ABEL AXE PRO SERIES

ABEL AXE

The Abel Axe was an aluminium bodied electric guitar. The body of the Abel Axe was CNC machined from a solid slab of aircraft grade aluminium.
The Abel Axe had two Kent Armstrong pickups, Sperzel locking tuners, a Kahler tremolo (Abel Axe-T) or Gotoh fixed bridge, a bolt-on maple neck with 22 fret rosewood fingerboard (25.5 inch scale).
All guitars were sold direct to the customer.Prices (in 1995) were $995 with fixed bridge and $1095 with tremolo. You could buy the body only for $450.

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ABEL AXE 2000-2001

Abel Axe made a limited number of aluminium bodied guitars during 2000-2001. These models differ from the original 1994-1996 instruments, as they used a slotted body pattern, rather than the holes. This series used different anodizing methods to create a thicker coating with more vibrant colors and used Warmoth necks. The price (when new) was $2500 for single-color, $2700 multi-colored finish.

These instruments a currently available at abelaxe.com as custom orders.

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Specifications:

ModelImageFinish colorsFinish effectsNumber of strings
ABEL AXE
1994 to 1996
black finish, blue finish, red finish, violet finishaluminum anodized finish6 strings
ABEL AXE 2000-2001
1996
black finish, blue finish, red finish, violet finishaluminum anodized finish6 strings
ModelBody materialBody shape featuresHollow body
ABEL AXE
1994 to 1996
aluminum bodydouble cutawaysemi-hollow body
ABEL AXE 2000-2001
1996
aluminum bodydouble cutawaysemi-hollow body
ModelBridgeHardware colorTunersTailpiece
ABEL AXE
1994 to 1996
strings-through bridgeblack hardwareSperzel tuners-
ABEL AXE 2000-2001
1996
-black hardwareSperzel tunersstrings through-body tailpiece
ModelFingerboard position markersFingerboard material
ABEL AXE
1994 to 1996
dot fingerboard position markers-
ABEL AXE 2000-2001
1996
dot fingerboard position markersrosewood fingerboard
ModelNeck jointNeck materialNumber of fretsTuner layout
ABEL AXE
1994 to 1996
bolt on neckmaple neck22 fretsix-in-a-row tuners
ABEL AXE 2000-2001
1996
bolt on neckmaple neck22 fretsix-in-a-row tuners
ModelPickup selector controlsVolume controls
ABEL AXE
1994 to 1996
3-way selector switch1 volume control
ABEL AXE 2000-2001
1996
-1 volume control
ModelPickups brand and modelPickups configuration
ABEL AXE
1994 to 1996
Kent Armstrong pickup(s)2 humbucker pickups
ABEL AXE 2000-2001
1996
Kent Armstrong pickup(s)1 humbucker pickup