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Designed in conjunction with acclaimed
Nashville musician, Richie Owens, the R60RCE/BCE have unique features
that set them apart from the majority of resonator guitars. The R60BCE
features a matte black finish and the R60RCE features a matte amber
flame maple finish. All other features are the same for both models.
The R60RCE/BCE is a round neck,
acoustic/electric resonator guitar with a venetian cutaway for easy
upper fret access. The body is comprised of a maple top, back and sides -
flame maple in the case of the R60RCE - for powerful lows and rich
mids. The top features a unique F hole and pickguard and supports a
custom proprietary coverplate of Richie's design. It houses the spun
aluminum cone and aluminum spider bridge for great sustain and a maple
and ebony tipped top saddle for added crispness.
The maple neck is capped with a 20 fret
rosewood fingerboard. String spacing, neck and nut width are wider than
standard, 48mm at the nut, to facilitate fingerstyle playing and fast
and precise slide work. The Wilkinson Deluxe tuners feature green
buttons and have a 15:1 ratio for quick, accurate tuning.
At the heart of the R60RCE/BCE's
electronics is a Lace Sensor pickup with one volume and 1 tone control.
This pickup has great overall balance and clarity, capturing the true
essence, versatility and soul of this unique instrument.
Richie Owens was brought up in a
bluegrass family and began playing Dobro when he was just a boy. By the
time he was in his teens, he was building and fixing his own
instruments. Today, Richie designs, builds or repairs instruments for
the likes of Nils Lofgren, Ron Wood and The Dixie Chicks. He recently
was on tour with Dolly Parton as a featured performer, playing mandolin
on her "Vintage Tour".
GENERAL
MODEL:
R60RCE
SERIES:
Bluegrass Series
BODY
SHAPE:
Spider Resonator Cutaway with pickup
TOP:
Flame Maple
BACK:
Flame Maple
SIDES:
Flame Maple
BRACING:
Quarter Sawn Sitka Spruce
ROSETTE:
n/a
NECK
MATERIAL:
Hard Maple Round Neck
FRETBOARD:
rosewood
INLAYS:
dotss
NUT:
ABS
NUT WIDTH:
48mm
SCALE:
24.75
ELECTRONICS
PREAMP SYSTEM:
n/a
HARDWARE
BRIDGE:
n/a
TUNERS:
Wilkinson tuners with Green buttons
OTHER
STRINGS:
D'Addario EXP-16