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Fernando A. Jaén is an independent and solitary guitarmaker (these are his own words) based in Cuenca, Spain which is a beautiful city just to the southeast of Madrid. Jaén builds both traditional guitars (mostly semi-hollow and hollowbody archtops) and unusual (again, his own words) instruments. Instruments from the latter category are mostly his own designs, mainly for guitar shows, while others come from audacious proposals from players. Jaén, like TFOA, likes to conduct his business with a personal touch. That is why he drove all the way from Spain to show us this brandnew Siracusa 16" archtop. We were so impressed by this instrument we quickly shook hands and are now very excited to put it on offer for you! What became immediately apparent when meeting Jaén is that he is very meticulous when it comes to his instruments. Every little detail has been carefully planned out and painstakingly crafted. He demands nothing but perfection. This is why I think I should mention that if you want an extensive description of this guitar from the builder himself you should check out this page on his website dedicated to this guitar. For now we'll just stick with the highlights. On his website, Jaén describes the Siracusa 16 as "100% acoustic, 100% electric". Now this is not the first time we have heard this claim, but it is the first time we can fully corrobarate it! Both amplified and acoustic it has a distinct character which will make you question if the sound is either acoustic or electric. The 16" wide body was crafted using fantastic Carved zebrano for the back, bent zebrana sides and a carved European spruce top with a unique and graceful soundhole which runs along the bass side from the waist almost all the way to the upper bout. Both of these tonewoods make the instrument supremely responsive. The comfortable C-shaped neck is a 3-piece made out of curly maple with a 25,5" scale length, stainless steel frets, curly/mottled ebony fretboard and absolutely amazingly consealed Gotoh "Stealth" machines embedded in the headstock and covered with a thin layer of carbon-fiber re-enforced ebony. The humbucking pickups with ebony covers are also of his own making and have almost been seamlessly integrated with the ebony pickguard, the entire unit was also re-enforced with carbon-fiber. The controls consits out of individual volume- and tone controls for both pickups, a 3-way pickup selector and a coil-split functionality. The last innovative features I want to mention are the fully adjustable ebony bridge (please read the blog post about this on his website, I cannot begin to properly explain how it works), and the tailpiece which also serves as a ground for the strings (also comes with its own blog post). Included with the guitar is a Hiscox Hardshell case. Specifications Model: Siracusa Finish: Natural (nitro) Body Material: Carved Zebrano back, Bent Zebrano Sides Top Material: Carved European Spruce Lefty No Body Details: Zebrano bindings with plastic purflings, ebony carbon-fiber re-enforced pickguard Neck Material: Curly maple Neck Profile: C-shape Fingerboard Material: Muttled Ebony Fingerboard Radius: 12” Neck Details: Zebrano headstock overlay Nutwidth: 43 mm - 1 11/16" Scale Length: 648 mm - 25 1/2" Bridge: Adjustable Ebony Tailpiece: Grounded Ebony Pickups: Jaén Humbucking Pickups Tuners: Gotoh "Stealth" machines Controls: Individual volume- and tone controls, 3-way pickup selector, coil split Weight: 2,1kg Condition: New Cosmetic Condition: None Modifications/, Repairs: None Tech Notes: None Travels in: Hiscox hardshell case Accessories: None

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