AMERICAN SHOWSTER AS-57 CLASSIC (MODEL AS-57-FX) Description
- alder body shaped like the tailfin of a ´57 Chevy, operational chromed tailfin brake-light assembly, six-bolt maple neck, 22-fret rosewood or maple fingerboard with dot inlays, six-on-one-side Schaller tuners, tune-o-matic bridge/custom through-body bolt chevron "V" stop tailpiece, chrome hardware, three ER single coil pickups, master volume/master treble-cut tone controls, five-way selector switch, available in Black, Red, Turquoise, or Yellow finish, 25.5 in. scale, mfg. 1987-2004.
The tailfin brake light on the AS-57 model is fully functional. The brake light is activated by either the push-pull tone pot on the fixed-bridge model or by depressing the vibrola on the Floyd Rose-equipped model.