This beauty is a custom build for one of our clients. As such it is not available for purchase, but let us know if you’d like to get a McConnell for yourself!

Really, we want to know: just how does Jordan McConnell manage to pack an entire choir of guitars into one body? This 16 Inch is so hot off the bench it’d scorch your hands to play it, except that the voice is such a smooth operator it’s cool to the touch and a balm to your ears. Designed with one of our fingerstyle clients in mind, Jordan paired another of his gorgeous sets of Brazilian Rosewood with Moonspruce (like Paul’s own McConnell) and a multiscale fretboard from 26” at the bass to 25” at the treble. The frets are so slanted as to maximize intonation and string tension in lowered tunings, and while some multiscale arrangements are dramatically sprawling, Jordan opted for a gentler spread here that still feels perfectly normal for the left hand but keeps the intonation spot on all the way into C tuning territory. There’s a danger in going so low, though: this McConnell performs so beautifully in that sonorous mode that you’ll be hard-pressed to ever go back to standard tuning.

The Moonspruce top is French Polished (Jordan’s FP technique yields a crystal clear and resonant finish) for maximum resonance; the rest of the instrument is finished in Nitrocellulose Lacquer for protection. The result is a surgical clarity to each and every note plucked across the fretboard. The voice has some serious heft, but avoids muddiness altogether. In short, it sounds like it’s been opening up for a few decades already. Remember, it’s only a few months old by the time of this writing! In spite of having achieved such an impressive tone, Jordan wasn’t yet satisfied: he lent his prodigious marquetry skills to crafting a striking mosaic of Brazilian Rosewood, Ebony, Spalted Maple, Satinwood, Gold MOP, and Abalone that adorns the headstock veneers and soundhole. Jordan manages to blend a contemporary aesthetic with an organic palette of colors. Naturally, Alessi tuners complete the package.

If we could only play one guitar for the rest of our lives, this McConnell would more than fit the bill.

Here we have a Custom-ordered McConnell 16″ model built for a client of ours. This guitar was in part inspired by Paul Heumiller‘s personal McConnell, with its primo Brazilian Rosewood back and sides perfect German Spruce top, a truly incredible Brazilian Rosewood neck, and multiscale layout with a 26″ scale length on the low E and a 25″ on the high. If you frequent our website often you know we are big Fans of Jordan’s work: he has one of the most unique aesthetics and voices out there, and we just love it. This is one of Jordan’s latest guitars and represents everything that makes a guitar great, from the beautiful lines and perfect craftsmanship to that modern tone and feel. This, in our minds, is about as perfect as a guitar can get. The incredibly lightweight build allows for a gargantuan voice with buckets of sustain and strong, dynamic tonality. Lowered tunings sound fabulous, thanks to the multiscale, and the tastefully sloped Florentine cutaway is both gorgeous to look at and delightfully convenient for playing the upper registers, and the rib rest and arm rest bevels make playing as comfortable as breathing This guitar comes with a Karura hardshell case.

NOT FOR SALE: This McConnell 16 Inch guitar, dubbed ‘The Winding Road’, was custom built for Dream Guitars owner Paul Heumiller. It is crafted from premium old-growth Brazilian Rosewood and topped with Moon Spruce, which is spruce harvested at the phase of the moon when the sap is least active in accordance with a century-old tradition(see more here, http://www.best-eurospruce.com/4.html). A rare and special Spruce that sounds amazing. This guitar also has a solid Brazilian Rosewood neck for incredible sustain and feel. The multiscale layout is 26.25″ on the bass and 25.5″ on the treble, designed to excel in low tunings like C9, Open G and DADGAD. Paul also worked with artist Fian Arroyo(http://www.fian.com) and renown inlay artist Larry Robinson (http://robinsoninlays.com) for the custom fingerboard inlay inspired by the Blue Ridge Mountains and the European Alps where Paul frequently motorcycles. Lastly, the entire guitar is French Polished to allow every ounce of tone to be heard. Just listen to the video to see why Paul so loves his McConnell guitar. Now taking orders for McConnell guitars. Call us today!