Tone Ranger Guitars — 6 Smokin' Models! — Sustainably Built Guitars with Killer Tone!
Tone Ranger Guitars makes its channel debut — six models, all built from Los Angeles urban tonewoods, one man's shop. Welcome back to Edge of Breakup.
In this episode six Tone Ranger Guitar models take center stage — into the Benson Amps Monarch 2x12" via the Boss Waza Tube Amp Expander.
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In Jeff's own words: "Tone Ranger Guitars grew from my love of the West: the culture, the environment, the music, and the history of the western American deserts and forests. Lovingly hand-crafted in my one-man shop in LA with the finest components and pickups, Tone Ranger Guitars are made entirely from sustainable, local, urban trees from Los Angeles and her surrounding counties. These trees lined our city streets, shaded our parks, and grew in our backyards, but are felled due to storms, disease, or normal senescence. They are now rescued by arborists — such as Street Tree Revival and Angel City Lumber — who choose to repurpose these beautiful trees and give them a second life. You're a Tone Ranger now. Keep on truckin'."
Six models, six serial numbers, all hand-signed by Jeff Mark Leavitt:
Show Pony (#1002724, 05:35): Gretsch solid body-inspired. Urban black acacia body and neck, Urban Indian rosewood fretboard, C neck profile, 24.75" scale, 22 frets, 9 lbs. TV Jones Super'Tron neck, TV Jones Classic Plus Filter'Tron bridge. 2x CTS 500k w/ treble bleed. Tone Pros T3BP Tune-o-matic, Bigsby B5. Turquoise fret markers, copper side dots, cream pearloid pickguard.
Desert Star (#1200423, 12:18): T-style with a set neck and 24.75" scale. Reclaimed old-growth Douglas Fir body, Urban black walnut neck, Bocote fretboard, 21 frets, 8.4 lbs. Lollar Regal "low-wind" neck, Lollar Alnico 3 Telecaster bridge. Kluson ashtray bridge with gold-plated compensated steel saddles, string-through tailpiece. Decoboom Redtail pickguard.
High Horse (#1002924, 19:21): Offset design, late '50s space-age inspired. Urban California redwood body, Urban black acacia neck, Jatoba fretboard, 24.75" scale, 22 frets, 6.2 lbs. Lollar Staple P90 neck, Lollar '50s Wind P90 bridge. 2x CTS 500k w/ treble bleed, 47nf Orange Drops, Centralab 3-way toggle. Mastery M1 bridge, Mastery OMV tailpiece. Aged white pearloid pickguard.
Rodeo Queen (#0401324, 25:52): S-style with set neck, 7 pickup configurations via push/pull volume pot. Urban California redwood body, Urban black walnut neck, Urban Indian rosewood fretboard, 24.75" scale, 22 frets, 7.4 lbs. Lollar Blonde Stratocaster neck and middle, Lollar Special Stratocaster bridge. Bourns 250k push/pull w/ treble bleed (pull to add bridge pickup). Oak-Grigsby 5-way, Mastery M1 bridge, Mastery MV tailpiece.
Double Barrel (#0401124, 34:23): Double-cut LP Jr-inspired, 24 frets, Bigsby B5. Urban elm body with reclaimed walnut top, Urban elm neck, Urban Indian rosewood fretboard, Urban black acacia headcap, 24.75" scale, 8 lbs. TV Jones Ray Butts Ful-fidelity set. CTS 500k w/ treble bleed, 22nf Orange Drop. Tone Pros T3BP Tune-o-matic, Bigsby B5. Mother of pearl fret markers, gold hardware.
High Horse VI (#1002524, 41:29): Bass VI format on the High Horse offset platform. Urban black walnut body and neck, Reclaimed Indian rosewood fretboard, 30" scale, Soft V neck profile, 22 frets, 8.6 lbs. TV Jones Super'Tron neck, TV Jones Classic Plus Filter'Tron bridge. 2x CTS 500k, 22nf Mallory. Mastery M1 bridge, Mastery OMV tailpiece, Centalab 3-way toggle. Turquoise fret markers, copper side dots, cream pearloid pickguard.
All six guitars share the same hallmarks: Jescar 55090 medium/highest nickel silver frets, bone nut, Grover Sta-tite 18:1 tuners, PureTone multi-contact output jack, hand-rubbed Walrus Oil finish, silkscreened headstock logo. Made in Los Angeles, California.
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🎸 Tone Ranger Guitars: Show Pony (#1002724) | Desert Star (#1200423) | High Horse (#1002924) | Rodeo Queen (#0401324) | Double Barrel (#0401124) | High Horse VI (#1002524) | Sustainable Urban LA Tonewoods | Hand-Built in LA by Jeff Mark Leavitt
🔊 Benson Amps Monarch 2x12" | Boss Waza TAE
Recording: Universal Audio Apollo x4 | Ohma Ribbon | Lauten Audio LS-208 | Royer R10 & R121 | Ableton Live 12
