Tall, dark, and handsome. Our latest Ryan comes to us from 2007, and it’s blossomed handsomely in the intervening years. African Blackwood back and sides with an Engelmann Spruce top & arm bevel, this Nightingale Grand Soloist has an extremely smooth response from nut to saddle, and plays even more smoothly. The setup is glass; this Ryan almost plays itself. We found this one soaked up DADGAD particularly well, where the bass strings sweetened up without turning muddy. In excellent condition, and comes bundled with a McIntyre Feather pickup for onstage work, and a Calton flight case to safely deliver this Ryan to that stage. Kevin manages to coax a lot of color out of his guitars when voicing them, and that’s here with this Nightingale in spades, which dovetails nicely with the string-to-string balance for a rich, fat tone.
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This is a wood combination that I’ve not seen on a Ryan guitar before. African Blackwood with its hauntingly beautiful low midrange, and Engelmann Spruce known for its clarity and warmth come together perfectly here. This guitar is clear and present and full. An awesome fingerstyle instrument that can also handle strumming and it is beautifully elegant from head to toe. | Scale Length | 25.7 in |
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| Nut Width | 1.75 in |
| String Spacing | 2.25 in |
| Woods | Spruce - Engelmann, Blackwood - African |
Tall, dark, and handsome. Our latest Ryan comes to us from 2007, and it’s blossomed handsomely in the intervening years
This is a wood combination that I’ve not seen on a Ryan guitar before. African Blackwood with its hauntingly beautiful low midrange, and Engelmann Spruce known for its clarity and warmth come together perfectly here