Description
Description
Founded in Canterbury, England, in 1995, Atkin Guitars' uses a combination of traditional techniques and a little modern technology to handcraft around 350 guitars a year, all emanating the indefinable qualities that delight, surprise, and inspire us even after decades as players.
The Essential D offers 100% Atkin tone – stripped down to the bare essentials! Each Essential D sports a North American Sitka spruce top and braced with pre-war scalloped bracing, all of which is baked in house here at Atkin. Mahogany back and sides are complimented by a lightweight mahogany neck with an ebony fingerboard – just like some of the finest Pre-War guitars. This is a time proven combination, extremely popular with songwriter, a work horse that never gets tired!
The Essential D offers 100% Atkin tone – stripped down to the bare essentials! Each Essential D sports a North American Sitka spruce top and braced with pre-war scalloped bracing, all of which is baked in house here at Atkin. Mahogany back and sides are complimented by a lightweight mahogany neck with an ebony fingerboard – just like some of the finest Pre-War guitars. This is a time proven combination, extremely popular with songwriter, a work horse that never gets tired!
Specs
Specs
General
Country of Manufacture: | Made in the UK |
Serial Number: | 2758 |
Product Color: | Natural |
Relic/Aging Level: | Aged |
Case Type: | Hardshell Case Included |
Factory Setup: | E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E) |
Body
Body Material: | Maple |
Top Material: | Baked Sitka Spruce |
Bracing Pattern: | Pre-War Scalloped X-Bracing |
Neck
Neck Material: | Mahogany |
Fingerboard Material: | Ebony |
Nut Material: | Bone |
Nut Width: | 1.6875" |
Fingerboard Radius: | 16" |
Scale Length: | 25.4" |
Number of Frets: | 20 Frets |
Neck Joint: | Set Neck |
Fingerboard Inlay: | Dots |
Inlay Shape: | Dots |
Hardware
Tuning Machines: | Gotoh Nickel |
Pickguard: | Tortoise |