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Condition: Used, Excellent
Master builder, Juha Ruokangas, sure knows how to make something special. Basing the Duke on a quest for the true tone of '50s set-neck guitars but featuring some rarer tonewoods, this Duke Artisan has a soulful, wizened sound, an ergonomic shape, and an eye-popping transparent green finish the likes of which we've never seen before!
SP Luthier Notes: Setup
From Other (Miscellanous Used/Vintage/Consign)
Natural forms and vibrations
You know how the waves break to the shore of an ocean – how the sand gathers into ever-changing rippled formations at the beach – or how a little plant starts growing its first leaves and how they curl up in the most natural way…
I love the Art Nouveau era of architecture and decorative arts that drew its inspiration from natural forms, curves and structures. That same vibration is all around us, be it visual, audible or intuitive. You can feel it in your heart and soul. This is the source of my inspiration for the sound and appearance of Duke Artisan.
When you ask, this guitar answers
The Artisan is a lightweight, semi-hollow electric guitar. It is an extremely responsive musical instrument. When you ask, this guitar answers. The body and neck are made of my trademark wood species, spanish cedar.
- Model
- Duke Artisan
- Serial
- 1105243-D
- Year
- 2011
- Weight
- 7.0 lbs
- Colour
- Absinthe Green
- Body Finish
- Nitro Gloss Top, Paperthin Satin Back
- Neck Finish
- Nitro / Paperthin Satin
- Body Construction
- Semi-hollow / Art Nouveau Soundhole
- Neck Construction
- Long Tenon Set-neck
- Topwood
- Subtly Figured Arctic Birch (Betula Pendula Carelica)
- Bodywood
- Spanish Cedar (Cedrela Odorata)
- Neckwood
- Spanish Cedar (Cedrela Odorata)
- Fretboard
- East Indian Rosewood (Dalbergia Latifolia)
- Scale Length
- 24.75"
- Fretboard Radius
- 12"
- Neck Profile
- 43mm Big C
- Frets
- 22 / Medium Stainless Steel
- Fret Markers
- MOP R on 12th Fret
- Binding
- Arctic Birch (body)
- Headstock
- Ebony w/MOP Logo
- Nut
- Moose Shin Bone
- Hardware
- Nickel Plated
- Tuners
- Gotoh SE700 Openback
- Bridge
- TonePros Tune-o-Matic
- Strap Buttons
- Gotoh Straplocks
- Knob Type
- Speed Style / Black
- Pickguard
- None
- Pickup Config
- H-H
- Pickups
- Unicorn Custom
- Pickup Covers
- Nickel Plated
- Pickup Rings
- Black
- Wiring
- V-T-T / 3-Way Switch
- Tuning Method
- Ruokangas Standard
- Tuning
- Standard (E)
- Case
- Hardshell
Warranty
This item is sold without the Sound Pure 3-year warranty (used / B-stock / dealer-exempt). Coverage terms for items in this category live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.
Returns
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