Tone Ranger Guitars Desert Star
Tone Ranger Guitars returns with the Desert Star — Jeff Mark Leavitt's take on the T-style, built from reclaimed old-growth Douglas Fir and urban black walnut. Welcome back to Edge of Breakup.
In this episode the Tone Ranger Guitars Desert Star takes center stage — into the Benson Amps Monarch 2x12" via the Boss Waza Tube Amp Expander. The R2R Electric Rangemaster and Effectrode Tube Vibe join for the second half.
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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 — 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'."
The Desert Star is Jeff's T-style with features uncommon to Telecaster designs — a set neck and 24.75" scale, giving the guitar a different feel and resonance character than a bolt-on 25.5" Telecaster while keeping the essential T-style DNA. Full specs (Serial #1200423):
Reclaimed old-growth Douglas Fir body. Urban black walnut neck and headcap. Bocote fretboard. Soft V neck profile. 24.75" scale. 21 frets, 12" radius. Jescar 55090 medium/highest nickel silver frets. Bone nut. 8.4 lbs. Lollar Regal "low-wind" neck pickup. Lollar Alnico 3 Telecaster bridge pickup. CTS 500k (neck) and 250k (bridge) audio taper pots with treble bleed. 15nf and 22nf Orange Drop tone caps respectively. Switchcraft 3-way switch and output jack. Kluson ashtray bridge with gold-plated compensated steel saddles. String-through tailpiece. Grover Sta-Tite tuners. Gold hardware. Turquoise fret markers. Copper side dots. Decoboom Redtail pickguard. Hand-rubbed Walrus Oil finish. Silkscreened headstock logo. Made in Los Angeles, California.
Also watch: the full 6-model Tone Ranger Guitars showcase: [LINK]
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🎸 Tone Ranger Guitars Desert Star | Reclaimed Old-Growth Douglas Fir | Bocote Fretboard | Lollar Regal + Lollar A3 Tele | Set Neck | 24.75" | Hand-Built in LA | Serial #1200423 🎛️ R2R Electric Rangemaster | Effectrode Tube Vibe 🔊 Benson Amps Monarch 2x12" | Boss Waza TAE
Recording: Universal Audio Apollo x4 | Ohma Ribbon | Lauten Audio LS-208 | Royer R10 & R121 | Ableton Live 12
