
XoticAn Evolution of the Instrument XS Series

Since its birth in 1996, Xotic Guitars have evolved as the ultimate instrument for musicians. Both XS and XT series guitar's quality, tone and playability are a result of innumerable hours of craftsmanship, refining our building process and listening to the needs of professional musicians. These guitars are created one at a time in Los Angeles, CA USA. As soon as you pick one up, you'll instantly feel their quality. Plug one in and be blown away!
Pickups
Pickups may be one of the most personal choices you can make for your guitar. We offer our modern vintage sounding Xotic Pickups or for the true vintage tone seeker, our Raw Vintage pickups are as close as you can get to the real vintage tone.
Already have pickups you love? We'll install those for you too.

XS-1: S/S/S
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Available in:
- Modern Vintage Xotic Pickups
- Raw Vintage Xotic Pickups for true vintage tone
- Send Us Your Own, keep the pickups you love

XS-2: H/S/S
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Available in:
- Modern Vintage Xotic Pickups
- Raw Vintage Xotic Pickups for true vintage tone
- Send Us Your Own, keep the pickups you love
Neck
All of Xotic Guitar's necks have our exclusive oil finish, that's like no one's in the industry. It's gives our necks a broken in feel that will have you playing stress free from the moment you pick it up to years later.

Neck
Xotic's exclusive oil finish gives our necks a broken in feel that will have you feeling inspired.

Fingerboard
Our fingerboards are hand chosen by our master builders. We provide options of Madagascar Rosewood, Maple and even Bird's Eye Maple.

Frets
Our standard fret wire, for XS series guitars, is model FW-9662-NS by Jesscar. It has the right amount of height for pitch stability. However, we also offer a wide range fret sizes as well as stainless material.

Nut
Players may choose nut materials such as Pure Bone, Micarta or Brass.
Tone Wood and Body Finish
Ash and Alder are popular choices for our XS and XT series, but we do offer other materials such as Mahogany and Popular. No matter what material, each piece of wood is carefully selected for it's character and appearance.

Quilt Maple Top
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Also available in:
- 2-tone Burst
- 3-tone Burst

Translucent or Solid
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Also available in:
- Olympic White, Black, White Blond, Trans Blue, Trans Red, Candy Apple Red, Lake Placid Blue, Gold
Standard Finishes Include:
Olympic White
Black
White Blond
Trans Blue
Trans Red
Candy Apple Red
Lake Placid Blue
Gold
2-tone Burst
3-tone Burst
See It In ActionXotic XS-1 Quality, Tone and Playability
Xotic XS-1 Demo with Kenny Echizen
XS-1 White Blonde Nitro Finish Serial No. 500