Description
Hex Guitars E500 TRD G/MAB
A double-cutaway SSH electric guitar built around a genuine Seymour Duncan TB-4 bridge humbucker, a roasted maple neck, and a 2-point tremolo - for players who've outgrown a first guitar's pickups and hardware but aren't ready for premium prices.
Quick Snapshot
Why You'll Love It
A double-cutaway SSH electric guitar built around a genuine Seymour Duncan TB-4 bridge humbucker, a roasted maple neck, and a 2-point tremolo - for players who've outgrown a first guitar's pickups and hardware but aren't ready for premium prices.
A Bridge Humbucker That Means It
A Neck Built To Stay Playable
Two Single Coils For The In-Between Tones
The Hex Guitars Standard
Hex Guitars is the South Korean team behind HILS Guitars, its international sister brand. Before building instruments under its own name, Hex spent the early 2000s onward manufacturing guitars for other established brands - experience it has since funneled into its own factory in Indonesia, where Hex and HILS instruments are now built and inspected in-house. The brand's own stated goal is a genuinely high-end playing experience without a premium-tier price tag.
Engineered With Purpose
SSH Voicing Anchored By A Seymour Duncan TB-4
Two BalanSix Alnico 5 single coils handle the neck and middle positions, and a Seymour Duncan TB-4 covers the bridge - routed through a 5-way pickup selector with a tricore switch, a single volume, and a single tone control (B500K/A500K pots, film capacitor), so you get real single-coil and humbucker tones from one guitar rather than a humbucker with coil-tap tricks.
Hardware Built For Staying In Tune
Staggered locking tuners and a 2-point tremolo with bent steel saddles work together to hold tuning through bends and light tremolo use, backed by a double-action spoke-nut truss rod adjustable at the neck heel. The E500 TRD ships in a Deluxe gig bag with the tools you need for basic setup.
Specifications
| Body Shape | E Tradistar |
| Body Material | Indonesian Mahogany |
| Body Construction | Solid, Gloss Finish |
| Pickguard | Matte Black, 1-Ply |
| Neck Material | Roasted Maple |
| Neck Profile | C |
| Neck Finish | Satin (Natural) |
| Neck Construction | Bolt-On, Rounded Neck Plate |
| Fretboard Material | Indian Rosewood |
| Fretboard Radius | 12.5"-15.75" (305mm-400mm), Compound |
| Frets | 22, Narrow Tall Stainless Steel (2.3mm x 1.4mm) |
| Fretboard Inlay | Mother of Pearl Dots, 6mm |
| Scale Length | 25.5" (648mm) |
| Nut | Graph Tech TUSQ, 42mm, Black |
| Neck Pickup | BalanSix Alnico 5 Single Coil, Black Cover |
| Middle Pickup | BalanSix Alnico 5 Single Coil, Black Cover |
| Bridge Pickup | Seymour Duncan TB-4 (JB Trembucker) |
| Controls | 1 Volume, 1 Tone, 5-Way Tricore Switch |
| Tuners | Staggered Locking, Black |
| Bridge | 2-Point Tremolo, Bent Steel Saddles, Black |
| Stock Strings | Elixir Optiweb, .010"-.046" |
| Case | Deluxe Gig Bag (Included) |
Compare Models
| Spec | E50 TRD | E100 TRD | This Kit E500 TRD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Body Material | Poplar | Indonesian Mahogany | Indonesian Mahogany |
| Neck Material | Hard Maple | Hard Maple | Roasted Maple |
| Fretboard Material | HPL (High Pressure Laminate) | Indian Rosewood / Hard Maple | Indian Rosewood |
| Bridge Pickup | Ceramic Humbucker | BalanSix Ceramic Humbucker | Seymour Duncan TB-4 |
| Neck/Middle Pickups | Ceramic Single Coil x2 | BalanSix Alnico 5 Single Coil x2 | BalanSix Alnico 5 Single Coil x2 |
| Tuners | 18:1 Chrome Diecast | 18:1 Diecast | Staggered Locking |
| Bridge/Tremolo | 6-Point Block Saddle Tremolo | 2-Point Tremolo, Bent Steel Saddles | 2-Point Tremolo, Bent Steel Saddles |
| Nut | PPS, 42mm | PPS, 42mm | Graph Tech TUSQ, 42mm |
| Stock Strings | Nickel Plated Steel, .010"-.046" | D'Addario EXL110, .010"-.046" | Elixir Optiweb, .010"-.046" |
| Case | 10mm Padded Gig Bag | Deluxe Gig Bag | Deluxe Gig Bag |
All three E Tradistar guitars share the same double-cutaway body shape and 22-fret compound-radius neck, so the step up from E50 to E500 TRD is really about hardware and pickups: the E500 trades ceramic pickups and basic diecast hardware for a Seymour Duncan TB-4 bridge humbucker, a roasted maple neck, and locking tuners - the upgrades that matter most once you've outgrown a first guitar.
