This lovely 485 model has Mahogany front, back and sides. This give the guitar a really unique look, more akin to old blues guitars from the early 1900s. The scope for this build was to use as few varieties of woods as possible, to give the instrument a clean and uniform look, so everything (apart from the bracing!) is made from either Mahogany, or Indian Rosewood.
The mahogany on the soundboard plays a huge part towards to tone of the instrument, giving it much more of a mid-weighted sound, while still keeping the clarity and volume. This sort of guitar would take really well to flat picked blues playing, and holds well for powerful strummed chords.
An oil and wax finish is used to keep the instrument light and responsive, as well as giving it a soft satin look and feel across the whole instrument. It is fitted with chrome Gotoh 510 1:21 machine heads for super smooth tuning, and is fretted with cryo-treated fret wire which is much harder wearing than traditional nickel-silver fret wire.
Comes with a JKM branded Hiscox Pro II Hard Case.
Full spec at bottom of the page.
This lovely 485 model has Mahogany front, back and sides. This give the guitar a really unique look, more akin to old blues guitars from the early 1900s. The scope for this build was to use as few varieties of woods as possible, to give the instrument a clean and uniform look, so everything (apart from the bracing!) is made from either Mahogany, or Indian Rosewood.
The mahogany on the soundboard plays a huge part towards to tone of the instrument, giving it much more of a mid-weighted sound, while still keeping the clarity and volume. This sort of guitar would take really well to flat picked blues playing, and holds well for powerful strummed chords.
An oil and wax finish is used to keep the instrument light and responsive, as well as giving it a soft satin look and feel across the whole instrument. It is fitted with chrome Gotoh 510 1:21 machine heads for super smooth tuning, and is fretted with cryo-treated fret wire which is much harder wearing than traditional nickel-silver fret wire.
Comes with a JKM branded Hiscox Pro II Hard Case.
Full spec at bottom of the page.
Measurements:
Scale length 25.5”
Nut Width 44.5mm, Neck Width at 12th 55.4mm
Neck Depth at nut 19.8mm, at 9th 22mm
String Spacing at Nut 37.5mm, at Bridge 57mm
Fretboard Radius 16”
Neck profile - Soft D
Body Depth at neck 87mm
Body Depth at bottom 108mm
Body length 485mm
Width at upper bout 274mm
Width at waist 235mm
Width at lower bout 404mm
