So much sweetness and power, packed into a slender package. Ben Wilborn makes a modern parlor guitar to compete with its bigger brethren—and this one is up to the task. Enlarged soundhole plus soundport add to the liveliness and projection, while the Brazilian Rosewood/Sitka Spruce combo fills the entire voice with easy richness and clarity. Trebles have a particularly sweet and shimmering quality that draws you in. The Braz is gorgeous stuff, ruddy and with some dramatic figuring, while the Sitka is heirloom stock harvested in the mid 1900s. Elsewhere this beauty is dressed for a night on the town with Leopardwood bindings and rosette, plus dark Abalone purflings throughout. Rosewood bridge and fretboard, headplate; really, this 2015 Wilborn Parlor looks as good as it sounds.
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When I first picked up this parlor guitar, I found myself thinking Humphrey Bogart's famous line, "I think this could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship." This little piece doesn't just stop at the voice. It also has gorgeous Leopardwood and Abalone appointments, as well as tasteful matching diamond inlays on the rosette and headstock that just keep me looking for more and more details. The build quality is truly some of the best stuff out there. This thing is rocking! 
Ben coaxes 1.5 guitars' worth of color and presence out of even a petite parlor. Gorgeous tonewoods make this one just as easy on the eyes. 
This is an excellent guitar with a sweet but powerful voice. It's a real joy to play. | Scale Length | 24.9000 in |
|---|---|
| Nut Width | 1.7500 in |
| String Spacing | 2.1900 in |
| Woods | Spruce - Sitka, Rosewood - Brazilian |
So much sweetness and power, packed into a slender package. Ben Wilborn makes a modern parlor guitar to compete with its bigger brethren—and this one is up to the task
When I first picked up this parlor guitar, I found myself thinking Humphrey Bogart's famous line, "I think this could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship." This little piece doesn't just stop at the voice. It also has gorgeous Leopardwood and Abalone appointments, as well as tasteful matching diamond inlays on the rosette and headstock that just keep me looking for more and more details
Ben coaxes 1.5 guitars' worth of color and presence out of even a petite parlor. Gorgeous tonewoods make this one just as easy on the eyes.
This is an excellent guitar with a sweet but powerful voice. It's a real joy to play. Select at least 2 products
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