[SN 11506002] USED Gibson / 2016 Roy Smeck Radio Grunde Reissue [05]

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A limited-edition reissue of the legendary “Gibson Roy Smeck Radio Grande,” originally crafted during Gibson’s golden age in the 1930s. The original Radio Grande, produced for only a brief period in the 1930s, is now extremely difficult to find on the vintage market due to the deep, rich sound characteristic of its rosewood body and its rarity. Like the original, it features a jumbo-sized body and a 12th-fret joint, with a neck design adapted for modern specifications that allows for standard fretboard playing. However, since this model was originally designed for Hawaiian-style (lap steel) playing, its design philosophy differs from that of a standard fretted guitar, and its playability and pitch when fretting set it apart from modern acoustic guitars. The pitch is unstable from the middle frets to the high frets, but please enjoy this as a unique characteristic of this model. The greatest appeal of this model is, without a doubt, its sound. The sound produced by the combination of a spruce top and rosewood back and sides goes beyond simply being “rich in bass”; it emits deep, resonant lows, lustrous, sustained highs, and rich overtones that fill the space. Compared to the Stage Deluxe (mahogany), another model released under the Roy Smeck line, this guitar offers longer sustain and a sound with greater breadth and complexity. From fingerstyle playing to singer-songwriter accompaniment, it makes an overwhelming impression with its wide dynamic range and expressive power. This is a highly refined instrument that recreates a vintage-style sound with practical playability. This is a model we highly recommend to players seeking the airy quality of pre-war Gibson guitars and the deep, resonant tone unique to rosewood. * As mentioned earlier, since this guitar was originally designed as a lap steel, the balance between the scale length and fret spacing results in unstable pitch from the middle frets onward. Please note that this is an unavoidable characteristic