Eclipse Auditorium Cedar / Rosewood
US $2,150.00
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– Limited Lifetime Warranty
– Includes custom hard case
– Auditorium Cutaway Body
– Solid Cedar Top
– Solid Rosewood Back / Sides
– 25.4” Scale Length
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Case Included
Setup Included
Full Warranty
Solid Cedar Top
Solid Indian Rosewood Back & Sides
Beveled Venetian Cutaway with Padauk inlay
Description
The Prestige Eclipse Series feature a Grand Auditorium body shape, with cutaway. The Grand Auditorium is tremendously versatile and equally suited to both finger picking and strumming. The GA is an ideal all around body shape.
The Eclipse Spruce Rosewood produces the warmest and richest tone of all four combos in our line, with the combination of solid Indian Rosewood back and sides, and solid Cedar top. Cedar is a much softer wood, which is the characteristic responsible for producing such warmth. By coupling the Cedar top with Rose- wood back and sides, we can tap into the best qualities that Cedar has to offer and enhance them with the outstanding crispness and extend- ed tonal range of the Rosewood. Cedar has the unique ability to make quieter tones louder, but there is an upper volume limit to the wood. The Cedar Rosewood is ideal for finger picking with the ability to amplify subtle notes with added warmth.
Specifications
Body
Body: Auditorium Cutaway
Top: Solid Cedar
Back and Sides: Solid Rosewood
Cutaway: Beveled Venetian with Padauk inlay
Scale Length: 25.35″
Upper Bout: 11.5”
Waist: 9.25”
Lower Bout: 15.5”
Body Depth: Upper – 4.25”, Lower – 4.5”
Neck
Neck: C-Shaped Satin Mahogany
Fingerboard: Ebony
Frets: 20
Nut: Bone
Nut Width: 1.8″
Inlay: Mother of Pearl ‘Eclipse’
Headstock: Ebony Front with Maple Binding
Fingerboard Radius: 16″
Width at first fret: 1.8”
Neck Thickness at first fret: 0.85”
Neck Width at 12th fret: 2.15”
Neck Thickness at 12th fret: 1”
Hardware & Electronics
Bracing Pattern: X
Bracing: Adirondack Spruce
Tuners: Gotoh 510 (21:1 Ratio) Machine Heads w/ Ebony
Bridge: Ebony with Ebony Bridge Pins w/Abalone dots
Saddle: Compensated Bone
Optional EQ: Fishman Matrix Ellipse Blend Pickup System
Accessories
Deluxe plush lined hard case
Limited lifetime warranty
Matt Linton –
Incredibly well made and dazzling guitar. Has the clear and subdued sound of a cedar top with just the right amount of sparkle. A+++
Dan –
Absolutely beautiful guitars! These are works of art. They are a delight to play and sound great. Friendly service and very informative. Compared to Martin and Taylor you’re getting way more bang for your buck. It’s great to see such super craftsmanship from local luthiers.
Keith Walker –
I had a cedar-topped / rosewood guitar built for me by a luthier in 1977 and I loved the tone, but the guitar had not been built properly and eventually it became unplayable. This year, I played a Martin GPC-16E cedar/rosewood guitar and it was “okay”, but nothing to write home about. Then I crossed the street to Prestige and played their cedar/rosewood Eclipse. It’s beautiful to look at, smooth to play, and it’s the sound I’ve been trying to find since that 1977 guitar broke my heart. Mike said he would have a couple of other cedar/rosewood Eclipse guitars, as well as some other models, coming into the shop the following week, so I went back later and essentially got my pick of the litter. The team was amazingly helpful in letting me try out the various guitars and tonewoods, and they also played each one for me so that I could hear them from the listener’s point of view. In the end, I think we all agreed that one particular cedar/rosewood guitar satisfied my criteria the best, so that’s the one I bought. I am absolutely loving the sound and playability of the guitar, as well as its physical beauty. Thanks to everyone at the shop for their patience, guidance, and support!