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2001 McGill Picasso 25th Anniversary African Blackwood/German
Luthier Paul Daniel McGill is known for his creative designs inside and out on his guitars. This guitar is a celebration of his 25th year of building. Dubbed the Picasso it is certainly creative and unique like it’s namesake. The offset cutaway and soundhole offer an artistic facade and the voice is as bold as the look. The 7 fan bracing produces thunderous bass and soaring trebles with Paul’s trademark clarity throughout. The back & sides are rare and stunning African Blackwood with dramatic sapwood sections. This wood adds beauty for the ear as well for the eye. The top is lovely German Spruce with strong silking and a mature patina. A true work of art!
SOLD Read moreScale Length 26 in Nut Width 1.97 in String Spacing 2.28 in Woods Spruce - German, Blackwood - African Add to Compare2000 McGill Turbo Brazilian/Red Cedar
This is one beautiful Turbo model from Paul Daniel McGill. It is crafted from stunning Brazilian Rosewood with naturally striking sapwood accents. The goal of the Turbo bracing is to produce enhanced volume without altering the traditional tone expected from a concert guitar. To this end it combines a 5 fan bracing system with struts running the length of the top that augment power and clarity. The results are outstanding, added power without the tonal alteration that lattice bracing can produce so the full voice of the old growth Brazilian Rosewood and Red Cedar are unimpeded.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 26 in Nut Width 2.05 in String Spacing 2.275 in Woods Cedar - Red, Rosewood - Brazilian Add to Compare2000 McGill Turbo Brazilian/German
This is an impeccably crafted concert guitar from Paul Daniel McGill featuring his innovative Turbo design. The goal of the Turbo bracing is to produced enhanced volume without altering the traditional tone expected from a concert guitar. To this end it combines a 5 fan bracing system with struts running the length of the top that augment power and clarity. The results are outstanding, added power without the tonal alteration that lattice bracing can produce so the full voice of the old growth Brazilian Rosewood and German Spruce are unimpeded.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 26 in Nut Width 2.13 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - German, Rosewood - Brazilian Add to CompareSOLD Read moreScale Length 26 in Nut Width 2.01 in String Spacing 2.24 in Woods Spruce, Rosewood - Brazilian
My guitar making history began at age 17 on a bed frame where I attempted to make a guitar.
Later that year I attended the Earthworks School of Guitar Making in Vermont, run by Charles Fox, for six weeks in 1976.
After a short time in Athens, Georgia, I found my way to Wisconsin in June of 1978. I set up a shop in the basement of a duplex I rented and started serving the local guitar players. A year later I moved into a violin shop and started doing violin repairs as well as making guitars. In 1985 I moved to Nashville to work in the restoration shop at Gruhn Guitars where I worked from late 1985 through April, 1987. I returned there in early 1988 for a short time but was finished by the spring.
In my early years I made many steel string guitars, but I always wanted to build fine classical guitars, and in 1984 I went fully into nylon string guitars. In 1989 I had my shop in a house I owned, and there was a fire. It was at that time I learned Earl Klugh had recorded “Solo Guitar” on my classical guitars which he had acquired elsewhere.
Guitar making has been my lifelong pursuit. It has been an amazing journey.
Paul McGill