Extremely figured Australian Blackwood (Acacia) back and sides, it is really stunning in person (Did you know that Noah's Ark was made from Acacia wood?)
Western Red Cedar top
The top is finished with Royal-Lac French polish
The back & sides are UV cured polyester
Venetian cutaway
Side Sound port
Slotted headstock with stair-stepping profile & decorative purfling lines
Ebony front & back headstock plates
Waverly tuning machines with Ivoroid buttons
Gidgee (Acacia cambagei) fretboard (bound) with purfling lines
EVO gold frets
Attractive wooden rosette with several different types of wood: Ebony, Blackwood, & Yellow Cedar Burl
Rocklite Ebano body & soundhole bindings
This guitar is braced with a Paulownia Carbon falcate bracing. This results in a modern steel string guitar with incredible volume, sustain, projection and structural integrity. Rye's guitars are aimed at contemporary finger style players, his guitars offer a new dynamic, range and complexity to the steel string sound.
One piece, Honduran Mahogany neck
Padauk bridge
Decorative end graft
Bone nut & saddle
The TONE of this guitar is heavy with the weight of each note. Super FAT and Solid & Ringing!
Custom Calton flight case (gray/gold)
SN: 0177518
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