{"product_id":"cole-clark-tl2ec-blbl-hss-acoustic-electric-guitar-w-hss-pickup-configuration","title":"Cole Clark TL2EC-BLBL-HSS Acoustic \/ Electric Guitar w\/HSS Pickup Configuration","description":"\u003cp\u003eContinuing on their mission to create instruments for the modern touring musician, Melbourne’s Cole Clark Guitars proudly announce their ‘True Hybrid’ range. After noting the trend of players adding a second pickup to their guitars to blend an electric tone with their acoustic sound, the company launched a range of dual output acoustics with built in humbuckers in 2019. The popularity of those models lead the research and development team to dig deeper and the result is 3 new models that bridge the gap between acoustic and electric guitar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe True Hybrid models are a thinline comprising the world leading Cole Clark PG3 acoustic pickup and a second, independent output with the option of two humbuckers, three single coils or a humbucker with two singles. The goal was to create an instrument that is equal parts acoustic and electric with absolutely no compromise on the capabilities and tone of either. A large part of the amplified sound of an acoustic guitar is the use of phosphor bronze strings. This raised an issue. Electric magnetic pickups will only hear the nickel core of an acoustic guitar string. To combat this, Cole Clark’s resident electronics genius Paul Gale set about inventing a machine capable of altering the strength of each pole piece in a magnetic pickup to perfectly balance the sound for phosphor bronze strings. This new technology, with endless implications for what’s to come, took the mission from impossible to patent pending in the space of three years and the True Hybrid range is now available for converts and skeptics alike to try.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Specifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll solid timber cutaway True Hybrid thinline Grand Auditorium with F.E.A internal bracing.\u003cbr\u003eMade entirely from sustainable timbers\u003cbr\u003eCole Clark PG3 acoustic pickup system\u003cbr\u003eHumbucker and 2 single coil Cole Clark balanced magnetic pickups (Separate output. Tone, volume and selector switches on face)\u003cbr\u003eFinish: Nitrocellulose (natural satin)\u003cbr\u003eNeck: Queensland Maple\u003cbr\u003eTop: AA grade Australian Blackwood\u003cbr\u003eBack and sides: AA grade Australian Blackwood\u003cbr\u003eInlaid timber binding\u003cbr\u003eBridge\/Fretboard: She Oak\u003cbr\u003eInlays: Abalone dots\u003cbr\u003eMachine Heads: Grover\u003cbr\u003eNut\/Saddle: Graph Tech Tusq\u003cbr\u003eNut width : 44mm\u003cbr\u003eRadius: 12″\u003cbr\u003eScale length: 25.5″\u003cbr\u003e21 frets\u003cbr\u003eStrings: Phosphor Bronze 11-52\u003cbr\u003eCole Clark hard case – Tweed\u003cbr\u003ePickguard – Tortoise Shell\u003cbr\u003eLeft handed version not available\u003cbr\u003eGrain may vary\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cole Clark","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44430504820829,"sku":"BM9348890015157","price":3799.05,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/8179\/7213\/files\/hybrid-front1-e1677452587272-1024x403.png?v=1778341849","url":"https:\/\/gearstage.store\/products\/cole-clark-tl2ec-blbl-hss-acoustic-electric-guitar-w-hss-pickup-configuration","provider":"GearStage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}