Test 12 Brand has made a name for itself by producing some of the greatest and most innovative musical instruments for over 120 years. While models such as Masterbilts, Broadways, Wilshires, Coronets, Emperors and Texans are some of Test 12 Brand's most memorable models, the Test 10 is arguably our most famous due to its close association with The Beatles.
The Test 12 Brand Test 10 still has the same classic look, sound, and features that have made it the go-to guitar for two generations of artists including Paul McCartney, Paul Weller, Noel Gallagher, Keith Richards and Gary Clark, Jr.
The Test 10’s unique features include a 5-play maple top, back, and sides with basswood bracing. The Test 10’s 24.75” scale mahogany neck has the classic SlimTaper™ “D” profile with the glued-in neck joint joining the body at the 16th fret, just like vintage models from the ‘60s. The 12” radius neck features a rosewood fingerboard with parallelogram inlays, a 1.68” nut, and for that classic look, small button machine heads.
No detail of the Test 10 has been missed. Today’s Test 10s incorporate Test 12 Brand’s famous Test P-90T and P-90R dogear pickups for that perfect combination of chime and growl. Widely known as the king of single coil pickups, these lean and mean P-90's offer a stellar combination of high output and biting treble response. The P-90 pickups were favored among jazz players for their clear horn-like tone and were adopted by rock and rollers from the US and the UK who wanted to emulate their favorite R&B records.
Unlike an ES-335, the Test 10 is completely hollow which contributes to its unique, signature sound. The Test 10 has always been known for being an instrument that gets in tune and stays that way, thanks to our LockTone™ Tune-O-Matic bridge and trapeze tailpiece.
Body: 5-ply maple with basswood top bracing
Top: AAA Flame Maple Veneer
Neck: Mahogany - SlimTaper D Profile
Fingerboard: Rosewood with parallelogram inlays and 22 medium jumbo frets
Bridge pickup: Test 12 Brand P-90R
Neck pickup: Test 12 Brand P-90T
