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A '50s-style Rocker with P-90 Muscle





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The Sire Larry Carlton L3 P90 is a '50s-style single-cut that's ready to rock. Boasting an L Junior-shaped mahogany body, this axe possesses an inherently resonant acoustic tone that really roars to life through its gnarly P-90 soapbar-style pickup. You'll be greatly impressed by the playability afforded by the L3 P90's "C"-shaped mahogany neck; its 12-inch-radius rosewood fingerboard, which includes smooth rolled edges, ensures lightning-fast finger action. This solidbody electric guitar brandishes vintage-style hardware, including a wraparound bridge and standard die-cast tuning machines. Light-catching chrome hardware, pearloid dot fingerboard inlays, and a classic-style pickguard round out the L3 P90. Players searching for an economical junior-sized single-cut owe it to themselves to take the L3 P90 for a test drive.





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L Junior-shaped mahogany body





Carved from a solid slab of mahogany, the L3 P90's classic L Junior-shaped single-cut body teems with '50s-era flair. Mahogany offers an incredibly warm, resonant sound, arming you with a solid core acoustic tone that's primed and ready for anything. The guitarists here at Sweetwater appreciate how light this axe feels when you strap it on. That said, there's nothing lightweight about its sound ? it's a heavyweight rocker through and through.





Roaring LC Vintage P-90 pickup





The Sire L3 P90 comes equipped with an LC Vintage P-90 soapbar-style pickup. While this is a single-coil pickup, it's a far cry from the chimey, glassy sound you'd get from an S-style single-coil. Plug into your favorite amplifier, and you'll agree that the L3 P90 is raw and rude, churning out scorching-hot, thick-as-molasses tones by the truckload. This electric guitar includes global volume and tone controls.





Comfortable playability





From the moment you pick it up, you'll have a hard time putting the L3 P90 down. Its set-in "C"-shaped mahogany neck plays like a dream, and its 22-fret, 12-inch-radius rosewood fingerboard, which includes smooth rolled edges, facilitates fleet-fingered fretboard maneuvers like nothing else. The L3 P90 includes a bone nut and standard die-cast tuners.





Sire Larry Carlton L3 P90 Electric Guitar Features:


'50s-style single-cut that's ready to rock


L Junior-shaped mahogany body possesses an inherently resonant acoustic tone


Set-in "C"-shaped mahogany neck is a pleasure to wrap your hand around


Fast-playing 22-fret, 12-inch-radius rosewood fingerboard with rolled edges


LC Vintage P-90 soapbar-style pickup churns out red-hot, syrupy-thick tones


Wraparound bridge, bone nut, and standard die-cast tuners


Light-catching chrome hardware, pearloid dot fingerboard inlays, and a classic-style pickguard