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Brand New Skytop GC, Spalted Tamarind/Teredo Sitka Spruce
At long last, Eric Weigeshoff has finished our custom build for Yasmin Williams! This Skytop GC is what fine lutherie is all about: Teredo-hole Sitka Spruce, Spalted Tamarind back and sides, multiscale fretboard, twin soundports and Bloodwood appointments—James May Ultra Tonic pickup, Visesnut flight case, and more percussive fingerstyle fun than you can shake a pocketful of acrylic nails at. We’d say the only thing missing is a player to warm it up, but we’re sure Yasmin will keep this Skytop in hand and lap to make music for many years to come.
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SOLD Read moreScale Length 24.9 in - 25.4 in Nut Width 1.72 in String Spacing 2.125 in Woods Spruce - Teredo Sitka, Tamarind - Spalted Add to CompareBrand New Skytop Grand Concert, Flamed Mango/Bearclaw Sitka Spruce
Eric Weigeshoff’s got some good mojo working: our latest Skytop Grand Concert is a sharp-dressed firebrand in Sitka and Mango. The woods alone make this GC shine (gorgeous Bearclaw figure across the top, vibrant Flame Mango back and sides), right down to the Koa 12th fret. But put finger to string, and the real fun begins!
Brand new, this Skytop has a very lively response with trebles that cut through the mix with aplomb. The bass and mids are crisp and crunchy with a clean projection sustained up and down the neck. Slick setup is easy on the hands, and this pretty sans-soundhole guitar keeps on singing when you drop it into altered tuning territory. Twin soundports on the side give you a glimpse into Eric’s bracing style, and the paired Ziricote bridge and fretboard set off the Bearclaw Sitka in a classic study of light and dark.
Already this explosive and it’s brand new? We shudder to think how this latest Skytop GC will blossom with the addition of a few hours’ play time.
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SOLD Read moreScale Length 25 in Nut Width 1.78 in String Spacing 2.125 in Woods Spruce - Sitka, Mango Add to CompareBrand New Skytop Guitars Grand Concert, Flamed Myrtle/Ancient Sitka Spruce
When it rains, it pours. That’s exactly what happens as soon as you put finger to string on this brand new, soundproofed Grand Concert from Skytop Guitars: a torrent of colorful overtones and crisp attack. After our recent visit to the 2017 Woodstock Invitational Luthier Showcase, we came home with a number of new builders to showcase at our shop, but this one takes the cake for originality. Flamed Myrtle back and sides, almost 3,000-year-old Ancient Sitka Spruce top, Koa appointments, and two large bass-side soundports in lieu of a traditional soundhole.
In so doing, Eric was able to brace the top much more lightly without compromising its structural integrity (like putting a big hole in the middle might do). The result is a warm, round fundamental with a quick response! Great balance across the registers, and it doesn’t take an aggressive attack to get heaps of projection; even a light touch goes a long way.
This Skytop GC is not your granddaddy’s ole Martin; it’s a whole new breed of guitar.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25 in Nut Width 1.78 in String Spacing 2.125 in Woods Spruce - Sitka, Myrtlewood - Flamed
Coming from a design and film background, I am driven by instruments that are not only sonically viable, but interesting and unique aesthetically.
A long-time rock climber, my passion for the stone and natural world around me finds its way into my craft. I bridge time-tested method with new technique and thought to make player-focused, intimate guitars.
Foregoing a traditional soundhole, my side-soundport guitars direct the sound up towards, rather than away from the player. The result is an experience unlike any other guitar you have played. The player is just “in it”… Rewarded, while the forward projection to the room is not penalized in the least.
When you purchase a Skytop Guitar, you will take the journey with me as your guitar is built and documented every step of the way. I help to guide every client through the build process and encourage feedback while including him or her in every step.
You will see your instrument take form… from a dream and a stack of flat wood, your instrument will come to life. I look forward to the journey together.
Eric Weigeshoff – Luthier