Gray Burchette Guitars, Grand Soloist, Sapelle, Sitka Spruce

SOLD - Gray Burchette Guitars, 2006 Grand Soloist: Gray Burchette is a custom luthier who builds responsive guitars with a preloaded top, 13 fret neck which puts the bridge in the sweet spot, a laminated neck and a Kasha inspired impediance matching bridge to delivery the string energy across the top. This Grand Soloist has a fresh modern look and a sound that is poignant, brilliant and articulate. The fallaway cutaway gives it style and givse the player full access to the dusty end of the fingerboard. The neck is satin finish for a great feel. This one is a chamelion that can go from fingerstyle to strumming as quick as the notes fire off the top. This instrument features:

Builder: Burchette Guitars, Gray Burchette
Artists Who Play Burchette Guitars:Paul Thorn, Mitch Malloy, Darrell Scott, Jamie Carroll, Todd Cerney.
Model: Grand Soloist
Type: Grand Concert
Hear this guitar played by Al Petteway
[recorded naturally, close pair of ADK A6, no EQ]
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Year: 2006?
Serial #: 12506042
Back/Sides Wood: Quilted Mahogany
Top Wood: Sitka Spruce
Neck Wood: Mahogany, Curly Maple, Ebony, 5-piece
Headplate: Ebony
Backplate: None
Headstock Inlay: Builder Logo
Headstock Bindings: None
Fingerboard: Brazilian Rosewood
Fingerboard Bindings: Brazilian Rosewood
Fret Markers: Dots
Frets to body: 14
Cutaway: Florentine
Bridge: Brazilian Rosewood
Pickguard: Clear
Body Bindings: Cocobolo Rosewood
Top Trim: Tri-colored wood, rope style
Backstrip: Marquetry
Rosette: Spalted Maple
Tuners: Gold Gotoh
Case: Cedar Creek
Pickup: None
Condition: Excellent, one top finish check, light play wear. No cracks or major dings, very clean.
Body Length: 19 3/4 in.
Upper Bout: 11 5/8 in.
Lower Bout: 15 5/8 in.
Body Depth @ Heel: 3 5/8 in.
Body Depth @ Tail: 4 3/8 in.
Scale Length: 25.25 in.
Nut Width: 1 3/4 in.
Strings Spacing: 2 1/4 in.
Comments: "This is one of the nicest sounding mahogany guitars I've played. It's extremely well balanced and perfect for a recording guitar. " - Al Petteway

"Gray Burchette incorporates some fresh and interesting ideas in his guitar designs. I love the 13 fret neck and how it puts the bridge in the sweetspot on this one, and the cutaway give you back the high fret access. The woods are lovely and the simple wooden rosette and top trim keep the look all natural and understated. The bridge design and cutaway have just a touch of attitude and we like that as well. The feel is great and it's quite versatile, a great choice for a fingerstyle and strumming machine." - Paul Heumiller