Artist HG500 Solid Cedar Top Classical Guitar
Artist HG500 Solid Cedar Top Classical Guitar
The Solid Cedar top gives the HG500 that classic cedar warmth and bottom end. The back and sides are a beautiful Laminated Walnut which is very eye-catching. The guitar also features a Laurel fretboard and bridge and a 3 Ply Okoume neck with a Spanish Heel for the neck join. For those of you that don't know the Spanish heel, it is a much more difficult way of making a guitar but it greatly improves the sustain, on standard Classical guitars they often use dowels to attach the neck and a lot of tone can be lost through this type of joint.
As with all our solid top guitars we use a bone nut and saddle, the density of the bone allows great tone and sustain, the typical plastic nuts are quite soft and have the effect of deadening the sound.
Note: This guitar does not have strap buttons
The Tech Features
Brand: Artist
Model: HG500
Body Size: 39''
Type: Solid-Top Classical Guitar with Nylon Strings
Woods:
- Top - Solid Cedar,
- Back and Sides - Laminated Walnut
- Fingerboard and Bridge - Laurel
- Neck - 3-ply Okoume
Scale Length: 25.5 Inches
Nut: 52mm Bone Nut
Frets: 19 Frets. 1mm 2.3 White Copper Fretwires
Bindings:
- Front and Back - Sapele Black-White Binding
- Fingerboard - Laurel Wood Binding
Strings: Savarez 500CJ
Truss Rod: Yes
Colour: Gloss Natural
Optional Hardcases: CC300
Optional Gig Bags: HGBAG39, BAG39
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