There's a lot to admire about this guitar, let's take a look and I'll describe what I'm feeling because it's 'Caster spell on me!
The neck has a satin finish, while the body is silky with golden woodgrain.
There was no reason to change the other pickups that came with this
guitar, as they have character yet a good balance across the neck and bridge, but the simple addition was suggested to me after I bought a Squier Paranormal Custom Nashville Stratocaster.
Before I compare the two guitars, take a look at the
tuners on the AT91V3 because they're good looking and locking and crafted from proper
metal that's cool to the touch.
In comparison
the Squier's tuners have plastic handles and mine have an annoying
rattle, as well as pickups that sound brittle in comparison to the
Artist guitar.
While I'm likely to upgrade
these components, it shows how ridiculously over-priced Fender guitars
are, which might've been an observation that landed a sales representative in trouble but is one I'm often hearing from people.
I
paid twice as much for the Paranormal Custom Nashville Stratocaster as I
did for the AT91V3 -- even when you factor in buying a pickup and
pickguard to modify the latter.
I doubt you can
find a better value telecaster-style guitar and it's encouraged me to try some of the
other Artist models, which are mostly excellent and they have a 100-day free return option.
It also seems incredible to me that delivery is part of the price, with mine arriving in about one working day -- despite the fact I live in a regional town.
This Artist guitar is remarkable and highly recommended for
the versatile tones with a sensuous touch of quality.