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Powers Electric A-Type

Name: Powers Electric A-Type
Brand: Powers Electric
Price: 5699.0 CAD
Availability: BackOrder

Pre-orderPowers Electric part PE-AT-BATTLESHIP-GRAY

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$5,699 CAD

Finish: Battleship Gray

By placing a pre-order you agree to our Pre-order Terms.

Time of arrival for special orders varies by product.
It can be anywhere from two weeks up to several months. After you order, we check with the supplier and email you an ETA. Want an estimate before you order?

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Shipped insured from Ottawa
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In the shop right now Powers Electric A-Type Fayence Yellow, PF42, Firestripe, CamTail #B299. $5,699, ready to ship. See this one

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Our take

Who this one is for

The A-Type is Andy Powers' electric, on a body shape of its own. Under the solid maple top is a trussed hollow body in urban ash: light on the strap, resonant, and voiced to keep feedback down. The one-piece mahogany neck has 21 jumbo frets on an asymmetrical fingerboard radius that makes bends easy, with twin-arch inlays in Honduran rosewood and a 24-7/8" scale.

The pickups are proprietary single coils with neodymium magnets. The FF42 (Full Faraday) is the warmer, hi-fi set. The PF42 (Partial Faraday) is brighter and punchier. The CamTail, a machined aluminium camshaft vibrato, returns to pitch after a dive. If you never touch a whammy, the top-loading hardtail anchors straight into the internal structure.

This page covers the solid colours: one gloss colour, or a two-tone or colour-shift Chroma finish, which costs more. Most of the A-Types we've ordered went out with PF42s, a Firestripe guard and the CamTail. If you haven't played one, start there. For a figured maple top under a translucent colour, look at the A-Type Select.

Every A-Type is built to order. After you order, we confirm the rest of the build with you: tailpiece, pickups, saddles (Delrin, brass or ebony), plating, pickguard and knobs. Pricing may change depending on the options chosen. The photos show one example of each colour. The colour list runs well past what's here, so if yours is missing, ask us.

SPECIFICATIONS

BODY
Country of Origin: USA
Model: A-Type
Body Woods: Solid Maple Top, Urban Ash Body
Body Style: Trussed Hollowbody
Finish: Velvet Neck, All Polished Body or Polished Top and Satin Body

NECK
Neck Material: One-piece Mahogany
Fingerboard Material: Honduran Rosewood
Fingerboard/Peghead Veneer: Honduran Rosewood
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Jumbo
Scale Length: 24-7/8"
Fingerboard Radius: Asymmetrical
Neck Profile: Powers Electric Carve
Inlay Pattern: Twin Arch
Inlay Material: Italian Acrylic
Nut Material: Delrin
Nut Width: 1-11/16" with Continuous Contour

ELECTRONICS
Pickups: FF42 (Full Faraday) Set or PF42 (Partial Faraday) Set

HARDWARE
Tailpiece: Camshaft Tailpiece (CamTail) or Top-loading Hardtail
Camshaft Tailpiece (CamTail) Material: Machined Aluminum
Bridge: High-carbon Steel Base
Saddle Material: High-density Delrin, Ebony or Brass
Plating: Silver, Gray or Black
Pickguard: Firestripe, White Pearloid, Black or None
Knobs: Resin (Cool, Neutral, Warm or Dark)
Truss Rod Cover Material: Machined Aluminum
Strings: D'Addario XS Coated Nickel, 10-46

CASE
Carrying Case: Custom Leather Softshell Case

Bench inspected

Every instrument crosses our bench before it ships, and on an online order that setup is free. It can cover the frets, hardware, truss rod, action, nut slots, intonation, pickup heights and electronics, whatever the guitar needs.

Shipped insured

Free insured shipping in Canada on orders over $200.

Financing

Pay in full and you can spread the cost with PayPlan by RBC or Shop Pay Installments, with the exact terms shown at checkout. Financing never changes the price of the guitar. How financing works

Authorized dealer

Full manufacturer warranty on every new instrument.

Three generations

In the family since 1945, with a player answering your questions before and after you order.

Free with online orders

Set up your way

What a setup can cover

Whatever your guitar needs, it gets. None of it is an upcharge.

Frets polished
Fretboard conditioned
Hardware tightened
Fresh strings, your choice
Truss rod adjusted
Action set at the bridge
Nut slots detailed
Saddles radiused, where they are individual
Vibrato springs adjusted
Intonation set
Pickup height set
Electronics checked

Set up by Ian Vance, Fender Custom Shop Technician and Taylor Gold Level Technician

Strings

Gauge

Action

Tuning

Anything else How you play, a problem you have had with past setups, a request the list does not cover.

Pre-orders

Questions we get

How much do I pay today?

Your choice: the full price, or a 25% deposit. On a deposit, the balance is due when the guitar reaches the shop, before it ships to you. A deposit is paid by card or PayPal. Shop Pay, Apple Pay and Google Pay can't take one.

When will it arrive?

It varies by product, anywhere from two weeks up to several months. If you'd like a date for this model first, ask us in the chat and we'll check with the supplier before you order. If you're ready now, go ahead: we confirm the ETA by email once your order is in, and if it changes, we let you know and you can cancel.

Can I cancel?

Yes, any time before the supplier invoices it and ships it to us. We refund what you paid less 3% to cover the card processing fee.

Once it has shipped to us it is a special order and final sale. If it arrives with something wrong, we put that right.

What if the price goes up before it arrives?

You pay the price you ordered at. Once your order is placed we hold that price, even if the supplier raises it before the guitar arrives.

Is the free setup included?

Yes. A pre-order is an online order, so it gets the same free setup: it crosses our bench before it ships, set up the way you choose. The setup menu above shows what that covers.

Do I pay duty or brokerage on a US order?

No. Duty, taxes, brokerage and customs on a US order are handled at our end before the instrument leaves Ottawa. It arrives at your door with nothing to pay.

Orders going anywhere outside Canada and the United States work differently. The shipping and returns policy sets out which is which.

Can I finance it?

Yes, if you are in Canada and paying in full. Pick PayPlan by RBC or Shop Pay Installments as your payment method at checkout. The plan, the rate and the approval sit with the provider, and you see the terms before you agree to anything. You pay a deposit by card or PayPal.