We're excited to be carrying OOPEGG Guitars at SSGB. The Trailbreaker MKI is a beautiful and incredibly well built guitar. There are many instruments out there that demand much higher prices and don't feel nearly as well crafted as the Trailbreaker Mark I. OOPEGG Guitars are hand crafted in Japan by a small team of luthiers with an eye for design. Upon picking up this instrument, it's clear that they take their craft very seriously. The feel, playability, tones and build quality are all top-notch.Ā
The Trailbreaker MK 1 reminds us a lot of retro-style, vintage Japanese built guitars from the 60's, with their unique switching options, offset body design and vibrato system. The major difference is in their superior build quality and modern day features, making them versatile and gig ready guitars.Ā
This particular Mark I features three pickups by Magneto Design Lab in North Carolina; 1 Filtertron style neck pickup, a hot single-coil Strat-like middle pickup and a crisp and full sounding medium output humbucker. This guitar is super quiet in all positions. You also have some of the best hardware around. A steel saddle bridge by Halon in Greece and a vibrato by Descendant in the US. This pairing makes for a responsive and touch sensitive experience, without the downfall of past offset hardware designs which can leave you falling out of the bridge's saddles, like on many vintage offset guitars of yesteryear. This is due to the grooved bridge design and the grooves in the Descendant that allow the strings to go beneath it's plate, for a larger break angle than vintage-style units. See pics.
Many tonal possibilities are at your disposal with the options to use any two or three pickups together or any pickup you choose by itself. The mini-toggle 3-way switch on the control plate has these options: 1st position middle pickup off, 2nd position middle pickup on, 3rd position middle pickup alone. Then you also have a standard three way pickup selector switch for the two humbuckers in the neck and bridge positions. The tone control is a push-pull passive filter in the up position, allowing for even further tone sculpting.Ā
This guitar also has a comfortable and beautiful 5-ply neck made of Maple and American Walnut, adding further stability and stiffness. The fingerboard is made of Indian Rosewood. You'll also notice the unique neck plate area, that allows you to have easy access to the upper registers of the fingerboard. This instrument is also of a very nice weight and is balanced perfectly both seated or standing. Plus, how can you not love this color scheme?!
Specs:
Model: Supreme Collection Trailbreaker Mark I Charcoal Frost MetallicĀ
Body: American Alder
Neck: Canadian Hard Maple / American Walnut 5 Ply
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Neck Profile:Ā Ā Modern-Medium D .83" - .95"
Headstock: Matching Finish
Binding: Canadian Flamed MapleĀ
Finish: Thin Urethane
Scale Length: 24.75ā
Radius:Ā Ā 12ā
Nut Width: 1.66" (slightly wider than 1 5/8")
Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo
Inlays: Luminlay Sidemarkers / Mother of Pearl Dots Fingerboard
Bridge: Halon #1060 Steel Bridge & Descendant Vibrato
Pickups: Magneto Design Lab Elec'Tron Humbucker Neck / Magneto Design Single Coil 2-5 SC Hot, Middle / Magneto Design Lab Custom Humbucker Bridge
Push-Pull Tone Control: (Passive Capacitor Filter Off/ On)
3 Way Pickup Selector SW/ 3 Way Middle Pickup Selector Mini Switch (1st pos middle pickup off, 2nd pos middle pickup on, 3rd pos middle pickup alone
Tuners: Gotoh SD90-MGT-M5 w/ grained ivoroid tuning buttonsĀ
Case: OOPEGG Business-Class Protective Gig-Bag
Strings: D'Addario EXL110 (.010-.046)
Weight: 7lbs 6.8oz
