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Natural Finish 'Jumbo' 6-string acoustic-electric guitar. It has a beautiful flamed maple siding and back with a maple neck. In all honesty, it is an absolutely beautiful guitar. I starting playing guitar when I was 15 and since then have been in one band where we played mostly covers of alternative songs. I currently and will hopefully be in the future, leading worship in a church. I love the old acoustic fold as well as the modern and some nice soft rock is always a plus in my mind.

I purchased this guitar off of American Musical Supply. They had a great sale going on and I ended up getting the guitar for $449, which is about $250 less than anywhere else.

Wonderful tone, beautiful look, amazing electronics. When plugged in, this baby will blow you away. Clean, crisp...just plain gorgeous.

It needs to be professionally set up when out of the box. The action is a bit high.

Solid and wonderfully made. Excellent all around quality.

This guitar is spectacular. If you are looking for a guitar in its price range, I really feel you cannot beat it. I've played for awhile and have tried many guitars and I honestly feel this ranks up there with some of the more expensive guitars.

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