The American Showster Standard series models were made in Czechoslovakia from 1997 onwards. All the standard models had:
Alder Body, Maple neck, Rosewood fingerboard,25 1/2" scale / 12" radius, 22 medium jumbo frets, Shaller tuning gears, Shaller bar stop or Showster V stop, Shaller tunamatic bridge, Master volume/tone control, American Showster Custom wound pickups.
| No image yet | AMERICAN SHOWSTER AS-57Read more |
| No image yet | AMERICAN SHOWSTER BIKER-FMThe American Showster Biker FM has an alder body shaped like a motorcycle gas tank with a 3-Tone Flame finish.Biker Specifcations were - Alder body - Maple neck - Rosewood fingerboard - 25 1/2 inch scale 12 inch radius - 22 medium jumbo frets - Schaller Tuning Gears - Schaller Bar Stop Schaller Tunamatic Bridge - American Showster custom wound pickups - Master Tone and Volume control. Pickup choices were three single coils or two coil tapped humbuckers. |
| No image yet | AMERICAN SHOWSTER BIKER-TDThe American Showster Biker TD has an alder body shaped like a motorcycle gas tank. Biker Specifcations were - Alder body - Maple neck - Rosewood fingerboard - 25 1/2 inch scale 12 inch radius - 22 medium jumbo frets - Schaller Tuning Gears - Schaller Bar Stop, Schaller Tunamatic Bridge - American Showster custom wound pickups -Master Tone and Volume control. Pickup choices were three single coils or two coil tapped humbuckers. |
| No image yet | AMERICAN SHOWSTER ICE PICKThis is the closest American Showster gets to a "standard" model.The highly figured and mildly sleek body has density loading (metal incorporated into the body designed to improve resonance. Available in black, red, seafoam green, trans red, trans green, and with the choice of three single coil pickups or one Humbucker and two single coils. |
Specifications:
| Model | Image | Finish colors | Number of strings | Scale length | Finish effects |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN SHOWSTER AS-57 1997 | No image yet | black finish, blue finish, red finish | 6 strings | 25.5 inches scale-length | - |
| AMERICAN SHOWSTER BIKER-FM 1997 | No image yet | black finish | 6 strings | 25.5 inches scale-length | - |
| AMERICAN SHOWSTER BIKER-TD 1997 | No image yet | black finish, blue finish, red finish | 6 strings | - | - |
| AMERICAN SHOWSTER ICE PICK 1997 | No image yet | black finish, green finish, red finish | 6 strings | 25.5 inches scale-length | transparent finish |
| Model | Body material | Body style | Body shape features |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN SHOWSTER AS-57 1997 | alder body | car tail fin style body | - |
| AMERICAN SHOWSTER BIKER-FM 1997 | alder body | motorbike gas tank style body | - |
| AMERICAN SHOWSTER BIKER-TD 1997 | - | motorbike gas tank style body | - |
| AMERICAN SHOWSTER ICE PICK 1997 | alder body | - | double cutaway |
| Model | Bridge | Hardware color | Tailpiece | Tuners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN SHOWSTER AS-57 1997 | Schaller tune-o-matic bridge | chrome hardware | V-style tailpiece | Schaller tuners |
| AMERICAN SHOWSTER BIKER-FM 1997 | Schaller tune-o-matic bridge | chrome hardware | V-style tailpiece | Schaller tuners |
| AMERICAN SHOWSTER BIKER-TD 1997 | - | - | - | - |
| AMERICAN SHOWSTER ICE PICK 1997 | Schaller tune-o-matic bridge | chrome hardware | V-style tailpiece | Schaller tuners |
| Model | Fingerboard material | Fingerboard position markers |
|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN SHOWSTER AS-57 1997 | rosewood fingerboard | dot fingerboard position markers |
| AMERICAN SHOWSTER BIKER-FM 1997 | rosewood fingerboard | dot fingerboard position markers |
| AMERICAN SHOWSTER BIKER-TD 1997 | - | - |
| AMERICAN SHOWSTER ICE PICK 1997 | - | dot fingerboard position markers |
| Model | Neck joint | Neck material | Number of frets | Tuner layout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN SHOWSTER AS-57 1997 | bolt on neck | maple neck | 22 fret | six-in-a-row tuners |
| AMERICAN SHOWSTER BIKER-FM 1997 | bolt on neck | maple neck | 22 fret | six-in-a-row tuners |
| AMERICAN SHOWSTER BIKER-TD 1997 | - | - | - | - |
| AMERICAN SHOWSTER ICE PICK 1997 | bolt on neck | - | 22 fret | six-in-a-row tuners |
| Model | Pickup selector controls | Tone controls | Volume controls |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN SHOWSTER AS-57 1997 | 5-way selector switch | 1 tone control | 1 volume control |
| AMERICAN SHOWSTER BIKER-FM 1997 | 5-way selector switch | 1 tone control | 1 volume control |
| AMERICAN SHOWSTER BIKER-TD 1997 | - | - | - |
| AMERICAN SHOWSTER ICE PICK 1997 | - | 1 tone control | 1 volume control |
| Model | Pickups brand and model | Pickups configuration |
|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN SHOWSTER AS-57 1997 | Showster pickup(s) | 3 single coil pickups |
| AMERICAN SHOWSTER BIKER-FM 1997 | Showster pickup(s) | 3 single coil pickups |
| AMERICAN SHOWSTER BIKER-TD 1997 | - | - |
| AMERICAN SHOWSTER ICE PICK 1997 | Showster pickup(s) | 3 single coil pickups |
