Roger Williams Guitars

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Available Options at no cost

  • The scale length  of 630 mm was chosen to give the optimum balance of tension and ease of playing for the finger-style guitarist; it can be altered - but not by much!

  • The neck width and depth, string spacing and neck shape can be altered to suit your hand-size, playing style and preference - no problem!

  • The neck can have a zero fret as an option (as fitted to Gordon's original).

  • The soundboard (table) can be either European spruce (which I personally prefer), Sitka spruce or Engelmann spruce.

  • Bindings; the choice is Maple, Ebony, Brazilian Ropala Lacewood, European Lacewood, Bocote, Padauk or other complementary exotic wood of choice combined with matching purfling of your choice

Available Options at additional cost - please enquire

  • Back and sides can be of Brazilian Rosewood, Madagascar Rosewood, Mahogany, Flamed Maple, English Walnut, Padauk, Palo Escrito (Mexican Rosewood), Zebrano, Brazilian Lacewood or Wenge (you probably don't want Cypress!)

  • The wedge shaped body dramatically improves comfort and playability and is available with the kind permission of Linda Manzer.

  • The headstock can be slotted for that "vintage" look as in Gordon's original.

  • Decoration; the rosette can be Abalone or various burr veneers; you can have Abalone soundboard-edge purfling too if you wish.

  • A Florentine cutaway was included in the original for the improved access to higher frets which many of Gordon's compositions demand.  Alternatively a stepped-shoulder with a 12/14 fret join can be incorporated.

  • Tuning machines can be by Alessi, Waverley, Rodgers or your choice.

  • For the ultimate performance "plugged in", I really do recommend the Highlander IP-2 pickup with internal microphone, but stunning results are obtainable from the K&K Pure Western Mini but if you insist (!) I will fit any pickup of your choice.  Gordon Giltrap uses the Fishman Rare Earth Blend sound-hole pickup in all his performance guitars.

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