A native northern Californian, Charles Fox lived for much of the 1960s in Chicago, where he earned a Masters in Fine Arts from Northwestern University. After teaching art in Colorado and New Hampshire, Fox decided to pursue the passion for making stringed instruments that struck him shortly after he finished graduate school. Settling in Vermont, he pioneered formal lutherie education in North America by founding the School of Guitar Research and Design in 1973 In the 1980s, Fox moved back to the West Coast, eventually establishing first the American School of Lutherie in Healdsburg, California, and then the CFox guitar company, the latter of which was dedicated to realizing his acoustic guitar designs in a small production environment.
Though well received by players, CFox guitars didn’t sell enough to reward investors, and in 2001, the company shut its doors. Shortly thereafter, Fox set out for Portland, Oregon, where he set up his dream workshop in the basement of his house and now focuses on high-end steel-string flattop and classical guitars.
This 90's CFox Frisco features a Cedar top with Indian Rosewood back & sides. CFox only made 10 of these Frisco's with a Cedar top, appropriately calling these models "Cedar Reserve". Cedar produces an extraordinary voice for fingerstyle players or players who play with a light pick attack. The tone is instantly recognizable projecting a rich, full, and lush tone with articulate, warm highs that are never brittle. When combined with Indian Rosewood this guitar has incredible sustain with a natural reverb like tone that is warmed up by the lush low end.
Some of the other fine appointments are grained Cocobolo binding w/colored purfling on soundboard, back & sides, Abalone rosette, Ebony bridge with Ebony bridge pins and end pin with Abalone dots, a Honduras Mahogany neck with an Ebony fingerboard and Ebony headstock overlay, and gold Schaller tuning machines w/Ebony buttons.
This CFox Frisco has the Fishman Prefix Blender pickup system installed. The Prefix offers volume control as well as bass, treble and a wide-range semi-parametric EQ which allows you to isolate certain frequencies and boost or cut them as needed. From Fishman's Website "To complement and contrast this pickup, our miniature gooseneck microphone captures the guitar’s elusive natural ambience and sound chamber resonance. Blend the pickup and the microphone together for a powerful and cohesive acoustic guitar tone that is deeper and more “filled out” than the sound of either the microphone or pickup alone. To complete the package, we include a phase switch and an adjustable notch filter, both essential for fighting feedback." -Fishman.com
This guitar has a few dents on the top, as the detail photographs will indicate. There are some minor scratches to the top, back, and headstock which are also pictured. Original Hardshell Case Included.
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