The construction of the Anapeg starts with the machining of the cast alloy end to accept the four aluminium rails, two top rails to fix the top of the guitar to and two bottom rails to form a channel to accept the wooden front and rear rails. All cross shaft bushings for both pedals and knee levers and all knee lever & pedal stops are supported by the aluminium rails. All timber is very hard and high density Australian inland hard-
wood. The timber is finished to 18mm thick for the top deck, neck and rails. All mechanical work is fitted to the timber to make sure everything fits neatly and there is no interference anywhere. All parts are then removed from the timber and all machined areas of the timber are coated with 2 pack polyurethane, along with the finishing coats. The top deck along with the changer unit, pick-up, neck and keyless tuner do not contact the alloy end of the frame.

Pick-up is mounted with surgical silicone to the top of the guitar and not the neck . We prefer to use our own pick-ups, because they are single coil and clean sounding. We have found no need to go beyond a 24" scale to achieve the tone and sustain we require.

Guitars are available in single 10, 11, 12 strings. Although the 12 string is pre-drilled to take 8 pedals and 5 knee levers. It is recommended that only 7 pedals be fitted, due to the short design. This can be augmented by an additional 1-2 knee levers, making it 7 pedals 7 knee levers. Changer unit is triple raise, triple lower with adjustable return springs. The folding section of the knee levers can be set left or right of center or lean towards the front or back of guitar. The Anapeg pick up is single coil design with two taps, low impedance and low background noise. Scale length, center if bridge to center of nut, is standard 24".

All guitars are custom built to suite the height of the player and therefore has only one adjustable rear leg. (To accommodate uneven floor surfaces.) Australian timber is used and finished in two pack polyurethane high gloss, to show the natural beauty of the timbers. All light timbers can be lightly colored using a translucent stain, which still allows the natural pattern of the timbers to be seen. It is now standard to use a clear fret board, so as to once again allow the natural timber to be seen. All cross shafts, bell cranks, changer unit parts, pull rods, cabinet screws and fixings are all stainless steel. Cabinet drop has never been found to be a problem with the Anapeg Guitars.

With regard to the tuning chart for S12 universal, all the S12's that we have made, have all been custom tunings to the clients specs. For that reason we don't have a standarized S12 universal tuning chart.