Maton 80th Anniversary CW808 Electric Acoustic Guitar
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The CW80 80th Anniversary edition is a tribute to a guitar that has been a part of Australia’s musical landscape for as long as any of us can remember. From its humble beginnings in 1967 this affordable, quality guitar has probably been behind more great songs and performances than any other Australian acoustic guitar. It was always intended to be a reliable, robust workhorse for all guitar players, whether it be in the recording studio producing hit songs, on the road with a touring artist, at an open mic in a coffee shop or at home after a hard day’s work. The CW80 has been there for generations of musicians.
After a brief hiatus the CW80 has returned, this time to mark the 80th year of Maton guitars. The CW80 has a Figured Queensland Maple Neck, Fijian Mahogany back and sides, a Sitka Spruce soundboard and an Indian Rosewood fretboard and bridge. These are classic CW80 timbers and were used on the model from the late 1970s up to the mid-1990s, after which the neck back and sides changed to Queensland Maple. The binding is rock maple, a departure from the original plastic bindings.
The guitar is finished in a polished nitro cellulose finish and is stained in the traditional Maton colours from the CW80’s “golden era” from 1978 to 2000. It is equipped with Maton’s brilliant AP5 Pro pickup system and fitted with chrome Grover machine heads.
While the appearance of the CW80 80th Anniversary edition evokes Maton’s history, the tone of this guitar benefits from the great strides in acoustic tone achieved by Maton over recent years. Current bracing technology and careful material selection provide a full, rich dreadnought tone along with the clear top end presence required by today’s players.
Maton’s CW80 80th Anniversary edition is a guitar that honours a rich past, but has been designed to become a future classic”
Body
- Body Shape - 808
- Face - AAA Englemann Spruce
- Back and Sides - Fijian Mahogany
- Soundhole Diameter - 95mm
- Fingerboard Inlays - 7mm Dots
- Back and Sides Finish - Vintage Nitro
- Top Finish - Vintage Nitro
- Bracing - Scalloped Maton X
- Face Inlay Rosette - Herringbone
- Binding - 5 Ply Purfling - Fibre/Rock maple
Neck
- Neck - Figured Queensland Maple
- Fingerboard and Bridge - Rosewood
- Scale Length - 25.5"
- Headstock Veneer - Standard with Rosewood Veneer
- Fretwire - Jescar FW43080
- Number of Frets - 21
- Fretboard Radius - 12"
- Nut Width - 1.736" - 1 47/64"
- 14th Fret Width - 2.165" - 2 11/64
Electronics
- Pickup - AP5 PRO
Hardware
- Bridge Pins - Ivory ABS
- Machine Heads - Chrome Grover Rotomatic
- Pickguard - Black Bevelled
- End Pin Strap - Chrome
- Nut and Saddle - Bone
- Guitar Case - Standard Maton Case
- Strings - Elixir Nanoweb Phospher Bronze 12 - 53
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