C-656, Yulong Guo (China)

Description

New Classical Double Top Guitar

A-Echoes model

640mm short scale with 52mm nut

Spruce/Cedar double top

Nomex inner core

All wood Fan bracing

Santos (Pau Ferro) rosewood back & sides

Elevated mahogany neck

Ebony fingerboard with 20th fret

Der Jung tuning machines

All laquer finishing

Fiberglass hard shell case included

Guitars weight is 1.7 Kg / 3.74 lbs

Stands 98 cm / 38.58 inches tall

Body length is 48 cm / 18.89 inches

Body dept is 9.8 cm / 3.85 inches

Upper bout is 27.5cm  / 10.82 inches

Lower bout is 36.5 cm / 14.37 inches

Signed certificate from the luthier is included with the guitar

 

Please Note, stock photos are used for this model’s listing, the exact guitar pictured is no longer available, the new guitar offered will differ slightly from the current pictures…

 

The Artist Echoes model is quite exceptional, offering a double top guitar in a very affordable price category.

This model is built in a workshop supervised by Yulong Guo, employing between three and five experienced Chinese luthiers. Most of these luthiers are trained by Yulong Guo and have been working with him for many years. This guitar is made with a sober and precise design, rather modern and very recognizable.

It is a powerful and warm sounding instrument. A soft and colourful tone is obtained very easily and without effort. The ease of playing for the left hand is also noticeable, allowing the guitarist to play freely and to progress quickly.

The result is a beautifully crafted guitar whose convincing sound and ease of playing place it among the best guitars in this price range.

Yulong Guo has been building guitars since 1983 and has gained a solid world wide reputation in recent years for his high-quality double top guitars.

He is probably the most renowned Chinese guitar maker in and outside of China.

In 2018 he also introduced a traditionally-built guitar, the “Granada” model, which won 2nd prize at the 2018 “Antonio Marin Montero” Guitar Building Competition in Granada, Spain.