Instrument Details
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- Specs
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- Status
- In Stock
- Brand
- Applegate, Brian
- builder
- Applegate
- Product Year
- 2022
- Model
- SJ
- Serial #
- 206
- New/Preowned
- New
- SKU
- TMP2983
- Condition
- Brand New
- Body Type(s)
- Large, SJ
- Top
- Spruce - Engelmann
- Neck Wood
- 5 Piece
- Neck Profile
- D
- Bridge
- Ebony
- Rosette
- Ebony and Abalone
- Top Trim
- Wood Lines
- Fingerboard
- Ebony
- Fingerboard Bindings
- None
- Fret Markers
- None
- Frets to Body
- 14
- Headplate
- Ebony
- Headstock Bindings
- Maple
- Headstock Inlay
- Builder Logo
- Instrument Finish
- Gloss
- Body Bindings
- Ziricote
- Tuners
- Gotoh 510
- Tuner Finish
- Gold with Ebony Buttons
- Cutaway
- Venetian
- Pickguard
- None
- Pickup
- None, we can install one, ask about options
- Body Length
- 19.25 in
- Upper Bout
- 11.125 in
- Lower Bout
- 15.125 in
- Body Depth Heel
- 3.75 in
- Body Depth Tail
- 4.5 in
- Scale Fan Treble
- 26.25
- Scale Length
- 24.9 in
- Scale Length (mm)
- 632 mm
- Nut Width
- 1.75 in
- Nut Width (mm)
- 44.45 mm
- String Spacing
- 2.25 in
- String Spacing (mm)
- 57.15 mm
- Neck Depth First Fret
- 0.82 in
- Neck Depth Seventh Fret
- 0.86 in
- Weight
- 3 lb. 15 oz.
- Case
- Hardshell - Hoffee
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- Description
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Right out the gate, our latest SJ from Brian Applegate is raring to go. Quick and energetic voice, very snappy response that adds a bit of electricity to your playing, and all in a lightweight package (under four pounds) that feels like so many feathers in your hands and on your lap. Brian decked this beauty out with a 26.25-24.9" multiscale, so you've got lots of room to tune to C on the bottom end, but the trebles stilll play easily with a short scale setup. Indian Rosewood body with Engelmann Spruce on top, EVO frets, cutaway, and Brian's interlocking Abalone diamonds rosette (plus a subtly twisted series of purflings on the back) dress things up with some good sparkle, but let the quality of the tonewoods and the clean curves of Brian's design to shine even more.
Other keywords: lutherie, luthier, fingerstyle, fingerpicking, englemann, engelman, gotoh
James Olson himself has said in magazines that Brian Applegate is a better builder than he is. They are great friends and both build incredible instruments that you'll be happy to hold. This brand new guitar from Brian, and with its Engelmann Spruce top has a gorgeous voice and is extremely easy to play thanks to the multiscale setup. 
This one has good headroom for a heavier attack, but still maintains responsiveness and dynamism with a lighter touch too. The bottom end has a very fun, snappy quality that juices up the voice a bit, and pairs nicely with trebles that cut through the mix. - Accessories
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