A 2020 build from Joel Michaud that’s already wide awake, dressed to the nines, and playing effortlessly? That’s what we’re fortunate enough to have in the shop today. Such a feat of modern lutherie. Amazon Rosewood back and sides, pencil straight and ruddy red, plus master grade Moonspruce on top and a multiscale design at 26 inches down to 25.4 inches, makes for an incredibly resonant fingerstyle guitar that’s equally at home in Standard as it is in DADGAD or C tunings. It’s the kind of guitar where even flubbed notes sound good. Additionally, Michaud added twin arm & rib bevels for creature comfort, and an eliptical soundport to boot. Plus EVO frets for longevity! And the cream on top is Joel’s addition of oxidized metal appointments at the rosette, headstock, and endgraft.
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Joel Michaud and I became friends instantly when I met him years ago at a guitar show. Since then we have dreamed of working together, but his schedule has just been too full. We now have a brand new one on order but in the meantime we got in this beauty and I'm over the moon to have another of his guitars. Joel's tone as exquisite as is every detail on the guitar. 
This is a dream guitar if ever I saw one. I love Joel’s sense of curve and contour; this OM-R is very comfortable in hand and looks gorgeous. That, with a multiscale setup and soundport, makes for a slice of fingerstyle heaven. Just about the only thing this guitar lacks is more hours in the day for you to play it. | Scale Length | 25.4 in - 26 in |
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| Nut Width | 1.7500 in |
| String Spacing | 2.1250 in |
| Woods | Spruce - Moonspruce, Rosewood - Amazon |
A 2020 build from Joel Michaud that’s already wide awake, dressed to the nines, and playing effortlessly. That’s what we’re fortunate enough to have in the shop today
Joel Michaud and I became friends instantly when I met him years ago at a guitar show. Since then we have dreamed of working together, but his schedule has just been too full
This is a dream guitar if ever I saw one. I love Joel’s sense of curve and contour; this OM-R is very comfortable in hand and looks gorgeous Select at least 2 products
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