The Woodland 's solid Spruce top, scalloped bracing, and hand-carved and tuned flame maple back give this instrument a clear, powerful voice. It's large defined bottom end, growling mids, and ringing highs make it well suited for fingerstyle, acoustic jazz, and chord melody style playing.
This guitar has a real premium look about it, and an incredibly unique voice. Bireli Lagrene has played a Gitano Super De Luxe since 2003. In fact, he is so impressed by it that it's the only guitar he uses for acoustic performances, alternating between the D and oval soundhole models. Here's what he has to say about the Gitano Super de Luxe instruments: "Like choice wines, these guitars get better with each day that passes."
Myka offers both electric and acoustic instrument designs. The styles in this gallery can be used as a starting point for a new instrument or modified to fit your particular needs or something entirely new can be designed..
Folks, it's with great excitement that we introduce the Pin-Bridge version of the Ribbecke Guitar Corp's "Halfling". This is no ordinary guitar but rather one that takes the incredible Halfling sound and technology and shifts it's focus one step further to the Flat-Top side of the tracks. We are expecting the first, limited run of 5, to be ready for a late June / early July delivery.
Picture a guitar that could replace both your, D28 Flat-top and L5. An instrument where your hands and pick attack as well as your string selection, be it flatwounds, roundwounds, electric or bronze and combinations thereof, can take you to all those familiar places while delivering a level of exquisite tone and clarity superior to what you've had before.
This new steel string Dolphin was designed in November 2003. It has a similar body design as the Scharpach Selmer style guitar, but features a unique top design and body construction, and also the Scharpach-style double-soundholes. The guitar produces a different quality of tone than most flattops. It is very suitable for playing Brazilian style, Jazz or any Folk style music and sounds great played with pick or finger style.
This is the 12-string version of the Scharpach Jumbo. The Grand Dad is available in all kinds of materials (recommended WITHOUT a cutaway). The Grand-dad can be obtained with a 12 fret neck or 14 fret neck.
The guitar is built in a traditional way, but is also available with a double top design. The double top design is best used with light or medium string tension and will produce a fine detailed tone for finger-picking style.
The Jumbo is built in the traditional American style. The design follows the shapes of traditional instruments like Guild or the old Gibson Style acoustics. This guitar produces a rich, powerful, yet mellow tone. The basses are strong and clear, while the treble strings still have a "punch" even in the higher positions.
The guitar can be ordered in several materials. For the top you can choose cedar or white spruce, the sides and back can have Indian rosewood, Brazilian rosewood or Honduras mahogany. The standard model has no cutaway but can be ordered with a sharp cutaway as well.
The first SLAB Scharpach made was for Hans Theessink, probably the only famous, internationally successful Dutch Blues Player in the world. Later, Scharpach made another one for the well known songwriter in the Netherlands; Boudewijn de Groot. He liked the dark colored sound of the d-tuned guitar to fit his voice.
The played D-chord sounds one octave lower, when playing the E- finger setting in the first position, which gives the guitar an open tuning character.
The Modele Encore is based on the later models produced by the Selmer Company of France. It features a long scale length and ‘petite bouche’ oval soundhole. The bright, clear, focused tone of this model along with 14 frets clear of the body make it an ideal choice as a solo instrument. It also serves the rhythm guitarist well with a punch that will drive a rhythm section.
The Corina’s versatility, smooth action (for finger stylists and solo guitar playing) and open sweet tone have made this guitar one of Thorell’s most popular instruments. It has a unique take on the traditional X-brace that allows the Corina to respond fully with remarkable sustain and tone quality in the upper register. These characteristics make the Corina an invaluable choice for a wide range of musical genres.
The Guardsman is a loose interpretation of the J-200 with all of the booming bass that you would expect from a jumbo guitar. Many players are amazed by the articulation afforded in this versatile instrument. The Guardsman is painstakingly hand tuned providing true complex separation in the upper registers without sacrificing the richness of this superlative guitar
This groundbreaking guitar brings the beautiful clarity and immediacy of the Viennese guitar tradition into contemporary archtop design. This guitar was designed in collaboration with guitarist Frank Vignola to showcase the unique vision and style he is renowned for.
"The Genesis model incorporates a bracing system whose foundation was inspired by the work of Richard Schnider and Dr. Michel Kasha. Tom Bills first learned the Kasha style of building from Boaz Elkyam one of Richard's former students, the main collaborator at present with Dr. Kasha, and master luthier in his own right."
The CJ series are available as 6, 7 and 12 string electrocoustics and Dave also offers 4 and 5 string bass guitars, and mandolins. The best part is the pricing, $1299 for the 6 string and $1449 for the 12 string. The same goes for the 4 and 5 string bass guitars.
The CJ series are available as 6, 7 and 12 string electrocoustics and Dave also offers 4 and 5 string bass guitars, and mandolins. The best part is the pricing, $1299 for the 6 string and $1449 for the 12 string. The same goes for the 4 and 5 string bass guitars.
"Select" Western Red Cedar body - Custom neck built to player's specifications w/choice of 24.625", 25", and 25.5" scale lengths - Cocobolo peg head overlay - Bone nut - Sperzel lightweight tuning machines - Carved cocobolo tailpiece - Compensated saddle - Tortoise pick guard - Exclusive Wendler MagPi transducer system featuring a Kent Armstrong neck humbucker - Clear natural satin finish.
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