Sound Pure's Take
This guitar has a full, woody tone with some great punchiness. This is truly a great buy for the price. The spruce top and ebony fretboard combination (the 'ES' in 'GCS-1ES') is absolutely killer for some of the warmer, rounder tones you might expect from a full hollowbody, but with the clarity and focus of a semi-hollow guitar. The smooth ebony fretboard also contributes to a creamy but detailed sound that lends itself very well to chord melody and colorful harmonies. Bill Comins always provides these instruments with the same setup and fretwork that adorns his higher-end archtops, and as a result the GCS-1s share the same exceptional level of playability. Contact Sound Pure today for more information!
From Comins Guitars
GCS-1ES
GCS-1
- Body Dimensions
- 14 5/8” lower bout width, 1 5/8” depth
- Top
- Laminated Spruce
- Back
- Laminated Sapele
- Body and Neck Wood
- Eastern Mahogany
- Fingerboard
- Ebony, 12” radius, 24.75” scale length, 1.70” nut width, dot position markers
- Neck
- Medium C shape, comfortably contoured
- Pickups
- Custom wound Kent Armstrong humbucking pickups
- Controls
- 3 way toggle switch, (2) volume and (2) tone controls. One of the tone controls is a push/pull pot converting both pickups to single coil mode.
- Hardware finish
- Chrome
- Tuners
- Wilkinson, smooth 19:1 gear ratio
- Binding
- Multi-ply ivory/black surround the peghead, neck, and body back with additional plies surrounding the body top
- Average Weight
- 7.5 lbs. (varies plus or minus 6%)
Free 3-Year Warranty
Sound Pure stands behind our products. Free three-year warranty on this item. Coverage exclusions live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.
Level of support and expertise that simply isn't available at big-box megastores. Read the warranty →
Returns
This item is not eligible for the Try-Before-You-Buy 48-hour audition. Standard return policy applies — see Terms & Conditions, Section 18 for details.
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