Built in collaboration with Seth Avett of The Avett Brothers, a high-altitude Swiss spruce top is featured for the top of this 14-fret Dreadnought. Harvested in winter months to produce a lighter-weight wood with better stiffness, this wood features a tight and even grain. This guitar also sports three-piece back composed of East Indian rosewood with a flamed koa center wedge. Seth himself designed the copper snowflake inlay placed in this guitar's ebony fretboard.
In Depth
Model: D-35 Seth Avett
Construction: Mahogany Blocks/Dovetail Neck Joint
Body Size: D 14-Fret
Top: High Altitude Swiss Spruce
Rosette: Style 28 - Fine Herringbone Center Ring
Top Bracing Pattern: Standard ''X''
Top Braces: Solid Adirondack Spruce 1/4''
Back Material: Solid East Indian Rosewood - 3pc w/Flamed Koa Wedge wood
Back Purfling: Style 35
Side Material: Solid East Indian Rosewood
Endpiece: Grained Ivoroid
Endpiece Inlay: Black/White Boltaron
Binding: Grained Ivoroid
Top Inlay Style: Fine Herringbone
Side Inlay: Multiple Black/White Boltaron
Back Inlay: Black/White Boltaron
Neck Material: Select Hardwood
Neck Shape: Performing Artist Profile
Nut Material: Bone
Headstock: Solid/Square Taper
Headplate: Solid East Indian Rosewood/Large Golden Era Style Decal
Heelcap: Grained Ivoroid with Multiple Black/White Boltaron Inlay
Fingerboard Material: Solid Black Ebony
Scale Length: 25.4''
Number of Frets Clear: 14
Number of Frets Total: 20
Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1-3/4''
Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2-1/8''
Fingerboard Position Inlays: Custom Avett Copper Snowflake Design
Fingerboard Binding: Grained Ivoroid
Finish Back & Sides: Polished Gloss
Finish Top: Polished Gloss
Finish Neck: Satin
Bridge Material: Solid Black Ebony
Bridge Style: Belly
Bridge String Spacing: 2-3/16''
Saddle: 16'' Radius/Compensated/White Tusq
Tuning Machines: Grover Nickel V97-18NA StaTite
Recommended Strings: Martin SP Lifespan Phosphor Bronze Medium Gauge (MSP7200)
Bridge & End Pins: White w/Tortoise Dots - End Pin Jack w/Chrome Cap