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Home / Shop / 2016 Simon Fay Model One, Madagascar Rosewood/German Spruce

2016 Simon Fay Model One, Madagascar Rosewood/German Spruce

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Status
Sold
Brand
Fay
Product Year
2016
Model
One
New/Preowned
Preowned
SKU
TMP2989
Condition
Essentially no marks.
Body Type(s)
Medium, OM/Concert
Back & Sides
Rosewood - Madagascar
Top
Spruce - German
Neck Wood
Mahogany
Neck Profile
C
Bridge
Rosewood
Rosette
Rosewood - Madagascar
Top Trim
Wood Lines
Fingerboard
Ebony
Fingerboard Bindings
None
Fret Markers
None
Frets to Body
14
Headplate
Rosewood - Madagascar
Headstock Bindings
None
Headstock Inlay
Wood Accent Strip
Instrument Finish
Gloss
Body Bindings
Ebony
Tuners
Rodgers
Tuner Finish
Brass With Ebony Tuners
Cutaway
Florentine
Pickguard
None
Pickup
None, we can install one, ask about options
Body Length
19.125 in
Upper Bout
11.25 in
Lower Bout
15 in
Body Depth Heel
3.5 in
Body Depth Tail
4.5 in
Scale Fan Treble
25
Scale Length
25.5 in
Scale Length (mm)
647.7 mm
Nut Width
1.813 in
Nut Width (mm)
46 mm
String Spacing
2.188 in
String Spacing (mm)
55.563 mm
Neck Depth First Fret
0.78 in
Neck Depth Seventh Fret
0.83 in
Weight
4 lb. 10 oz.
Case
Original - Hoffee
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Glass smooth, and a dream machine with both hands on deck. Simon Fay’s Model One manages to pack a voluminous kind of power into an easy-playing body with only 15 inches across the lower bout, here with Madagascar Rosewood back and sides plus German Spruce on top for creamy mids and bell-like treble response. Playability is further enhanced with an understated arm bevel, florentine cutaway, and a 25.5-25″ multiscale setup. A slightly wider fingerboard with 1 13/16″ nut feels oh so comfortable for otherwise cramped chord shapes. We absolutely love this one in DADGAD, where that extended bass register really the room to stretch its legs. The voice is characterized by a smooth note-to-note balance and round trebles. Elegant Rodgers tuners at the headstock, EVO frets, and a custom Hoffee case with added Thinsulate layer for maximum protection rounds out the package.

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The voice has a richness than kind of builds and swells after the initial attack. I love it in DADGAD, especially with the 25.5-25 inch multiscale fretboard.
Excellent balance across the registers makes for such a fun fingerstyle experience. Very glassy, very smooth, very nice indeed.
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Scale Length 25 in - 25.5 in
Nut Width 1.813 in
String Spacing 2.188 in
Woods Spruce - German, Rosewood - Madagascar

Glass smooth, and a dream machine with both hands on deck. Simon Fay's Model One manages to pack a voluminous kind of power into an easy-playing body with only 15 inches across the lower bout, here with Madagascar Rosewood back and sides plus German Spruce on top for creamy mids and bell-like treble response

The voice has a richness than kind of builds and swells after the initial attack. I love it in DADGAD, especially with the 25.5-25 inch multiscale fretboard.
Excellent balance across the registers makes for such a fun fingerstyle experience. Very glassy, very smooth, very nice indeed.
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