Applegate Guitars SJ Custom Moon Spruce / Madagascar Rosewood

Enjoy a responsive, expressive playing experience with this handcrafted Applegate SJ Custom acoustic guitar. Its Moon Spruce top and Madagascar Rosewood back and sides bring together clear articulation, rich harmonic detail, and a broad dynamic range.

Built in late 2017 or early 2018 and purchased at the 2018 Nashville NAMM Show, this one-of-a-kind instrument is ready for fingerstyle, flatpicking, and solo playing.

Bring this custom-built acoustic into your playing routine and explore its range from delicate fingerstyle passages to lively flatpicked phrases. Make serial number 166 your next instrument.

• Moon Spruce and Madagascar Rosewood: The tonewood pairing offers a lively fundamental, defined bass, and singing treble.
• Comfortable access: A Florentine cutaway helps you reach the upper frets, while the ziricote arm bevel supports a comfortable playing position.
• Player-focused sound port: The oval sound port makes the guitar’s sound more apparent to you as you play.
• Distinctive detailing: An ebony fingerboard carries a “Weygand” vine inlay, complemented by a diamond abalone rosette and abalone and mother-of-pearl accents.
• Premium appointments: Gold EVO frets and Gotoh 510 tuners pair with a bone nut and saddle.
• Selected woods: The mahogany and rosewood neck, Brazilian Rosewood bridge, and ziricote accents give the instrument a refined look.
• Included case: An Ameritage hardshell case comes with the guitar for storage and transport.