Maton RM 808 Redwood Guitar with Case

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With a wonderful Tasmanian Myrtle back and sides and carefully selected highly responsive and harmonically rich Redwood top this new Maton electro 808 body size model has plenty to write home about. We love the complex but clear single note character and feel this 808 size can turn its hand to any style or type of player with ease. Features include Chrome Grover Rotomatic tuners, Scalloped Maton X bracing, Queensland Maple neck, and a simple elegant understated look with satin finish. This Maton 808 Redwood guitar offers an especially creative and expressive new voice for this highly regarded Australian range.

There is something magical in the tone produced by the combination of the Redwood (Sequoia Sempervirens) soundboard and Tasmanian Myrtle (Nothofagus Cunninghamii) back and sides. The Redwood is plantation grown and sustainably harvested from the Otway Ranges in Victoria, the Myrtle from our longstanding supplier in Tasmania, who also provides us with the timber to build the Joe Robinson Signature model.

Tonally, Redwood can be compared to Western Red Cedar, but there is a stronger treble presence and dynamic response than typically found in Cedar. Tasmanian Myrtle (or Tassie Myrtle as we Aussies call it) has a smooth, Maple like tone, and when combined with Redwood seems to add a little extra warmth and sustain to the overall tone of the instrument.

The result is intriguing. The tone coming from these guitars is complex. All the frequencies we expect are present, but there is something more going on as well. The blend of overtones and the dynamic response to slight variations in playing technique, offer new possibilities to the player. This is a guitar that is hard to put down.

SN: 10341
Maton The Redwood 808 guitar with Case
Series Name: Redwood Series
Product Code: RM-808
Body Shape: 808
Face: Redwood
Back And Sides: Tasmanian Myrtle
Soundhole Diameter: 95mm
Neck: Queensland Maple
Fingerboard And Bridge: Streaky Ebony
Bracing: Scalloped Maton X
Face Inlay Rosette: SINGLE 5 PLY BWBWB
Binding: 5ply purfling/Black ABS
Scale Length: 25.5"
Headstock Veneer: Standard with Tasmanian Myrtle Veneer
Fretwire: Jescar FW43080
Number Of Frets: 21
Fretboard Radius: 12"
Nut Width: 1.736" - 1 47/64"
14th Fret Width: 2.165" - 2 11/64
Fingerboard Inlays: 6mm Mother of Pearl Dots
Back And Sides Finish: Satin/Natural
Top Finish: Satin/Natural
Bridge Pins: Ivory ABS
Machine Heads: Chrome Grover Rotomatic
Pickguard: Black
End Pin Strap: Chrome
Nut And Saddle: Bone
Guitar Case: Standard Maton Case
Pickup: AP5 PRO
Strings: Elixir Nanoweb Phospher Bronze 12 - 53