Cole Clark

Made in Australia All solid timber (native Australian woods) dreadnought with internally carved top and back Finish: Nitrocellulose (natural satin) Neck - Quilted Maple Top - Solid Bunya or “AA” grade solid spruce top Solid Bunya, Quiltedd Maple or blackwood back and sides Inlaid timber face edge and rosette, all timber binding Solid rosewood bridge and fingerboard (block inlays) Grover Machine Heads Cutaway for upper fret access Dual input Acoustic Pick up (DIAP) Dual Input pick up is Piezo type, bridge mounted and top plate sensor. UTILIZATION What a great instrument. The guitar excels in playability factors - any playing technique is possible, and causes the guitar to respond instantly and with authority. This is one of those "make you play better" instruments, as it will shine a spotlight on every single nuance of your playing, including any and every mistake. The build quality is of the highest caliber, and I love the fact that the guitar uses native woods from Australia! So many guitar companies nowadays will import wood, and while they result in great instruments, many times it could be considered a huge waste of natural resources (oil for shipping, trees wasted in shipping accidents, etc). This lets some little-used woods shine through for tone and looks, and allows Cole Clark to have a very recognizable product. SOUNDS The sound from this guitar is thunderous, yet angelic. It will do whatever you tell it to do, so long as you ask nicely. The low end is huge, yet not overwhelming or muddy, and the top end has a vibrant shimmer to it. Middle frequencies get a bit of natural compression from the top, and they have a crisp presence. The pickup does a great job of translating the natural acoustic properties of the guitar into an amplified signal - it does not accentuate or cut any specific range, but it merely presents an accurate picture of the tonal response. OVERALL OPINION WOW. I can't recommend these guitars highly enough. The sound is incredible, the playability is out of this world, and they have such a great vibe! They look traditional enough from a few feet away, but getting up close, one can tell that this is not your grandpa's D-28. This is a perfect guitar.

I have been playing for 3 years and have been playing non stop so decided to buy a high-end guitar. I had my mind set on a Ibanez electric until I played the Cole Clark FL1. I got the Cole Clark FL1 at the local store in my town for pretty much 1000$, At first i had my mind set on an electric but as soon as I played the Cole Clark FL1 it just blew my mind. The sound on it is just INCREDIBLE!! Especially for the price, i played my guitar teachers 2800$ Hohner and much preferred the Cole Clark. It also works for many types of music, blues , classical, pretty much everything you can think of. The action is perfect, the sound is perfect, the neck is perfect, the body is perfect (indian rosewood), the whole thing is just great, please just try one and you'll want to buy it the next day. In fact I went into the store to order my Ibanez and just decided to play it and then i bought it about 2 hours later and never regret it! Since the wood is Indian Rosewood, it makes it sound much better but loweres the durability, so it straches easily. But they offer a 5 year parts and labour warranty so it should be all good. They are also very good (the company that is) because they usually send you a completety new guitar if something happened to it. VERY GOOD explained above abit. Very high quality. You cannot imagine the sound!!! You cannot live until you try one, please try one and you will not regret it. This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com