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Jay turser vintage series telecaster guitar
Jay Turser is a stringed instrument manufacturer owned by US Music Corporation, located in Buffalo Grove, IL. Jay Turser produces guitars, basses, mandolins and banjos in a variety of models ranging from low-cost, entry-level to mid price points. In 2004 Jay Turser received Guitar Player Magazine's Reader's Choice Award for Ultimate Value for the JT-200 line (Guitar Player Magazine, November 2004, Vol. 38 Issue 11) and the December 2011 Editor's Pick from Guitar Player Magazine for the JT-LT-RW model. Production facilities are located in China and rely primarily on Asian suppliers for parts and electronics but use imported woods, such as mahogany, maple and rosewood, for the body and neck. Jay Turser products are sold worldwide through authorized retail outlets. Jay Turser produces both electric and acoustic guitars in a wide variety of designs and like many guitar manufacturers their designs are variations of classic American guitars. They also produce a line of acoustic and electric guitars targeted toward entry level musicians, sold in kits that come with accessories and instructional DVD's.
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JT line of Solid Body Electric Guitars:
Hollowbody Electric Guitars: JT-133 and JT-Cleopatra semi-hollow jazz double cutaway styles similar to the Gibson ES 335 and Epiphone Casino.
Electric Bass Guitars: Traditional double cut-away, hollow body and violin style bass guitars.
Acoustic JT-400 series: Traditional hollow body acoustic dreadnought guitars in a variety of finishes.
Bluegrass series: Bluegrass instruments including mandolins and banjos. Also includes the JT-RES line of resonator guitars.
ATAK series: Designs intended for more extreme, intricate music, "heavy riffing and shredding". Thin neck profiles with a choice of 5 different original body options. Consisting of: JTX-110, JTX-120, JTX-120T, JTX-130, JTX-140, and JTX-150. Different combinations of colors, bodies, and bridge designs.