Tone Ranger Guitars Rodeo Queen
Tone Ranger Guitars returns with the Rodeo Queen — Jeff Mark Leavitt's S-style with a set neck, 24.75" scale, and seven pickup configurations built from urban California redwood. Welcome back to Edge of Breakup.
In this episode the Tone Ranger Guitars Rodeo Queen 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'."
An S-style guitar was Jeff's first guitar, and the Rodeo Queen represents his most personal take on the design. The set neck and 24.75" scale immediately differentiate it from a conventional Stratocaster — the shorter scale and glued joint add a different resonance and feel while the Lollar pickup selection covers the full tonal range you'd want from an S-style. The push/pull volume pot adds the bridge pickup to any position for seven total pickup configurations. Full specs (Serial #0401324):
Urban California redwood body and headcap. Urban black walnut neck. Urban Indian rosewood fretboard. Soft V neck profile. 24.75" scale. 22 frets, 12" radius. Jescar 55090 medium/highest nickel silver frets. Bone nut. 7.4 lbs. Lollar Blonde Stratocaster neck and middle pickups. Lollar Special Stratocaster bridge pickup. Bourns 250k push/pull volume pot with treble bleed (pull to add bridge pickup). CTS 250k audio taper tone pot with 47nf Orange Drop. Oak-Grigsby 5-way switch. PureTone multi-contact jack. Mastery M1 bridge. Mastery MV tailpiece. Grover Sta-tite 18:1 tuners. Nickel hardware. Turquoise fret markers. Copper side dots. Hand-rubbed Walrus Oil finish. Silkscreened headstock logo. Made in Los Angeles, California.
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🎸 Tone Ranger Guitars Rodeo Queen | Urban CA Redwood | Lollar Blonde (Neck + Middle) + Lollar Special (Bridge) | 7 Pickup Configs | Mastery | Set Neck | 24.75" | Serial #0401324
🎛️ 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
