This guitar has a larger rounded ‘jumbo’ body shape, inspired by the Gibson company’s design of the 1930s (J200), albeit on a somewhat smaller scale. This design produces an instrument with an increased bass response, suitable particularly for rhythm playing, and is favoured by many country players for that very duty. However, the ‘waisted’ body shape, combined with a careful internal strutting design creates a guitar with a better than average balance across all the strings.
This example has a solid Sitka spruce soundboard with solid flamed English sycamore back and sides and is bound in English holly. The neck is laminated maple with walnut. The fingerboard and bridge are ebony. The scratch plate is walnut. and it has an oil finish.
The Clifton is available in the following options:
Back & Sides | Soundboard |
Solid Mahogany | Solid Sitka Spruce |
Rosette | Binding |
Traditional Black & White | Holly or Rosewood on soundboard edge only |
Purflings | Neck |
Yes | Solid Mahogany Dovetailed to body |
Fingerboard | Inlays |
Indian Rosewood | Dot Inlays in Mother of Pearl |
Bridge | Tuners |
Indian Rosewood | Schaller or Gotoh |
Finish | |
Gloss or Satin Lacquer or Oil |
Back & Sides | Soundboard |
Solid Indian Rosewood | Solid Sitka Spruce |
Rosette | Binding |
Traditional Black & White | Holly or Koa |
Purflings | Neck |
Yes | Solid Mahogany Dovetailed to body |
Fingerboard | Inlays |
Ebony | Dot Inlays in Mother of Pearl |
Bridge | Tuners |
Ebony | Schaller or Gotoh |
Finish | |
Matt Lacquer or Oil |
Back & Sides | Soundboard |
Solid Indian Rosewood | Solid Sitka Spruce |
Rosette | Binding |
Paua Abalone | Holly or Koa |
Purflings | Neck |
Multiple | Solid Mahogany Dovetailed to body |
Fingerboard | Inlays |
Ebony | Diamond Inlays in New Zealand Paua Abalone |
Bridge | Tuners |
Ebony | Schaller or Gotoh |
Finish | |
Gloss Lacquer |
Measurements | Metric | Imperial |
---|---|---|
Body Length | 513mm | 19 13/16in |
Body Width | 416mm | 16 3/8in |
Body Depth | 116mm | 4 9/16in |
Scale Length | 645.2mm | 25.4in |
Nut Width | 44mm | 1 23/32in |
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