McPherson 4.0XP Redwood/Madagascar Rosewood #1572

McPherson 4.0XP Redwood/Madagascar Rosewood Acoustic Guitar Demo

Products used:
- McPherson 4.0XP Redwood/Madagascar Rosewood #1572
- Lavry AD10 2 Channel A /D Converter
- Josephson C617 (just body no capsule)
- Schoeps CMC 6 Microphone Amplifier
- Chandler Limited TG2 Abbey Road Special Addition Stereo Preamp
- Avalon AD-2022 Dual Mono Microphone Preamplifier

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The McPherson 4.0XP is an acoustic guitar made with a Redwood top and Madagascar Rosewood back and sides. This powerhouse guitar offers warmth and richness, pronounced in the lower-mids, yet still p...

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The McPherson 4.0XP is an acoustic guitar made with a Redwood top and Madagascar Rosewood back and sides. This powerhouse guitar offers warmth and richness, pronounced in the lower-mids, yet still produces a lot of volume and an overall balanced warm tone. The Madagascar Rosewood is about as close as you can get to the old Brazilian Rosewood. The XP, or extra presence option, is a slightly enlarged sound hole. This gives the guitar a bit more presence out front. This guitar shines in the studio due to its consistent evenness. The neck and action are also extremely comfortable. Please call Sound Pure about the McPherson 4.0 or any other guitars in our inventory. 888.528.9703

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:

Combining two amazing tone woods, this offering from McPherson has beautiful Madagascar Rosewood back and sides and a Redwood top. We find this guitar to have pronounced lower-mids and an overall balanced warm tone. Check out the grain on the back! This is just as much a work of art as it is a wonderful acoustic instrument. We welcome questions as there are many details to go over on these acoustic guitars.

Specs:

Depth: 4" at block and 4" at tail block

Scale Length: 25"

Upper Bout: 11 1/8"

Waist: 10"

Lower Bout: 16"

Body Length: 20 1/8"

Overall Length: 41"

Neck Width: Standard 1 3/4" at nut, 2 5/32" at 12th

String Spacing: E to E 2 3/16"

Offset Sound Hole

Cantilevered Neck

Truss Rod: Non-Adjustable, unidirectional high-modulus carbon fiber

Ebony Bridge

Ebony bridge pins: unslotted with mother of pearl dot

Fingerboard: Ebony with 14" radius

Frets: All frets dressed by Plek Pro

Nut: Natural Bone

The Buzz Feiten intonation system: Three custom bone saddles set up for low, med, and tall action

Binding: Flamed Koa

Electronics: L.R. Baggs RTS2 system. Ribbon transducer pick-up, pre-amp and volume control

Tuners: Schaller M6G Gold Tuning Machines

Gold Strap Button

Case: Custom fit Ameritage case with built in humidification system

Inlay: McPherson mother of pearl inlay on head cap and mirror image on bridge plate

Finish: UV finish. An extremely durable clear finish which retains tonal integrity of the wood while protecting the guitar from harmful elements

Strings: Elixir Nanoweb medium gauge strings

Description:

Top Wood: Redwood is similar to Cedar, warm, rich, and complex. It exhibits a slighly darker tone with less pronounced bass and more headroom than Cedar.

Back and Sides: Madagascar Rosewood: A great substitute for Brazilian Rosewood in both looks and sound. Madagascar Rosewood is increasing in popularity.