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REVIEWS
KEY FEATURES
PRICE From £5,175 (£6,120 as reviewed)
inc hard case
DESCRIPTION 6-string acoustic guitar,
Mix and match: the bridge made in Northern Ireland
is rosewood rather than BUILD Ebony back and sides, sinker redwood
ebony, but that surely soundboard, Tasmanian blackwood arm bevel,
enhances the sound ebony fretboard with extended curve, five-piece
mahogany, rosewood and walnut neck, rosewood
bridge, bone nut and saddle
HARDWARE Gold Gotoh 510 tuners with
ebony buttons
ELECTRONICS None (Highlander and LR Baggs
systems optional)
SCALE LENGTH 25.5”/648mm
NECK WIDTH 45mm at nut, 56mm at 12th fret
NECK DEPTH 19.7mm at first fret, 25.5mm at
12th fret
STRING SPACING 38.4mm at nut, 56mm at bridge
WEIGHT 2.6kg/5.7lb
Through line: tasteful FINISH Hand-rubbed satin
lines of sycamore are LEFT-HANDERS Yes (no extra cost)
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only adornment
It goes against this reviewer’s sense of The string spacing at the nut and saddle is response but can also make instruments
line, however, to see a heel cap end some well judged and the space between the outer exceptionally sensitive to high-frequency
4mm shy of the back of the guitar, barely strings and outside edge of the fingerboard noises, such as string and finger squeaks.
overlapping the back binding. makes it possible to complete vibrato and That’s the case here, and it encourages the
The neck itself is an absolute joy for both bends without slipping off the neck. player to focus on accuracy, timbre and
fingerstyle and flatpicking players, with an quality of attack.
expertly shaped C carve and exceptional IN USE It’s characteristic of good sinker redwood
fretwork along the length of the ’board. The Sinker redwood takes its name from the log tops to lend a distinct bloom to each note,
ebony fingerboard – unadorned aside from itself, which spent more than 100 years at meaning they require barely a touch of
a tasteful line of sycamore – might go from the bottom of a Californian river, collecting vibrato to bring them to a sustaining high
smooth to sublime were it given another silt from the mineral-rich water. Its vitreous overtone. It’s akin to playing an electric
round of buffing. nature can make for an extremely fast initial guitar on the cusp of harmonic feedback.
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