December 24, 2011
Dave King The Loiuse 6 & 12 string
A very merry Christmas to all our customers!
We got a Christmas treat this week in the instrument department. A pair of new Dave King ‘The Louis’ models one 6-string, one 12-string with English Yew back and sides and spruce tops. These are parlour sized, 12-fret to the body instruments with a very distinct bright sound and incredibly distinctive looks. The 6-string is £1900 and the 12-string is £2100 and both include hard cases.
You never know, we might make a deal if you wanted to take the pair! There’s more pictures on the Dave King page.
December 5, 2011
Ukulele Day during the workshop by Steven Sproat
A big thank you to everyone who came along to our Ukulele Day last Saturday and made it such a rip-roaring success. The workshop with Steven Sproat was amazing and taught us all a few new tricks. There was ukulele maker Steve Caldwell from Weazel Wharf and we now have a couple of his ukuleles in stock. We had our friend Mark from Stones Music who very gamely put together one the wolfelele kits he distributes in the shop window in a personal best time of only 3 hours. We’ve got the kits in stock now and at only £49 they make an ideal Christmas present. He’s also responsible for the impressive range of Uluru ukuleles we have in stock. There was also special ukes brought along for the day by Lani, Lanikai and Kala so we had a fabulous selection for people to try and buy. We still have a fantastic collection and you’re more than welcome to come in and try our wares. It was such a good day, we’re thinking about having another one before too long. Keep your eyes peeled.
September 13, 2011
Martin 0018V Serial No 1453022 thief
On 30 July a Martin 0018V acoustic guitar Serial Number 1453022 was stolen from our 2nd floor instrument department by the person in the photos above (click on for larger image). If you know this person or have been approached by someone trying to sell this guitar please let us know.
September 8, 2011
Fylde Falstaff £2750
At last! Our Fylde guitar drought was relieved slightly this week by the arrival of THREE new Fylde guitars! Unfortunately for you, the Oberon was already sold. But… we do have a Falstaff and a Goodfellow that you can buy! Hurrah. They won’t last long so get in quick. Have a look at pictures on our Fylde page. Yum.
September 2, 2011
2007 Yairi FY40SBE SOLD
We have some special offers on K. Yairi guitars. These are new instruments, with full warranty and freshly set up, but for various reasons have older dates on their labels. All are in A1 condition and there is only one of each available at the following special prices:
LAST ONE! DY40-12 (2009) WAS £1149 OFFER PRICE £874
G1F (2008) SOLD
New Yorker NY0021 SOLD
YWY70OVA SOLD
FY40SBE SOLD
WY1 SOLD
You can see pictures of the actual instruments on our Yairi page. Do please contact us if you have any queries or to order.
June 23, 2011
Fender Old Growth Redwood Telecaster
The rich history of Fender guitars begins with the Telecaster, and they’re celebrating its 60th anniversary with very special “Tele-bration” models that stay inside the Telecaster’s famously elegant lines while offering the finest and most unusual takes on the instrument’s past, present and future.
We’ve ordered a few of these very special, very limited edition Telecaster guitars and the first has arrived this week: Fender’s Old-Growth Redwood Telecaster is hewn from reclaimed centuries-old Northern California redwood that has aged into a fantastically strong and resonant tonewood. Salvaged from various buildings and other structures, the wood bears the historical knots, nail holes, bruises and other badges of more than a century of well-seasoned use, giving an individual stamp and unique appeal and character to each guitar. The result is a highly distinctive take on the venerable Telecaster.
Looks amazing, sounds amazing, plays beautifully! Yours for £1599 including vintage style hard case.
April 16, 2011
Acoustic 53 cover star - now in stock!
Anyone picking up this month’s copy of Acoustic (Issue 53) will no doubt have had their attention drawn towards the strikingly beautiful guitar taking pride of place on the cover. Acoustic is the UK’s only dedicated acoustic guitar magazine and as such they’ve seen it all but this guitar impressed them. A lot.
The guitar in question is a Patrick James Eggle Saluda with Oregon myrtlewood back and sides and an Italian bearclaw spruce top. Finished with falling leaf rosette and fingerboard inlays and with a factory installed AER AK15+ pickup. The review describes the guitar as “truly impressive” and that it has “very high standards of workmanship, great sounds which transfer to stage use seamlessly.”
And that guitar is now here at Forsyths for your delectation and delight. We have a good selection of Patrick’s wonderful instruments in stock and after this instrument returned from its triumphant visit to Acoustic he gave us a call to see if we wanted it.
The guitar has now sold but you could get Patrick to make you the guitar of your dreams or visit our Patrick James Eggle page for more pictures and to peruse our range of these fine guitars.
March 25, 2011
Rickenbacker 4003 Jetglo £1730
Ooh look! We’ve got another Jetglo 4003 bass in stock! Our last one was about a year ago and we don’t know when the next one’s coming in so if you want this one, better hurry up! Too late it’s gone.
We do still have a Mapleglo 4003 in at the moment - also £1730 and probably our last 4001C64 in Fireglo - £2699.
Fylde Orsino £1795
We’ve been struggling to maintain stock levels of Fylde guitars recently as they’ve become so very popular (I can hear the violins playing for us). Roger is inundated with orders and, although he tries to send as many as he can our way, he only has the capacity to build so many instruments per year and, as he won’t skimp on quality to make guitars more quickly (we’re very glad to say), we just have to wait our turn. Anyway, our patience has been rewarded and this very afternoon three boxes turned up on our doorstep. One was an Alexander which is already spoken for (someone had the foresight to reserve that one). The other two are available to buy (but I doubt for long) - an Orsino for £1795 and a Goodfellow for £1595. If you want one then contact us quick - they’ll be snapped up quickly!
March 3, 2011
NEW - Burguet Basic £899
We’ve just had a couple of new shipments of Classical guitars direct from Spain so we’ve used the opportunity to update the website and increase the number of instruments you can peruse. Here at Forsyths we have one of the best selections of classical guitars in the North West with a range that encompasses student instruments for the absolute beginner from £50 up to the finest of handmade instruments suitable for professional use and concert performance. We have in excess of 60 different models on display in our showroom and all are available to try on request.
The first batch of new arrivals come from our long time favourite Spanish makers - Burguet. The shipment included their newest model the ‘Basic’ an all solid instrument with East Indian rosewood back and sides and either a cedar or spruce top with some innovative design features - all for £899! Bargain. We’ve also received new stocks of the lovely mid-level 2M for £1699 and the professional quality 1A for £2850. You can see these (and much more) on the burguet page.
The other new arrivals are from one of our longest standing classical ranges - Antonio Sanchez. These guitars have been made in Antonio’s factory in Paterna, Valencia for the best part of thirty years. Although the factory has an enormous capacity they have managed the difficult task of balancing quality control with value for money and they produce everything from extremely playable and unexpensive student instruments (like the model 1008 for £349) up to solid wood and hand made instruments. Antonio himself still makes guitars and produces a few stunning instruments each year. Anyway, in honour of our new arrivals we’ve finally got round to making a dedicated Sanchez webpage. Please visit and see the wonders therein!
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