No image yet | AMERICAN SHOWSTER AS-57 CLASSIC (MODEL AS-57-FX)The AS-57 Classic has a body shaped like the tailfin of a 1957 Chevy automobile. |
No image yet | AMERICAN SHOWSTER BIKERThe American Showster Biker has an alder body shaped like a motorcycle gas tank with a Flame finish. Specifications were, bolt-on neck (using 6 bolts!), 25.5 inch scalelength, 22 fret fingerboard (choice of maple or rosewood), Schaller tuners, Wilkinson VSV tremolo. Pickups were three single coil Lace sensors controlled by master volume and tone controls with a 5-way selector. Color choices were either black flame, red flame or yellow flame. |
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Specifications:
Model | Image | Finish colors | Number of strings | Scale length | Finish effects |
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AMERICAN SHOWSTER AS-57 CLASSIC (MODEL AS-57-FX) 1987 | No image yet | black finish, blue finish, red finish, yellow finish | 6 strings | 25.5 inches scale-length | - |
AMERICAN SHOWSTER BIKER 1997 | No image yet | black finish, red finish, yellow finish | 6 strings | 25.5 inches scale-length | flame finish |
AMERICAN SHOWSTER HOT ROD 327 1997 | No image yet | - | 5 strings | - | flame finish |
AMERICAN SHOWSTER HOT ROD 409 1997 | No image yet | - | 6 strings | - | - |
Model | Body material | Body style |
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AMERICAN SHOWSTER AS-57 CLASSIC (MODEL AS-57-FX) 1987 | alder body | car tail fin style body |
AMERICAN SHOWSTER BIKER 1997 | alder body | motorbike gas tank style body |
AMERICAN SHOWSTER HOT ROD 327 1997 | alder body | - |
AMERICAN SHOWSTER HOT ROD 409 1997 | korina body | - |
Model | Bridge | Hardware color | Tailpiece | Tuners |
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AMERICAN SHOWSTER AS-57 CLASSIC (MODEL AS-57-FX) 1987 | Floyd Rose tremolo, Wilkinson tremolo, tune-o-matic bridge | chrome hardware | V-style tailpiece | Schaller tuners |
AMERICAN SHOWSTER BIKER 1997 | Wilkinson tremolo | - | - | Schaller tuners |
AMERICAN SHOWSTER HOT ROD 327 1997 | Wilkinson tremolo | chrome hardware | - | - |
AMERICAN SHOWSTER HOT ROD 409 1997 | tune-o-matic bridge | - | stop tailpiece | - |
Model | Fingerboard material | Fingerboard position markers |
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AMERICAN SHOWSTER AS-57 CLASSIC (MODEL AS-57-FX) 1987 | maple fingerboard, rosewood fingerboard | dot fingerboard position markers |
AMERICAN SHOWSTER BIKER 1997 | maple fingerboard, rosewood fingerboard | dot fingerboard position markers |
AMERICAN SHOWSTER HOT ROD 327 1997 | rosewood fingerboard | - |
AMERICAN SHOWSTER HOT ROD 409 1997 | - | - |
Model | Neck joint | Neck material | Number of frets | Tuner layout |
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AMERICAN SHOWSTER AS-57 CLASSIC (MODEL AS-57-FX) 1987 | bolt on neck | maple neck | 22 fret | six-in-a-row tuners |
AMERICAN SHOWSTER BIKER 1997 | bolt on neck | maple neck | 22 fret | six-in-a-row tuners |
AMERICAN SHOWSTER HOT ROD 327 1997 | bolt on neck | maple neck | - | - |
AMERICAN SHOWSTER HOT ROD 409 1997 | - | - | - | - |
Model | Pickup selector controls | Tone controls | Volume controls |
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AMERICAN SHOWSTER AS-57 CLASSIC (MODEL AS-57-FX) 1987 | 5-way selector switch | 1 tone control | 1 volume control |
AMERICAN SHOWSTER BIKER 1997 | 5-way selector switch | 1 tone control | 1 volume control |
AMERICAN SHOWSTER HOT ROD 327 1997 | - | 1 tone control | 1 volume control |
AMERICAN SHOWSTER HOT ROD 409 1997 | - | - | - |
Model | Pickups configuration | Pickups brand and model |
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AMERICAN SHOWSTER AS-57 CLASSIC (MODEL AS-57-FX) 1987 | 3 single coil pickups | - |
AMERICAN SHOWSTER BIKER 1997 | 3 single coil pickups | Lace Sensor pickup(s) |
AMERICAN SHOWSTER HOT ROD 327 1997 | 3 single coil pickups | DiMarzio pickup(s) |
AMERICAN SHOWSTER HOT ROD 409 1997 | 2 humbucker pickups | DiMarzio pickup(s) |