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Wishing you could find a technically inclined instrument without breaking the bank? Stop torturing yourself and pick up the Sire Larry Carlton X5! This solidbody electric guitar bears all the hallmarks of a top-shelf shredder. It's built around an aerodynamic mahogany "X"-shaped body with a spotlight-ready ash veneer top. Its lightning-quick "C"-shaped hard maple neck is capped with a ruler-flat 24-fret, 14-inch-radius rosewood fingerboard. Plug into your favorite high-gain amp, and the X5's scorching-hot LC Modern humbuckers are guaranteed to light things up. You also get a Floyd Rose Special double-locking tremolo in case there are any harmonic-squealy dive-bombs in your future. Pearloid/abalone fingerboard inlays, aggressive-looking black hardware, and a sleek satin finish round out the Sire X5.





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High-performance construction





The X5 was built for players with a serious need for speed. This high-performance axe brandishes a comfortably contoured "X"-shaped mahogany body, which is topped with an eye-catching ash veneer. Its hard maple neck features a meticulously sculpted "C"-shaped profile, and its 24-fret, 14-inch-radius rosewood fingerboard, which includes smooth rolled edges, was tailor-made for rapid-fire alternate picking, sweep-picked arpeggios, greased-lightning tapping runs, and neoclassical fretboard pyrotechnics.





Scorching-hot humbucker tone





When it comes to harmonic-rich grind and metallic screams, the Sire X5's LC Modern humbuckers definitely don't disappoint. These pickups boast a definite contemporary sound, yielding thunderous growls, searing leads, and just enough midrange to cut through a full-throttle rock mix. The X5 includes a 5-way pickup selector switch for added sonic flexibility, along with global volume and tone knobs.





Ready to dive and squeal





When Sweetwater guitarists partake in extreme whammy abuse, only a double-locking trem, like the X5's Floyd Rose Special, can get the job done right. This ultra-stable tremolo tackles subtle dips and warbles with the utmost in taste and precision, and when you want to execute harmonic squealies and subterrestrial dive-bombs, you can do so with zero tuning woes. Simply put, if you're into athletic feats of whammy bar gymnastics, the X5 will not only keep up with you; it will do so without even breaking a sweat.





Sire Larry Carlton X5 Electric Guitar Features:


A built-for-shred performer with an aerodynamic "X"-shaped body


Mahogany body topped with a stunning ash veneer


Lightning-quick "C"-shaped hard maple neck


24-fret, 14-inch-radius rosewood fingerboard with smooth rolled edges


LC Modern humbuckers deliver a contemporary high-output sound


Floyd Rose Special double-locking tremolo facilitates a full range of expressive pitch pyrotechnics


Eye-catching pearloid/abalone fingerboard inlays, aggressive-looking black hardware, and a sleek satin finish