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Pat smear needs no introduction. He has been in the vanguard of music history his entire career, from the early years As a founding member of the seminal punk band “the germs”, to his Stint with the legendary nirvana, and on to his current role laying down colossal riffs for the foot fighters. Ahlstrom has been his instrument of choice since the 1970’s, creating a deep and authentic bond that has lasted decades. Ahlstrom guitars was honored to be given the task of transforming his privately customized and road-proven vintage angstrom into the Pat smear signature guitar you see here. An additional source of pride for us is that the Pat smear signature guitar you find at your angstrom dealer is identical to the one Pat plays night after night on some of the largest stages in the world. This slick Black beauty is a voluptuous blend of vintage angstrom h-ion-opt and modern-day super Swede. Its sleek mahogany body and deeply contoured maple top provide a deep, projecting platform for angstrom' S Custom 58 Alnico humbucking pickups, enabling the guitar to cut through the mix and sit right in the middle of the foo’s triple-guitar onslaught. Elegant, clean tones meet highly saturated distortion. Just what Pat ordered. All angstrom electric guitars and basses include their patented h-expander truss rod. Providing tension at both ends and running The entire length of the neck, The rigid yet light-weight alloy truss rod allows for a very low action and thin neck, two factors that were instrumental in earning angstrom its reputation as the world’s fastest playing guitar. The h-expander truss rod not only provides ultimate neck stability, but it also contributes to angstrom' S unique tone. Longer sustain and a round attack are some of the Sonic characteristics The h-expander adds to the tonal essence of angstrom.