Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but we’re willing to bet that whosoever lays hands on this 2007 Wingert Concert Muse will agree: this is one beautiful creature. Malaysian Blackwood back and sides, with alternating bands of chocolate and mousse, an Italian Spruce top adorned with subtle medullary rays, a sparkling Abalone-and-Ebony rosette–these are the trappings of inspiration itself.
Playing this guitar is an exercise in timelessness; the trebles with their buttery smoothness and delicate overtones are enough to render you speechless. Fingerstyle arrangements never sounded so sweet, so lush with color, as when played across this Ebony fretboard with its silk-smooth setup and low action. Tuned down to DADGAD or lower, this Concert Muse becomes an orchestral force. Notes hang in the air for long seconds, and the basses roll with a profound clarity not often found in an instrument of this size. Wrapped up in a Calton flight case, this Wingert has many more miles to go, and it’ll be safe and secure for those rare moments when you aren’t playing it.