck and fingerboard with polished frets for fast finger action, and unique finishes these guitars that set the SRO's apart form all others. The Badwater SRO's feature the classic "Strat" style string through body, tremolo bridge. Even the tremolo arm, headstock, and backplate have vintage distressing. No area was spared from the effect. The scalloped back and contoured top make it a very comfortable guitar to hold and play, becoming a natural extension of the guitarist. The slim neck is a breeze for fast and powerful lead lines and full barre chords. This guitar seems to invite you to play it.
Finishes: With a distressed body and antiqued hardware, Badwater SRO guitars look and feel of ancient artifacts. The crackle brown/white finish has a reptilian texture throughout its body. The crackle blue finish looks like it was pulled deep from the ocean floor. The crackle black finish evokes the texture of a guitar blackened and burned by lightning.
Tone: These shocking guitars are equipped with EMG-designed pickups for hard rocking tones and clean delivery. Badwater guitars have a one-of-a-kind style and excellent playability, thanks to a fast playing neck.
Badwater SRO Specifications
| Body: |
Alder |
| Neck: |
Rock Maple |
| Fretboard: |
Rosewood or Maple (Brown Finish Only) |
| Hardware: |
Antiqued / Anodized |
| Inlay: |
Dot |
| Bridge: |
Anodized Tremolo, string through body
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| Pickups: |
EMG-Designed; 1 Humbucker, 2 Single Coil |
| Controls: |
Volume/Tone/Tone, 5-way Selector Switch |
| Neck Profile: |
Shallow C |
| Neck Joint: |
Deep Cut Bolt-On |
| Neck Joint Location: |
16th Fret |
| Radius: |
12" |
| Nut Width: |
1-5/8" |
| Scale Length: |
25-1/2" |
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Colors and Finishes
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Model Number
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Picture |
| Crackle Brown & White |
GRAS820CKBW |
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Crackle Black
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GRAS820CKBK |
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Crackle Blue
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GRAS820CKBL |
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Endorsements and Reviews:
- The Badwater Series was reviewed in the December 2007 issue of Guitar World, and received the Guitar World's December 2007 Gold Award for Best Overall Value. Their review raved "AXL Badwater Series guitars provide the look and feel of a custom distressed ax, and they sound much better than comparably price instruments." They went on to say "They're great choices for first-time buyers looking for something unique or for gigging musicians wanting an inexpensive backup that sounds and feels like their battle-scarred main guitars." Now that's a great endorsement, but also check out the Guitar World video below.
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The November 2007 issue of Guitar Player also reviewed the Badwater Series, and had this to say: ".. kudos to AXL for doing something different." "Killer looks. Happening pickups. Decent playability." "The Badwater CKBW looks crazy cool." "You can't buy anything quite like the Badwater at any price."
Optoinal Case:
You can also add a case. Just select the W/Case option and we will put your guitar into a FeatherWeight G0110E storage case, tailor made for Stat styled electric guitars for only $49.00 more. This is a bargain on the case and it will protect your guitar when not being played, or you're traveling with it. Just select the W/Case option. You'll feel much better with it in a good case.
You can also click
here to visit the
AXL Guitar website, to see the entire SRO Series close-up.
