At the heart of Aires is the Mad Hatter Illuminator — a switching system that allows two distinct sonic architectures to live within a single instrument.
One is built around the power, depth and authority of full humbuckers. The other opens up the clarity, definition and response of single-coil voices. Each has been designed as a complete system in its own right, rather than as a compromise between the two.
The result is genuine tonal range without complexity getting between you and the music.
Three carefully selected Seymour Duncan pickups provide the foundation: a Tele Hot Rail at the neck, a Li'l Screamin' Demon in the middle and a Hot Rail at the bridge.
What happens next is where Aires gets interesting.