From Island Instrument Manufacturer: ”The Anzol is my nod to Teisco, specifically the EL-120, a pawn-shop find that became one of my most cherished instruments. I designed the Anzol as an ISLAND “Chef’s Specialty” instrument. The Anzol is built entirely from domestic materials. A streamlined, thoroughly researched set of specs and options deliver uncompromised tone and playability in a lightweight, resonant, retro/modern mash-up of a package."
The Anzol features a compact yet extremely comfortable body design, though this guitar is not a short-scale instrument in the least. The scale length measures 25", which is in between both the average Fullerton and Kalamazoo scale lengths that we are all accustomed to, while leaning more towards the Fullerton side of things with a bit more slack to the strings. This instrument delivers a rich and distinct set of tones, between the Mojo Pickups Foil Sonic in the neck position and Tele pickup in the bridge position. The Foil Sonic clean can sound airy and almost acoustic-like. It is very responsive to pick attack as well. While clean it can be warm, airy and articulate, but when pushed into overdrive it is rich and biting while still maintaining great note separation depending on how
you pick or where you have the tone control set. The bridge position delivers classic Tele spank, but without the overly bright, brittle or harsh overtones found on many guitars of that style. With the Tele bridge
pickup not surrounded by the typical large magnetic plate (like most T-Style guitars have as a bridge) the tone is more mild yet still an iconic sound. The middle position mixes these two pickups in a very pleasing way. Great for all styles of music, with all the airiness of the neck pup mixed with the spank of the bridge pickup; it sounds incredible with a more percussive style like finger-picking. Let this guitar become the secret weapon in your guitar arsenal at the gig or in the studio. The portability of this instrument is a major bonus as is the weight, at only 5lbs 3oz. Comes with Island HSC, case candy and COA.
• Body: Pine • Neck: Poplar w/ 2-way "Spoke-Wheel" truss rod • Neck Profile: Med Chunky C .84”-.96” • Fretboard: Roasted Maple, 25″ scale • 1-11/16″nut width • Proprietary ISLAND vibrato bridge & Goldo Lt2 vibrato
• Pickups: MOJO UK Custom balanced set: Foilsonic and Tele bridge • Finish Blue milk paint/ Japanese tort celluloid guard • Headstock badge: Aluminum w/ gold-foil mesh underneath • Nut: Tusq (hand-cut) • Custom-fit Island/Anzol case included
• Weight: 5lbs 3oz