Maton Custom Shop TE Personal Sitka & Maple - 14233

Maton Custom Shop TE Personal

It takes a great guitar to meet the demands of such a great player. Designed in conjunction with guitar great Tommy Emmanuel, the TE series guitars are an outstanding tribute to Tommy's musicianship and Maton's superior craftsmanship. Built to Tommys specifications, the TE series provides the huge tone and performance you would expect from a guitar bearing the name.

Tommy looks for a guitar with superb tone, capable of the most delicate expression as well as the most ferocious attack. The neck must stay true regardless of the rigours of international travel and the guitar needs to perform at its peak, from Rome, to Nashville, to Sydney!

This is the real guitar used by Tommy Emmanuel. Produced by Maton Custom Shop with the same specs, materials and tecniques of the original used by Tommy Emmanuel.

The tone is so much warmer and defined compared to the already amazing EBG808TE, and it really seems to play like Tommy himself when you play this amazing guitar.

Originally used as a Mahogany "substitute", Queensland Maple has become the backbone of the Maton sound. It is used in nearly every Maton either as a neck, back and sides, or internal component. A rainforest hardwood from Northern Queensland, this timber is light, strong, and visually striking. Queensland Maple is extremely well balanced with an even response across all frequencies. If you are looking for the secret to Maton's great tone, this is a good place to start.

The AP5 Pro now features Separate Microphone and Piezo input controls allow for blending of both microphone and piezo levels prior to sending the actively combined signals through to the tone circuits and master volume. Highly selective cardioid microphone system allows for much greater microphone level before feedback in live environments. This newly upgraded microphone is direct mounted to the preamp casing via an adjustable arm, which permits easy final tweaking of microphone position to suit the individual artists style.

Specifications:

• Top Wood: "AAA" Select" Grade Solid Sitka Spruce
• Back Wood: Figured Queensland Maple
• Nut Width: 1 47/64"
• Scale: 25.5"
• Bracing: Maton Scalloped X Braced
• Inlays: Pearl Dots & CGP
• Rosette: Herringbone
• Neck Wood: Mahogany
• Fretboard: Rosewood
• Nut Material: Bone
• Saddle Material: Bone
• Saddle Spacing: 2 11/64"
• Bridge: Rosewood
• Bridge Pins: Ivory ABS
• Tuners: Chrome Grover Rotomatic
• Body Binding: Ivory
• Pickguard: none
• Headstock Shape: Solid
• Headstock Overlay: Walnut
• Headstock Inlay: MOP Kangaroo Inlay Custom Shop
• Frets To Body: 14
• Neck Profile: C Shape
• Pickup(s): AP5-Pro
• Case: Hardshell Case Included
• Satin Finish
• Serial: 1298