This Solana Sunset A-Type is a stunner in both looks and performance.

From the body to the headstock, everything on the Powers Electric A-Type is made in-house, which means smaller production numbers given the labor-intensive craftsmanship involved. Let’s take a quick look at what makes the A-Type special from a technical perspective:

The body is slim, hollow and fully enclosed. Inside, it contains two soundposts, similar to the soundpost in a violin, that allow the front and back to move together, increasing resonance and sustain while reducing feedback.

The colorful knobs (and trem arm cap) are shop-crafted in-house from layers of resin, which is inspired by the surfboard glassing process. Because of this, no two resin knobs look exactly alike.

The trem/vibrato system features a “camshaft tailpiece,” which Andy calls a CamTail for short. It’s machined in-house and compensates for the string characteristics so the strings stay in tune as the pitch changes. The CamTail also contains a locking mechanism that stops the vibrato back at its normal pitch and allows the player to bend notes without pitch droop. It can be easily adjusted to allow for a full floating vibrato.

The FF42 pickups utilize a “full Faraday” cage made with 42-gauge wire. Visually, its engine turned on top, is reminiscent of hot rod detailing. Combined with this guitar’s brass saddle, you can pull fat humbucker-like tones with ease, though there’s more clarity than your average humbucker.

Specs

Body

• Style: Trussed Hollowbody
• Top: Solid Maple
• Body: Urban Ash
• Bracing: Tone bar w/ Soundposts
• Finish: Poly-based UV (Gloss)
• Color: Solana Sunset

Neck

• Neck: One Piece Mahogany
• Fingerboard: Honduras Rosewood
• Radius: Split / Asymmetrical
• Nut: 1 11/16" Ebony
• Frets: Jescar Custom Jumbo (21)
• Scale Length: 24-7/8"

Hardware

• Pickups: Powers Electric FF42 (Machine Turned Covers)
• Controls: Volume / Tone / 3-Way Switch
• Bridge: High-Carbon Steel Base w/ Brass Saddle
• Tremolo: Powers Electric CamTail
• Pickguard: Firestripe
• Knobs: Epoxy Resin (Warm)
• Case: Custom Leather Softshell Case