b'Blackwood AlexanderA deviation from my usual approach. projection and a wide range of tonalveneer, and blue coloured lines on Its a long time since I used Sitkacolour. Being a Personal Selection,the corners and in the laminated spruce on a short scale guitar; mostits all my choice, and the Blackwoodneck. To keep up appearances it of my customers prefer the warmeris incredibly dark, one of those timeshas Gotoh 510 tuners with black sound of a softer timber, or a longerwhen the photography was a littlebuttons, and additional black scale to take advantage of the stifferdifficult. Im sure Mike English thinks Ipurfling lines on the soundboard timber. But - its an exceptional piecedo this on purpose.to emphasise the creamy Sitka. of Sitka, very stiff, and lovely grain,Its a very clear sound, lots and lotsOh, and a 45 mm fingerboard for so Ive worked it rather thinner thanof overtones in all the right places,fingerpickers.usual to get extra response.Its sizeand lots of headroom, very, veryIt is quite breathtaking to look at, and and grain pattern suit the Alexandernice indeed. feels gorgeous.shape very nicely and Ive put itIve blinged it up a little with together with African BlackwoodSnakewood bindings and headstock back and sides to get maximum 254'