| The Merrelll Fankhauser Signature “Impact” 6 string electric pays tribute to the classic rock & surf period of the sixties.
In the 60’s Merrell emerged as a legendary innovator as a singer, songwriter and instrumentalist, pioneering in styles such as surf, psychedelic and rock music.
Together with his son and the team at Rock Creek Guitars the “Impact” was born.
The Merrelll Fankhauser Signature “Impact” 6 string electric comes equipped with Seymour Duncan’s personal favorite set of “Hotrodded Humbuckers”, finishing up with the new Stellartone “ToneStyler”, tone and volume pots for ultra fine and unprecedented versatility!
Designed to Merrell’s exact specifications, this guitar is built to rock, surf and shred with the best of them!
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| Body |
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| Wood |
Lite weight Hardwood |
| Finish |
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| Colors |
“Raceway Blue”, metallic blue |
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Durable high gloss catalyzed polyurethane clear |
| Hardware |
Chrome |
| Bridge |
Modern Style tremolo, solid chromed saddles w/ultra fine adj.,2 & 1/8″ spacing |
| Tuners |
Gotoh H.A.P fully adjustable locking tuners with white pearloid pegs. |
| Pick guard |
Handcrafted white peraloid shell |
| Neck |
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| Scale |
25″ |
| Radius |
16″ |
| Headstock |
Matching |
| Frets |
22, medium jumbo nickel |
| Width |
At nut 1.7″, at 22′th fret 2.25″ |
| Wood |
Maple neck w / rosewood fretboard, white pearl position dots. |
| Finish |
Hand rubbed gunstock oil / wax finish |
| Tuners |
Gotoh H.A.P fully adjustable locking tuners with white pearloid pegs. |
| Truss Rod |
Dual action |
| Joint |
Bolt on neck, hand sculpted at joint, ergonomically designed. |
| Electronics |
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| Shielding |
Graphite coated control cavity, aluminum lined control cover |
| Controls |
1 Stellartone ToneStyler volume pot 250k, 1 Stellartone ToneStyler tone pot 250k |
| Pickups |
Bridge, Seymour Duncan SH-4JB , Neck, SH-2N |
| Switch |
5 way selector, with coil tap modification as follows, position 1 2 3 4 5 |
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| ToneStyler… |
The revolutionary sixteen-position tone selector |
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- Selectively cuts treble while retaining vital midrange and rich harmonics. The perfect tool for both clean & overdrive tones. Dramatically improves your guitar’s focus & definition. Stand out in the mix without clashing with the vocals.
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- Produce truly musical overdrive without the fizz or brittle attack. The ToneStyler’s steep roll off curves enhance the tube amp’s even-order harmonics.
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- 183% increase in relative midrange output. 100% Pure Analog Tone. Reduces pickup loading, improves clarity and gain. ZERO NOISE passive circuitry. Uses no batteries. Powerfully effective! Made in U.S.A. from premium mil-spec components.
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- 14 classic & modern tones instantly at your fingertips… plus your guitar’s original tone. Precise 1/3 octave contour spacing provides an even progression of tonal changes without any gaps. Adds new character & versatility to both single coil and
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