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Tradition 1 Performer Dreadnought Acoustic-Electric Guitar

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Overview

Hand-built from Englemann spruce and wild cherry for excellent dynamic range.

Introduced in 2014, the Tradition 1 Performer has had great reviews from industry magazines like Vintage Guitar (Aug. 2015) “Fat and Clean” and Acoustic Magazine (Feb. 2016) “Sound Quality – Superb, almost faultless”. The unique combination of woods gives the Trad 1 great dynamic range that blooms well up and down the neck. Big open-sounding chords and tight arpeggios make fingerstyle or strummers feel at home. The integrated tone ring around the entire top, opens up the tone and breaks up the structure around the edges for a beautifully balanced and resonant tone. This guitar is very light and responsive – great for the “lead” acoustic player. The Tradition 1 features a body made of solid wild cherry and a top of solid AAA Engelmann spruce.

Includes hardshell case.

Tradition Series
After many years of research and development whilst making conventional acoustic guitars, Mike Miltimore and his team created the all-hand-built Tradition Series Guitars. Encompassing everything that he had learned from his years in his family music store and using outside-of-the-box build construction and structure, this multi-award-winning line of progressive guitars is turning heads with amazing balanced tone. Critical control of action, intonation, even volume and tone make the Riversong Tradition Series a player’s delight.

Features

  • Side monitor soundhole
  • One-piece maple neck
  • EZ action adjustment
  • Straight string pull design
  • Graduated maple leaf inlays
  • Walnut ring rosette
  • D'Addario EXP 16 strings

They may do some things different in Canada, but the great tone this guitar produces will be appreciated everywhere.

Specs

Tradition 1 Performer Dreadnought Acoustic-Electric Guitar Specifications:

Body
  • Body type: Dreadnought
  • Cutaway: Single
  • Top wood: Solid Engelmann spruce
  • Back and sides: Solid wild cherry
  • Bracing pattern: Not specified
  • Body finish: Satin
  • Orientation: Right handed
Neck
  • Neck shape: Thin C  
  • Nut width: 1.653" (42 mm)
  • Fingerboard: Walnut
  • Neck wood: Maple
  • Scale length: 25"
  • Number of frets: 24
  • Neck finish: Satin
Electronics
  • Pickup/preamp: Yes
  • Brand: Fishman 
  • Configuration: Piezo and mic  
  • Preamp EQ: 2-band
  • Feedback filter: No  
  • Tuner: No 
Other
  • Headstock overlay: Not specified
  • Tuning machines: Die-cast nickel
  • Bridge: Walnut
  • Saddle and nut: Graph Tech NuBone
  • Number of strings: 6
  • Special features:
  • Case: Hardshell case
  • Accessories: None
  • Country of origin: Canada
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