JazzCAT & Au Naturel
Two offerings in my 17″ body shape.
JazzCAT
HAND CARVED INSPIRATION
Features
Inspired by James D’Aquisto, the JazzCAT features an aged German spruce top. The back and sides are European curly maple with hand carved ebony appointments. The peghead is a bevelled sandwich of purple heart, curly maple and ebony veneers. Pearl “Manzer” Signature. The scale length is 64 cm (25-1/4″). The lower bout is 17″ and the sound holes can be f shapes (traditional) or modern as shown on this instrument. The pickguard mounted pickup – the “Jazz Cat” – was designed and made for me by Kent Armstrong. It has that traditional PAF sound with the addition of 12 pole pieces for micro adjustment. The volume and tone controls are hidden under the pickguard and can be easily adjusted with a touch of a fingertip. Finest quality hand carved woods with a custom honey-tangerine burst finish.
Specifications
- Lower Bout: 17″
- Scale: 64 cm – (25-1/4″)
Au Naturel
TOP OF THE LINE ACOUSTIC ARCHTOP
Museum quality
A custom version of this model is in the permanent collection of the Canadian Museum of Civilization.
Design
An acoustic guitar first and foremost, this Manzer Guitar’s top of the line acoustic archtop (17 1/4 ” lower bout).
Materials
Handcarved aged German Spruce carved top / Curly Maple back, sides and neck All Wood bindings / Ebony fingerboard, bridge and tailpiece / Orchid Inlay (abalone) and “Manzer”Signature in peghead.
Inlay
There’s not a lot of inlay (hence the “au naturel” apellation), just a succulent blend of all wood bindings and gorgeous wood, but inlay can be added by request as it was on a custom Au Naturel Guitar called the “Endangers Species Model” commissioned by the Canadian Museum of Civilization.