Circle Strings SJ Dreadnought

Player's Perspective

Music Store Live is proud to present this Circle Strings SJ Dreadnought! In the world of acoustic instruments, few things are more inspiring than a custom-built, hand made guitar with a unique musical voice. Adam Buchwald (owner of acoustic custom shop Circle Strings) built this SJ Dreadnought for us, and we couldn't be more impressed. In fact, this is easily one of the best acoustic guitars we've had in the shop. The tone has a balanced acoustic purity that you're not going to find on something from a factory. The lows are rich and full, the mids cut through and the highs are very clear without sounding thin. The whole body vibrates with a warm resonance that you can feel against your chest as you play. The neck is very comfortable. It's a bit thinner than your average dread neck, making for easy chordal playing all the way up the fretboard. The string spacing is just right - easily wide enough for advanced fingerpickers, but not too wide for simple strumming and quicker passages. This guitar is the epitome of a good acoustic instrument. If you're looking for unique, rich and dynamic tone, don't pass over this.

Item Details This Circle Strings SJ Dreadnought features a solid sitka spruce top with Honduran rosewood back and sides. The spruce provides that characteristic snappy projection, and the rosewood gives the tone a complexity that you can hear in the overtones after a big chord. The neck is mahogany and features an ebony fretboard with 20 frets. There's a nice ebony veneer over the headstock, and with no fretboard inlays (don't worry; there are still dots on the side) and no writing on the headstock, this guitar has a stripped-down, elegant vibe that is instantly classic. The nut and saddle are both bone. The curly maple binding looks great, and the spalted maple end graft by the strap button doesn't look like anything we've seen. The Waverly Butterbean tuners have a tight, precise feel, which should work wonders for that pre-gig tuning neurosis. These appointments are fantastic, but they add up to much more than the sum of their parts. This guitar has its own personality. In the hand built acoustic world, you could easily spend twice as much and not get such a superior instrument. Overall Condition This Circle Strings SJ Dreadnought is brand new. It shows only the wear of a guitar that has been demoed a few times. Specs

• Circle Strings SJ Dreadnought
  
• Hand Built Custom Dreadnought
• Natural Finish
  
• Solid Sitka Spruce Top
  
• Honduran Rosewood Back and Sides
• Mahogany Neck
• Adirondack Spruce Bracing
  
• Slim Neck Profile
• Bolt On Neck Joint
• Ebony Fretboard
• 20 Frets
• 25.5" Scale Length
• 16" Radius
• No Inlays (Dots on Side)
• Curly Maple Binding
• Spalted Maple End Graft
  
• Bone Nut and Saddle
• Waverly Butterbean Tuners
• Macassar Ebony Bridge
• Handcrafted in Vermont
  

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