Saber

The Saber was a Strat style model introduced in 1993 as a part of the American Classic Series. it was the only model in the series to offer Valley Arts' Interlock^TM heel.

Related:

• Vantage 800
• SMX-3
• SMX-4
• SSM
• S

SABER 1 FP

1995 SABER 1 FPP TPU

SABER 1-i FP features Interlock^TM heel.

Body:

• Solid Alder body
• Flame Maple veneer (F)
• Valley Arts Scarf Joint^TM
• Arm contour
• Belly carve

Neck:

• Bolt-on "Bird's Eye" Maple neck
• Optional Interlock^TM heel
• Ebony fretboard with dot inlays
• Valley Arts headstock
• Color-matched headstock
• 22 ArticuFrets^TM
• 25.5" scale

Binding:

• Single-ply body (front) and neck

Electronics:

• Two ceramic humbuckers
• 3-way switch
• 1 Vol, 1 Tone

Hardware:

• Black hardware
• Pearloid pickguard
  • Purple pearloid (PP)
  • Blue pearloid (PB)
• Grover Rotomatic machine heads
  • 14:1 ratio
• Wide fish shaped truss rod cover
• Knurled metal barrel knobs
• "KKT-3" Licensed Floyd Rose locking tremolo
• Zero fret locking nut

Finishes:

• Translucent Blue (TBL)
• Translucent Purple (TPU)

SABER 3 FP

1995 SABER 3 FPB TBK

SABER 3-i F features Interlock^TM heel.

Body:

• Solid Alder body
• Flame Maple veneer (F)
• Valley Arts Scarf Joint^TM
• Arm contour
• Belly carve

Neck:

• Bolt-on "Bird's Eye" Maple neck
• Optional Interlock^TM heel
• Ebony fretboard with dot inlays
• Valley Arts headstock
• Color-matched headstock
• 22 ArticuFrets^TM
• 25.5" scale

Binding:

• Single-ply body (front) and neck

Electronics:

• Three ceramic single coil pickups
• 5-way switch
• 1 Vol, 2 Tone

Wilkinson VS-100 tremolo

Hardware:

• Chrome hardware
• Blue pearloid pickguard (PB)
• Grover Rotomatic ratio machine heads
  • 14:1 ratio
• Wide fish shaped truss rod cover
• Knurled metal barrel knobs
• Wilkinson/Gotoh VS-100 2-point tremolo

Finishes:

• Translucent Black (TBK)

SABER 4 F

1995 SABER 4-i F/VS

Same as SABER 1 F, but with Duncan Design humbuckers, no pickguard and gold hardware.

SABER 4-i F features Interlock^TM heel.

Finishes:

• Vintage Sunburst (VS)

SABER 6 F

1995 SABER 6-i F/TR

Same as SABER 4, but with Duncan Design "SSH" pickup arrangement, Wilkinson/Gotoh tremolo and chrome hardware.

SABER 6-i F features Interlock^TM heel.

Finshes:

• Translucent Red (TR)

SABER 21

1993 SABER 21 TGR (Rounded headstock)

• $529 MSRP (2001)
• $239 Street (2003 clearance)

Body:

• Solid Alder body with flame Maple veneer
• Valley Arts Scarf Joint^TM
• Arm contour
• Belly carve

Neck:

• Bolt-on "Bird's Eye" Maple neck
• Ebony fretboard with dot inlays
• Rounded headstock (Early 1993)
• Valley Arts headstock
• Silk-screened Wave logo (Early 1993)
• Silk-screened Samick/Valley Arts logo
• Color-matched headstock
• 22 ArticuFrets^TM
• 25.5" scale

Binding:

• Single-ply body (front) and neck

Electronics:

• Two Duncan Design single coils, one humbucker
• 5-way switch
• 1 Vol, 1 Tone

Hardware:

• Gold hardware
• Pearloid pickguard
• Grover Rotomatic 14:1 ratio machine heads
• Wide fish shaped truss rod cover
• Knurled metal barrel knobs
• Licensed Floyd Rose fine tuning tremolo (KKT-3)
• Zero fret locking nut

Finishes:

• Translucent Black (TBK)
• Translucent Blue (TBL)
• Translucent Red (TR)
• Translucent Burgundy (TBU)
• Translucent Green (TGR)
• Vintage Sunburst (VS)
• Metallic Purple (MPU)
• Antique Natural (AN)

SABER 31

1997 SABER 31 TBL

• $499 MSRP (2001)
• $229 Street (2003 clearance)
• $149 Street (2004 clearance)

Body:

• Solid Alder body with flame Maple veneer
• Valley Arts Scarf Joint^TM
• Arm contour
• Belly carve

1997 SABER 31 VS

Neck:

• Bolt-on "Bird's Eye" Maple neck
• Ebony fretboard with dot inlays
• Valley Arts headstock
• Silk-screened Samick/Valley Arts logo
• Color-matched headstock
• 22 ArticuFrets^TM
• 25.5" scale

Binding:

• Single-ply body (front) and neck

Electronics:

• Three Duncan Design single coil pickups
• 5-way switch
• 1 Vol, 2 Tone

Wilkinson VS-100 tremolo

Hardware:

• Chrome hardware
• Black Pearloid pickguard
• Grover Rotomatic 14:1 ratio machine heads
• Wide fish shaped truss rod cover
• Knurled metal barrel knobs
• Wilkinson/Gotoh VS-100 2-point tremolo

Finishes:

• Translucent Black (TBK)
• Translucent Blue (TBL)
• Vintage Sunburst (VS)