Scott McDonald's Élan Series Custom Guitar:


This Élan series custom guitar was made for specifically for Scott McDonald and features
construction of butternut wings, maple and purple heart wood center, and a butternut control
cover. The neck also features maple and purple heart 3 piece lamination and is extremely
strong, and fitted with a two way truss rod, and a wenge finger board, with mother of pearl
dot inlays and jumbo frets. The Schaller bridge and Tone Pro locking posts help to complete
the classy look with all gold hardware. The top features a carved profile for style and comfort.

The pickups are passive Seymour Duncan Custom Allan Holdsworth in the bridge
position and Bob Benedetto in the neck position, and they are Hot!  Push/Pull pots for coil
splitting, provides a full range of tones suitable for all styles of music. A Roland GK 3 MIDI
pickup provides further synth capabilities for an even greater range!

Purple heart, maple, and butternut -- a match made in Heaven!

The Danish oiled finish provides a satiny smooth soft luster that brings out the beauty of
wood grain, and provides protection and appealing good looks. High gloss finishes are nice,
but nothing compliments fine wood as well as an oiled finish!
The back also features a matching butternut control cavity cover -- death to plastic--wood
rules!!!

Neck mounting ferrules and the "Wilkat Palm Fit" heel design provides comfortable and easy
access to the 22nd fret.

Machine heads are Steinberger "gearless" tuners, and they work exceptionally well!

The weight of this instrument is light and well balanced by the combination of the woods
selected, and results in an extremely comfortable guitar with excellent sustain and tone,
& feel. Butternut yields superb resonance and tone and marries beautifully with the maple
and purple heart neck and center construction.

Front View

Rear View

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Notes: Schaller, Seymour Duncan, Steinberger, Tone Pro, Roland etc. are registered
trade names of the manufacturers and are not affiliated with Wilkat Guitars in any way.