Folgore custom
A more traditional design building on heritage as a platform to customisation. Superior high fret access, straight string pulll, violin carved tops, set through neck joint giving ultimate connection bewteen the guitar components - best hardware and electronics available. The Folgore sings with all the soul and tone hand select superior tonewoods deliver.
'...never before have I experienced build quality like this...I have never had a guitar so easy to play. I now have two with different pickups....these guitars make me smile and that's the most important thing to me' Nick Alliot
Development of FGR one with increased access, more traditional headstock design and brass end fret. Black Korina neck and semi hollow body with a 'crotch' maple carved top. Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard with Evogold frets. Hardware includes Schaller Signum wrapover bridge and Hipshot open classic tuners. This one has Monty's PAF vintage replica humbuckers and wiring harness. The neck is set through being glued into the body and sandwiched under the top for resonance.
Guitarist: Steve Piper
FGR number one is custom built with a Honduras Mahogany neck and semi hollow body with a bookmatched and carved figured cherry top. Indian Rosewood fingerboard with red coral dots. Hardware includes Schaller Signum wrapover bridge and Hipshot classic open tuners. This one has Monty's mini humbuckers. The set though neck sits within the body and is sandwiched by the figure cherry top for resonance.
Guitarist: Steve Piper
Base price £3,500
Standard Specification
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Mahogany Body
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Mahogany Neck
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Indian Rosewood Fingerboard
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Set through neck with Double Adjusting 'hot rod' Truss Rod
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Carved Figured top
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10″ Radius Fingerboard
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22 Fret – Silver Nickel
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25" Scale Length
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Matching Wood Cavity Covers
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Dash or dot inlays
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Scaller Signum wrapover bridge
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Hipshot open classic tuners
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choice of pickups
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Hiscox case
Upgrades
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choice of tonewood body
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choice of tonewood neck
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choice of fingerboard
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Choice of grade and type of figured tonewood top
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choice of fingerboard radius or compound radius
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choice of fret wire
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change of scale length
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custom inlays
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choice of hardware - bridges and tuners