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Rathbone No. 6 Mahogany Acoustic Guitar
Catalogue No: igRat-R6M
Parlour guitars just have a tradition about them; some things you just can't mess with. This short scaled beauty has a solid mahogany top and sapele back and sides and it sounds bluesy, warm and crisp. Looks pretty cool too with it's slotted headstock and gloss finish.
What they say
The No.6 exquisitely captures the spirit of Rathbone Guitars with its time-honoured short-scale Parlour design matched with visually captivating and great sounding tonewoods.
The all-mahogany tonewoods of this R6M Parlour model exude a classy vibe and deliver a warm and mellow tone that performs especially well as an accompaniment instrument. It responds well to strumming and fingerpicking, occupying the midrange with balance and personality.
No.6 models are the first series in the Rathbone Guitars range to feature slotted headstocks. This headstock design increases the angle at which strings cross over the nut, thus increasing the downward tension which gives strings – particularly open strings - greater tonal clarity and note articulation.
Furthermore, as smaller bodied Parlour shaped guitars like the No.6 have a naturally delicate voice, the slotted headstock design works in harmony with the 12th fret neck join to deliver all-important tonal warmth, punch and dynamics… so not only will your Rathbone No.6 radiate a traditional Troubadour aesthetic, it’ll sound fantastic too!
Specs
Body Size: Parlour
Type: Acoustic
Top: Solid Mahogany
Back & Sides: Sapele Mahogany
Orientation: Right-handed
Neck: Mahogany