Sustainable, hand-made guitars equipped with the finest components and pickups and wrangled up in a one-man shop in Los Angeles, Calif.
Made from sustainably sourced urban trees from Los Angeles and her surrounding counties, this wood grew in local neighborhoods and communities and has a history all its own. You’re a part of that history now as this wood continues its life as your creative partner wherever the trail may take you.
After seven decades, the “T-style” design remains a golden arrow in guitarists’ quiver to this day. With features uncommon with T-style guitars, such as a set-neck and a 24.75” scale length, the Tone Ranger Guitars “Desert Star” model is a fresh take on the classic. "From searing solos as hot as Death Valley in July, to warm rhythms as mellow as an evening under the saguaro, the Desert Star puts legendary tone in your hands."
Model: Desert Star
Serial number: 1200423
Made in Los Angeles, California
Body wood: reclaimed old-growth Douglas fir
Neck wood: Urban black walnut
Fretboard wood: Bocote
Headcap wood: Urban black walnut
Fret markers: Turquoise
Side dots: Copper
Frets: Jescar 55090 medium/highest nickel silver
Nut material: Bone
Weight: 8.4 pounds
Thickness of neck at 1st fret: 0.93"
Thickness of neck at 12th fret: 0.98"
Number of frets: 21
Fretboard radius: 12”
Neck profile: soft v
Scale length 24.75
Neck joint: set neck
Finish: hand-rubbed walrus oil
Headstock logo: silkscreened
Pickups: neck-Lollar Regal “low-wind”, bridge: Lollar Alnico 3 Telecaster
Volume pots: CTW 500k (neck) & 250k (bridge) audio taper w/ treble bleed
Tone pots: CTS 500k (neck) & 250k (bridge) audio taper w/ 15nf & 22nf Orange Drops (respectively)
Switch: Switchcraft 3-way switch
Finish: Gold
Tuners: Grover Sta-Tite
Bridge: Kluson ashtray w/gold-plated steel compensated saddles
Tailpiece: String-through
Knobs: top hats
Pickguard: Decoboom Redtail
