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The Three (patent pending) is designed to create an unmatched playing experience. From its comfortable neck with a modified taper and compound fretboard radius, to its lightweight and newly designed body shape, The Three is sure to satisfy.

Full The Three Standard (3st) Specifications

• Body

  • Design: Patent Pending, hand-contoured, chambered (with hard maple core), single cutaway body 

    • Measurements: Overall length: 40.5", Body length: 18.5", Body thickness: 1.75", Body width: 13.87" (lower bout), 8" (waist), 6.5" (shoulder), weight: 6lbs 12oz (average)

  • Hardware: standard strap buttons, stacked tone knob, and bridge in chrome. String-through bridge design with black ferrules. Bridge features six individually adjustable saddles

  • Finish: Shown in black; available in hand-rubbed black or natural finish. Please inquire for custom colors

• Neck

  • Design: Asymmetrical taper with 1.563-inch nut width, compound (9.5- to 14-inch) fretboard radius, 25.125-inch scale length, and 24 frets. Also features adjustable zero fret with chrome downbearing bar, rear access, two-way adjustable truss rod, and diamond pattern machine screw, bolt-on assembly with body.

  • Neck Wood: Hard maple neck shaft and fretboard

  • Tuning Machines: Grover Mini or Midsize Rotomatics (or similar) in chrome (gear ratio at least 14:1)

• Electronics

  • Pickup: P90 inspired single coil (Approximate DC resistance: 8.1 KΩ) featuring steel pole pieces and Alnico V magnets. Pickup mounts to body with proprietary, rear-adjustable pickup stud system.

  • Controls: one slider pot volume control with treble bypass network, one stacked tone knob (treble on top; bass on bottom), and three-way tone range with the following settings: 1.) treble cut, 2.) bass cut, and 3.) treble and bass cut together, and mini toggle switch for bypassing the onboard Mini Clean Machine.

  • Mini Clean Machine: An onboard, 9V-powered, clean filtered boost. Stock filter frequencies preserve signal between 72Hz and 1519HZ (roughly D2 through G6). Sound samples available at RichardsonEffects.com

ADDITIONAL TRIM PACKAGES

The Three Sport (3sp)

A streamlined version of the Standard trim featuring: side and fretboard dots at 5th, 7th, and 12th frets only, simplified electronics, simple bridge, Gotoh mini (or similar) tuning machines, stock P90 pickup, standard nut, 21 frets, oil finish, and wedged or contoured body shape.

Starting at $999

The Three Supreme (3su)

A deluxe take on the Standard trim featuring , two p90-inspired pickups, three-way pickup selector switch, tone circuit bypassing, full Clean Machine with separate level and tone controls, improved bridge, and weight reduction body chambering.

Starting at $2999

The Three SpeedBass (3sb)

A four-string, 30-inch scale bass designed to fit in the same space as a standard guitar. Its features include 30-inch scale length, 1.563-inch nut width, modified neck taper, wedge-contoured body, maple neck, custom pickup, stacked volume and tone, Mini Clean Machine with bass-tuned filter network.

Starting at $1299

The Three A.E. (3ae)

A acoustic/electric hybrid model based on the Standard trim. This model uses an acoustic-inspired top with a light-weight, hollow body design, active and passive electronics, 1.75-inch nut width, and is available strung for steel string or nylon.

Starting at $1699

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