C-3, A-3 and D-3 models comparison (1)

I rarely if ever have so many concert guitars in the shop at the same time, so I thought it would be a good opportunity to compare the tone. Caveat: recorded through Photo Booth on an iMac…

C-3, A-3 and D-3 models comparison (2)

A-3 Carpathian spruce / Madagascar rosewood

25.6" scale

1 25/32" nut width

2 9/32" bridge string spacing

Carpathian spruce top

Madagascar back & sides, bindings, headplate, backplate, end wedge and heel cap

Laminated Honduran mahogany neck

Ebony fretboard and bridge

Tortoise shell celluloid pickguard

Waverly nickel tuners w/ ebony buttons

Oil varnish finish

K&K Pure Mini transducer system

D-3 German spruce / Macassar ebony

25.6" scale

1 13/16" nut width

2 3/8" bridge string spacing

German spruce top

Macassar ebony back & sides, headplate, backplate, end wedge and heel cap

Bloodwood bindings

Ebony fretboard and bridge

Laminated Honduran mahogany neck

Gotoh 510 tuners w/ black buttons

Oil varnish finish

Particularities:

Sideport

C-3 Red spruce / sapele

25.6" scale

1 25/32" nut width

2 3/8" bridge string spacing

Red spruce top

Sapele back & sides and neck

African blackwood bridge, headplate, backplate, end wedge and heel cap

Ebony fretboard

Ivoroid bindings

"Multicolour" custom rosette and backstrip

Ivoroid (Galalith) bridge & end pins

Grover Sta-Tites nickel tuners w/ ivoroid buttons

Oil varnish finish

A-1c German spruce / Malaysian blackwood

25.6" scale

1 3/4" nut width

2 5/16" bridge string spacing

German spruce top (Hazelfichte)

Malaysian blackwood back & sides, backplate and heel cap

Laminated curly maple / black walnut neck

Macassar ebony fretboard and bridge

Ziricote headplate and tuner buttons

Bloodwood bindings

Black walnut/curly maple purflings

Custom multicolour backstrip

Framed curly maple end wedge

Bone nut, saddle, bridge & end pins

Gotoh 510 gold tuners

Oil varnish finish

Particularities:

Cutaway, double sides (EIR), laminated braces (bloodwood / red spruce)

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This guitar is available for sale at The Acoustic Music Co. in the UK.