Maton Master Built The T.E. Personal Cut Away (SPECIAL ORDER)

MB-TE-PERSONAL-C

The Maton Deluxe Hardshell Case by Hiscox is included with this purchase.

Grammy winner and two-time Grammy nominee Tommy Emmanuel is one of Australia’s most respected musicians

The latest iteration of the T.E. Personal Guitar, improved bracing, updated building techniques, and sounding better than ever

The Maton T.E. Personal is possibly the most significant guitar model to have been produced by Maton,

So when we looked at building this guitar with the Master Built team we had to make sure we completely understood how this guitar works and how we could produce it accurately and consistently. Most importantly, we had to please the master himself, Tommy Emmanuel!

The T.E. Personal needs to have a very even frequency response and needs to provide body and sustain on even the highest single notes. It also needs to operate at reasonably high amplified volume levels without producing unwanted frequencies but needs to sound rich and full acoustically, and, it needs to play perfectly with a low action…

This is achieved with a unique set of soundboard thickness and bracing dimensions. The bracing is “V” shaped as with the other Master Built models, but it is taller and has deeper scallops. The Maple bridge plate is wider than standard and the guitar has two transverse bars above the sound hole compared to the conventional one bar on all our other models. The soundboard and bracing is all AAA Sitka Spruce and is chosen for maximum stiffness. All of this provides a solid base for a bright, sustained treble, while the scallops open up the lower midrange of the guitar providing the overall balanced response needed by the Master!

The back, sides and neck are made from figured Queensland Maple and the fretboard and bridge are Indian Rosewood, which helps provide the lively response we are looking for.

The Walnut headstock veneer is inlaid with a mother-of-pearl Maton logo and the famous kangaroo at the top of the headstock.

Guitar Name: T.E. Personal Cut Away

Series Name: Master Built

Product Code: MB-TE-PERSONAL-C

Body Shape: 808C

Face: "AAA" Grade Spruce

Back And Sides: Figured Queensland Maple

Soundhole Diameter: 95mm

Neck: Mahogany

Fingerboard And Bridge: Rosewood

Bracing: Scalloped Maton X (Sitka)

Face Inlay Rosette: Tight Herringbone

Binding: 5 ply timber/Ivory ABS

Scale Length: 25.5"

Headstock Veneer: Standard with walnut veneer/maple pinstripe

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: 4mm Pearl Dots

Back And Sides Finish: VA Back & Sides (Natural Neck)

Top Finish: Silk Satin - Honey Face

Bridge Pins: Ivory ABS

Machine Heads: Chrome Grover Rotomatic

Pickguard: 3mm Bevelled Tortoiseshell (Included in Case)

End Pin Strap: Chrome

Nut And Saddle: Bone

Guitar Case: Maton Deluxe Hardshell Case by Hiscox Included

Pickup: AP5 PRO

Strings: Elixir Nanoweb Phospher Bronze 12 - 53