Description
Tempest modern – Prototype
The Tech
The Tempest modern is designed around a set of custom hand wound Old Bones humbucker pickups features Alnico V magnets to produce a fat, rich clean tone and punchy driven tone. These humbuckers make this guitar super versatile and suitable for hot blues, hard rock, grunge, punk and old school metal, right through to progressive rock tones.
Cutting edge switching technology gives you six district sound options for the ultimate in versatility. The traditional oil paper capacitors and CTS pots ensure a precision audio taper which gives you smooth, accurate response. Crank your guitar up to 10 and the volume swells all the way—no abrupt flattening to choke your playing style.
The Wood
The body and neck are made from hand picked ash and maple hardwoods. They are carefully selected for their tone and resonance, which allows for a surprising amount of sustain.
It’s all about the finish
At Munson Guitars we always prefer to use finishes that leave the raw grain visible, so you can see the beauty of the wood. The ash body is finished in a deep navy natural stain over black grain, before adding several coats of traditional nitrocellulose that will allow the finish to age gracefully. The maple neck, which includes a dual action truss rod and contrasting dark walnut skunk strip, is protected and enhanced by a proprietary blend of finishing oil which delivers a hard wearing, yet soft satin feel for a super fast action.
Proudly British
The Tempest modern is designed and crafted in Britain by our luthier.
Go on, you know you want one…
Built to inspire, the Tempest modern is a versatile instrument that will quickly become your go-to guitar.
Specifications
| MODEL | The Tempest modern |
| BODY | |
| Wood | Ash |
| Finish | Gloss nitro over deep navy natural stain with black grain highlights. |
| Backplate | Ash |
| NECK | |
| Wood | North American Maple |
| Scale Length | 25.5” (648mm) |
| Truss rod | Dual Action, neck adjustable |
| Thickness | 0.73” (18.58mm) at 1st Fret; 0.87” (22.21mm) at 12th Fret |
| Finish | Natural oils with a satin finish for fast action |
| FRETBOARD | |
| Wood | North American Maple |
| Radius | 9.5” (241.3mm) |
| Frets | 22 Medium |
| 2.4mm wide – 1.2mm high, routed fret slots | |
| Inlays | 6mm round paua shell inlays |
| Nut | Black |
| ELECTRONICS | |
| Pickups | Custom Hand wound Old Bones Humbucker set with chrome surrounds |
| Controls | 1 x master volume (500k CTS) |
| 1 x master tone (500k CTS) | |
| Freeway 3+3 – six way switch | |
| Capacitor | 22 uf tone cap |
| Jack | 0.25” mono |
| HARDWARE | |
| Machine Heads | In-line Chrome |
| Bridge | Hardtail Chrome |
| Knobs | Metal knurled Chrome |
| CASE | |
| Case/Bag | Standard padded bag |
Like what you see, but what something a bit different? Don’t worry, we have you covered. Choose a custom shop version of the tempest modern and we will make it how you want it.
