This guitar was hand-built in Oakland, CA by Aaron Foster. He was selling these for $4500 on the acoustic guitar forums. This guitar is in mint condition. #9 2018

"The RB-000 is the largest standard model I currently offer. It is the larger cousin of the RB-0, sharing both the distinctly rounded lower bout and featuring a similar x-brace layout, scaled up to accommodate its larger soundboard. The size of the guitar certainly tilts the sound to the low end, but it still rings out in the treble range and like all of my guitars is constructed with an eye towards responsiveness and clarity across the dynamic range."

Specs:
Claro Walnut back and sides
Engelmann spruce top
Spanish cedar neck with curly maple head stock veneer
Ebony fretboard and Bridge
Claro walnut binding with 3 line purfling throughout and claro walnut purfling on the top
Bone nut/saddle/bridge pins
Solid laminated spruce linings
Upper bout- 11.5 inches
Lower bout- 16 inches
Overall length- 20.25 inches Nut width - 1.8 inches
12 Fret 24.9 scale length The neck is .9" thick at the 1st fret and 1" thick at the 9th.

"This large body guitar has a balanced and sweet tone with plenty of warmth and sustain. Soft tones with a soft touch, #9 really barks when you dig in.

Lots of headroom in this larger bodied guitar. The 12 fret body join places the saddle right in the sweet spot in the center of the lower bout making the larger body guitar more comfortable to play, lessening the reach across the sound board."




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