The Differences: Place of Birth Each guitar from our Standard Build series is built in our Tel-Aviv, Israel. The Crossroads series is made in China, under strict B&G regulation and supervision. Tonewoods In the Crossroads series the tonewoods are picked from the absolute best options available for semi-industrial production, and they are all solid. We don’t use any plywoods or veneers on our guitars. In the Standard Build every piece of tonewood is hand-picked by our luthiers. Pickups The pickups of the Standard Build are hand-wound in our shop and are unpotted, while the Each B&G Standard Build pickup is wound by hand, in-house. We have been optimizing them for years, to ensure they deliver those true, vintage-sounding, rich tones. To achieve that additional feel of airy openness and sensitivity to the acoustic tone, they are not wax-potted by default but can be ordered with a light potting. They are superb for clean, jazzy/bluesy crunch and mid-gain picking. The P90 is built according to the golden era tradition, with Alnico V magnets, producing a rich tone, embodied in a translucent halo of upper harmonics, and fat, warm bass. The Humbucker is voiced after some of our favored ‘50s PAFs, with the unmistakable cutting midrange and clear sweet trebles. The Kikbucker is an original design from B&G, for those players who love the P90s but need to get rid of their typical hum. With a stacked humbucking configuration, the Kikbucker delivers a stronger, focused and powerful tone, while retaining the typical sound and the exact same look and size of a standard P90. For the Little Sister Crossroads, both the P90s and Humbuckers are an option. They are factory-made according to our specs. Modeled after their Private Build siblings, they offer a balanced, rich tone. Aimed to offer maximum versatility, the Crossroads series pickups are wax-potted to eliminate unwanted feedback, to adapt well to higher gain tones with enough power to push the amplifier's front end, and produce just the right amount of upper harmonics. Electronics The Standard Build electronics are the most reliable US-made parts available in the market, based on our experience of over 12 years of guitar building. Including the highest quality electronic components on the market such as CTS potentiometers and custom-made B&G capacitors, as well as a Switchcraft toggle switch and output jack, for a subtle tonal upgrade and state-of-the-art functionality. The Crossroads electronics are the most reliable Korean-made and China-made parts available, based on the same specifications. Hardware Both series offer solid brass hardware, except for the bridge - while it’s 100% brass in the Standard Build, in the Crossroads series only its saddles are made out of solid brass. The full-brass bridge offers more sparkle, clarity and separation, but since it’s made one-by-one it is much more expensive to produce. Additionally, the Standard Build tuning machines are the most superior slotted-headstock tuners, made specifically for B&G. The Crossroads tuning machines are also made specifically for B&G, with a lesser level of precision to keep it affordable. The bottom line The Crossroads offers a semi-professional and an exceptional entry level instrument. It performs well in the studio as well as on stage. It is perfect for a musician on a budget, or for someone with passion for the occasional noodle. The Standard build is a top-notch premium instrument that will serve the professional musician throughout a lifetime of composing and performing. Due to the impeccable attention to details, it excels both sonically and in playability.