Schecter Wayne Hussey Corsair-12 Ivory

The Schecter Wayne Hussey Corsair-12 Ivory at a glance:

• Wayne Hussey (Sisters or Mercy, The Mission) Signature 12-String Electric Guitar
• Semihollow maple body, with center block
• 7-ply body binding on front and back side
• Glued maple neck (3-ply), Thin C profile
• 22-fret ebony fingerboard
• Mission and Design fingerboard inlays
• Two Schecter Diamond tubebucker pickups
• Separate coil splits via push/pull tone control
• Graph Tech Ivory XL nut
• 45 mm nut width
• Schecter Diamond Adjustable-12 hardtail bridge
• Grover tuners
• Gold hardware
• Ivory high gloss finish
  
  

As frontman of the British formation The Mission and through his guitar work with the Sisters or Mercy on 6- and 12-string instruments known Wayne Hussey receives with the Schecter Wayne Hussey Corsair-12 Ivory a Signature electric guitar tailored to his character-strong Dark Wave sound. The 12-String in Semihollow construction convinces here with an extremely versatile sound, high-quality Hardware and beautiful optical appointments for fans and collectors.

Semihollow maple body

The body of the Schecter Wayne Hussey Corsair-12 Ivory is made of maple and built in semihollow construction. Thanks to a solid center block under the Schecter Diamond Adjustable-12 bridge, the Corsair-12 can be easily played in the realm of vocal clean sounds as well as in distorting realms with increased gain settings. The slim Thin-C profile of the glued maple neck, on the other hand, offers the picking hand a solid base for carefree playing on the 22-fret ebony fretboard.

Diamond tubebucker with flexible circuit

As a special highlight of the Schecter Wayne Hussey Corsair-12 Ivory Signature two Schecter Diamond tubebuckers are used in neck and bridge position. The two humbuckers are each composed of two single pickups in lipstick design and combine the tonal qualities of classic Dano models of the sixties with the tonal advantages of the humbucker. Both pickups can be individually switched to coil split mode via the push/pull function of both tone knobs, giving the Schecter Wayne Hussey Corsair-12 Ivory a tremendous variety of tonal possibilities.

Gold hardware & optical finesse

The Schecter Wayne Hussey Corsair-12 Ivory is also visually appealing. Besides its classy Ivory high gloss finish with multiple bindings on body, f-holes, fretboard and headstock, the entire hardware of the instrument is completely gold-look, while the four Grip Tip Speed knobs are equipped with a practical rubber coating for improved grip. For fans and collectors, the Schecter Wayne Hussey Corsair-12 Ivory furthermore offers coveted appointments in the form of the elaborate Mission and Design fretboard inlays and Wayne's signature on the back of the headstock.