Prestige announces Troubadour RS guitar
Single-pickup solidbody specs Seymour Duncan pickup
Prestige has unveiled the Troubadour RS, a single-pickup version of the existing Troubadour, which was launched in 2015.
The Troubadour RS features a Canadian maple top, ebony fingerboard, and solid mahogany body and neck, with satin/matt black finish and three-ply cream binding.
Pickup options include the Seymour Duncan Pegasus bridge pickup, or a Seymour Duncan Custom Shop ’78 Custom bridge pickup, with push/pull coil-split on the tone control.
The Troubadour RS will be available for $999, with the ’78 Custom version weighing in at $1,199. Visit Prestige Guitars for more info.
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