Maton Custom Shop TE Personal Thinline Guitar "AAA" Sitka Spruce and AAA" Figured Queensland Maple ID-12373

Maton TE Personal - Tommy Emmanuel Custom Shop Model

It takes a great guitar to meet the demands of such a great player. Designed in conjunction with guitar legend Tommy Emmanuel, the TE series guitars are an outstanding tribute to his musicianship and Maton's superior craftsmanship. Built by Master Luthier Andy Allen in their Custom Shop, the TE Personal provides the huge tone and performance you would expect from a guitar bearing his name. This Guitar has a custom built thinline body with the depth of Maton's CS Classic body. A depth of 3 1/2" gives this thinline the Custom Shop traditional size body.

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!

The Tommy Emmanuel models feature a Mother of Pearl block inlay on the 12th Fret, engraved with "C.G.P." The acronym stands for "Certified Guitar Player," a title bestowed on Tommy by Chet Atkins and held by only 3 other guitarists in the world - John Knowles, Jerry Reed and Steve Warriner. This is the same model guitar, with identical appointments, that is in Tommy's collection of Maton guitars.

The TE Personal Features master grade AAA Figured Queendsland Maple and "AAA" Sitka Spruce top soundboard. 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 & 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 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.

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Specifications:

Shipping Weight: 20

Serial: 1025

Top Wood: "AAA" Master Grade Solid Sitka Spruce

Back Wood: "AAA" Figured Queensland Maple

Nut Width: 1 47/64"

Scale: 25.5"

Bracing: Maton Scalloped X Braced

Inlays: 4mm Pearl Dots & "C.G.P." at the 12th Fret

Rosette: Herringbone

Neck Wood: Mahogany

Fretboard: Indian Rosewood

Nut Material: Bone

Saddle Material: Bone

Saddle Spacing: 2 11/64"

Bridge: Indian Rosewood

Bridge Pins: Ivory ABS

Tuners: Chrome Grover Rotomatic

Purfling: Triple Pinstripe

Body Binding: Ivory ABS

Pickguard: Black Maton Style Pick Guard with Tommy Emmanuel Signature Decal (loose in case)

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: Maton Hiscox Flight Case

Misc. 1: Tortoise Style Pick Guard Optional

Misc. 2: Satin Finish

Misc. 3: Setup with Elixir Nanoweb Phosphor Bronze 12-53