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Add to Compare2017 Sifel Creek 000-12 Fret Cocobolo/Tunnel 13 Redwood
Mike Byle, veteran of the guitar building world, has implemented decades of practice and experimentation in his new line of personal instruments under the label Sifel Creek Guitars, and we couldn’t be happier with the results! This 000-12 Fret has an easy richness across all the registers which translates into lush arrangements for fingerstyle and fat, juicy solos with a flatpick.
Cocobolo is always gorgeous, but the set for this back and sides is another order of magnitude, and is offset by curly Koa bindings and a celtic knot inlaid into the heel cap. For the Tunnel 13 Redwood top, Mike added an ultra-thin lamination of Spruce to strengthen the Redwood and allow the braces to be measureably lighter–the result is a Redwood top which approaches Spruce in its projection! Add to that a 12-fret neck for even more warmth, and you’re looking at an instrument which plays effortlessly and with a knack for dynamic, full technicolor arrangements.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 24.9 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Redwood - Tunnel 13, Rosewood - Cocobolo 
Add to CompareNew Sifel Creek 15.5 Inch Cutaway Madagascar/Sitka
Mike Byle’s Sifel Creek Guitars have been cooking up splendid guitars for years now, and recently sent us two beauties which he’s had in his shop as show models for a few years now. This, his 15.5″ Cutaway, is done up in a pretty set of Madagascar Rosewood for the back and sides and a Sitka Spruce top with some gorgeous alternating color across the grain. Set up for a nimble left hand, this guitar plays like milk chocolate tastes: absolutely smooth.
Dynamically voiced by Byle, the responsiveness of the 15.5″ Cutaway manages to strike a balance between a delicate touch and a more aggressive attack, meaning that soft passages sound full-figured and delicate but when you need to dig in for some extra snap (say, for a Funk-Blues bass line), the voice cranks up to volume 11 with ease. Craving overtones in your trebles? These unwound strings are adorned with a subtle array of overtones which blossom a moment after the fundamental response.
You’ll be hard-pressed to find another guitar so exquisitely balanced. Although this guitar was built in 2010, it’s enjoyed a posh existence in Mike’s shop, and as such is still a brand new guitar (plus a few years of opening up).
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.5 in Nut Width 1.78 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods xx, Rosewood - Madagascar 
Add to CompareNew Sifel Creek 15 Inch Cutaway Cocobolo/Adirondack (Red)
Mike Byle’s Sifel Creek Guitars has been cooking up splendid guitars for years now, and recently sent us two beauties which he’s had in his shop as show models for a few years now. This 2008 15″ Cutaway has a gorgeous set of Cocobolo Rosewood back and sides that’s married to its Adirondack Spruce top with tasteful Maple bindings and a Venetian Cutaway. Add to that a soundport in the upper bout and a 13-fret neck, and we’re looking at a not-so-run-of-the-mill, deceptively understated fingerstyle machine.
The setup is ideal for players who prefer to bounce from tuning to tuning, and the 13-fret neck warms up the voice without sacrificing access to the upper frets. If warm, present mids, punchy trebles, and sonorous bass notes are your thing, this 15″ Cutaway more than fits the bill. Although this guitar was built in 2008, it’s enjoyed a posh existence in Mike’s shop, and as such is still a brand new guitar (plus a few years of opening up).
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.38 in Nut Width 1.81 in String Spacing 2.31 in Woods xx, Rosewood - Cocobolo
Mike's been in the business for over 20 years now, and all that expertise really comes through in these guitars. They strike an excellent balance between traditional and contemporary, and Mike's voicing renders them expressive and just downright fun to play!