Johnson Guitars Carolina JD-17 £239.99
Manufacturer's description
Carolina Series guitars have the authentic tone, design and feel of an American tradition. Designed by master craftsman Greg Rich, each guitar is handmade from hand-select woods and features pristine workmanship and a full, booming tone.
From traditional folk to progressive bluegrass, there are features on every Carolina to appeal to your acoustic style. These guitars feature a solid Engelmann spruce top, back and sides made of African mahogany or East Indian rosewood, classic fittings such as butterbean tuners and hand-cut abalone/M.O.P. detailing.
The big, well-balanced tone on these guitars is exceptional especially because of the pre-war style construction. The fully scalloped forward-x bracing is a 1930's style that adds strength and resonance to lower registers and more clarity to the highs.
Carolina Series I guitars are an excellent introduction for players who want a classic pre-war style acoustic with a booming tone and excellent craftsmanship.
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User comments (1)
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You really can't go wrong at this price point. It's solidly built and sounds great every way I've used it, strumming chords or finger-picking acoustically or playing slide leads and comping with it mic'ed or with a pickup. The finish work is a little sloppy and the intonation is slightly out in the very high frets (15th and up), but I can't reach them with my stubby, worn out fingers anyways since there's no cutaway.
I'm very happy with mine and won't give it up until and unless I go to a $1000 plus price point. Even then, I'll probably keep it as a back up.
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Carolina JD-17
- Price:
- £239.99
- Available Finish:
- Natural sunburst
- Back Material:
- Laminated East Indian Rosewood
- Body Style:
- Dreadnought Acoustic
- Bridge Material:
- Rosewood
- Country of Origin:
- China
- Fingerboard Material:
- Rosewood
- Lower Bout Width:
- 394
- Max Body Width:
- 395
- Max Rim Depth:
- 116
- Neck Joint Location:
- 14
- Neck Material:
- Mahogany
- No of Strings:
- 6
- No. of Frets:
- 20
- Nut Material:
- Bone
- Pickguard:
- 1
- Rosette Details:
- B/W Vintage
- Scale Length (Inches):
- 25.4
- Scale Length (mm):
- 645
- Sides Material:
- Laminated East Indian Rosewood
- String Spacing:
- 55
- Top Material:
- Solid Engelmann Spruce
- Upper Bout Width:
- 298
- Weight (kg):
- 1.91
- Weight (lb):
- 4.2
- Width at Nut (Inches):
- 1.73
- Width at Nut (mm):
- 44
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