Guitarist | 1 decade ago
Affordable folk machine demo'd
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Following the success of his six- and 12-string models, British guitarist Paul Brett has a new baby to add to his growing guitar family. Brett began collaborating with the Vintage brand a year or three back, inspired by smaller-body, 12-fret instruments.
This new model continues that theme, but shrinks it to travel-guitar dimensions. The timing is good, not least because travel guitars have gained serious credibility of late: ask Ed Sheeran, with his pint-sized Martin. How small is it? Well, stood next to a standard dreadnought, the tip of the peghead just about reaches the dread's first fret.
It's definitely no toy, though. The tinted solid Sitka spruce top is properly X-braced, the main struts carefully shaped away so the top isn't left too stiff given its small size. Laminated sapele back and sides are joined with proper kerfed lining, and while it's not the most fastidiously tidy internal job, let's just remember this is a £229 travel guitar. Check it out in action in this video demo by Guitarist editor Jamie Dickson.
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