The Next Big Thing
By: Katie Murray
FEBRUARY 19th, 2018
MUSIC NEWS
Five Brand New High-End Acoustic Guitars from NAMM 2018 That You Have To Check Out
Once again, we had a ball at NAMM in Anaheim, California last month, and were in awe at the plethora of new and exciting acoustic guitar lines, and models for 2018. The images of these stunning instruments are still haunting us, and since we can’t get our hands on all of them right now we thought we’d share a few on our wish list.
Martin, John Mayer Signature D-45
“A full thickness neck comes with hexagon inlays, bone nut and saddle, plus gold open-gear tuners, as well as an interior label personally signed by the man himself.”
- John Mayer Signature D-45 Acoustic Guitar by Martin
Price: $15,000
First up, take a look at the new John Mayer Signature model. This high-end guitar has an Engelmann spruce top, with Guatemalan rosewood backs and sides. If all of that doesn’t sound fancy enough, it was also designed, and signed by Grammy winner John Mayer. Musicradar.com tells that it’s full thickness neck comes with hexagon inlays, bone nut and saddle, plus gold open-gear tuners, as well as an interior label personally signed by the man himself.
Breedlove, Legacy Concertina E
“It’s smaller and more comfortable to hold, but the guitar still has a nice big sound.”
- The Concertina from Breedlove: Legacy Concertina E
Price: $2,799
The Concertina is Breedlove’s brand new body shape for 2018 which uses their new sound optimization process. What we really dig about this new build is that it’s smaller and more comfortable to hold, but the guitar still has a nice big sound. The Legacy is made from sitka spruce and cocobolo, and has a glossy finish. It’s comfortable, and the sound delivers, what more could we ask for?
Alvarez Yairi, FYM66HD
“The new and rare material that this line of guitars is crafted from draws us to it like a magnet.”
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- Alvarez Guitars FYM66HD Model
Price $2,500
We were looking for unique, and we found it here. A one of a kind model, The FYM66HD is made out of perfectly conditioned Honduras wood from Japan that’s been aged for nearly 50 years. The FYM66HD is the all mahogany model. The rare material that this line of gorgeous guitars is crafted from draws us to it like a magnet. It’d be a gem in any collection, for sure.
Art & Lutherie, Legacy Denim Blue Q-Discrete
- Art & Lutherie Legacy Q-Discrete 2018 Denim Blue
Price: $450
Art and Lutherie is a sister company of one of our favorite guitar manufacturers, Godin. After completely revamping their line last year they revealed a new denim blue finish for a couple of their models. Ok, so it’s not ‘high-end’ price-wise, but this cool vintage looking guitar with on deck volume and tone controls has a sheer finish that gives each individual guitar a different look. They basically took a sweet guitar and made it even sweeter with a faded denim look that we just can’t get enough of.
Art & Lutherie, Legacy Denim Blue Q-Discrete
- Lowden S-35W Figured Walnut
Price: $5,980
This new 12 fret neck joint model by Lowden is redesigned with the bridge closer to the middle of the body of the guitar, and the neck slightly shorter. We particularly love this one made entirely of figured walnut, which is beautiful and gives the instrument a warm tone. Lowden makes great guitars, and this one just happens to stand out in not only look, but more importantly in sound. To the ear it’s distinctive and earthy, but is still super clear. Easily one of the most attractive models we saw, this acoustic is a perfect example of combing flawless looks and flawless quality.