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17" f-hole archtop with cutway and floating pickup in Classic Finish. Mahogany back and sides.
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South Eastern Guitar and Amp Show 2011 Raleigh, NC - SoundPure's Booth
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SEGAS 2011 at the Sound Pure booth Moog Music, McPherson Guitars, Collings Guitars, Flickinger Toneboxes, Wes Lambe, Eastman Guitars, and much more. Ross Gruet shows some new products at the Southea...
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SEGAS 2011 at the Sound Pure booth Moog Music, McPherson Guitars, Collings Guitars, Flickinger Toneboxes, Wes Lambe, Eastman Guitars, and much more. Ross Gruet shows some new products at the Southeastern Guitar and Amp Show including the new Moog Cluster Flux MF-108M, Moog's E1 infinite sustain guitar with Saul Zonana, Rich Flickinger's new Velvet Mite 10 watt amp head and speaker cabinet and the new Germanium Griffin Fuzz Boost Pedal, and new creations made by luthier Wes Lambe. Watch our other videos on SEGAS 2011 to see interviews with manufacturers and learn about new products.
What we think:
The first thing I noticed about this instrument was the beautiful Classic finish. I love the way the deep amber color fills in and enhances the grain on the carved spruce tops. The rosewood tailpiece, bridge, pickguard, and headstock veneer all match this finish quite well, and it is one of the distinguishing features of the Jim Fisch series guitars. Acoustically, this guitar has a full, vibrant sound with a lot of clarity across the entire spectrum. Chord melody is rich but not muddy and single lines are met with incredible response and sensitivity to touch. The floating Kent Armstrong pickup does a great job of faithfully recreating the acoustic tone and with a turn of the tone knob you can go from the darkest, fattest, sound to something very clear and detailed without being thin.
A tiny scratch mark found on the neck near the headstock and we are able to offer this one at a discount. See pictures for detail and call Sound Pure for more info!
Specs:
Solid Spruce top
Solid Mahogany Back and Sides
Rosewood Fingerboard, pickguard, bridge, and tailpiece
ivoroid binding
Kent Armstrong Floating Humbucker
25" scale
3 1/4" body depth
17" lower bout
1 3/4" nut width
hardshell case
Description:
Jim Fisch had a life long passion for archtop guitars and the music created by these instruments. In 1982 Jim co-arthured "Epiphone - The House of Staphopolous" documenting the historic company. His regular contributions to 20th Century Guitars kept players and collectors abreast of the most recent innovations in the guitar industry.
Jim joined Eastman Guitars in 2004 to help us expand and improve our line of instruments. His accomplishments can be seen throughout nearly every one of our guitars and mandolins.
The Jim Fisch archtop guitars represent the last project that Jim worked on before his sudden death in 2006. Jim's hope was that these guitars would allow players who did not own an archtop guitar the ability to do so. Eastman is dedicating these guitars to Jim's memory, and will donate a portion of the proceeds from each guitar sale to the newly formed Jim Fisch Foundation, which will work to expose the music of the archtop guitar to individulas throughout the world.
Each Jim Fisch Archtop Guitar is hand crafted with a solid Spruce for the top and Mahogany back and sides. These guitars feature Rosewood fingerboards and are available in Classic and Classic/Sunburst finishes.
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