Artist HG500 Solid Cedar Top Classical Guitar

Artist HG500 Solid Cedar Top Classical Guitar

The Solid Cedar top gives the HG500 that classic cedar warmth and bottom end. The back and sides are a beautiful Laminated Walnut which is very eye-catching. The guitar also features a Laurel fretboard and bridge and a 3 Ply Okoume neck with a Spanish Heel for the neck join. For those of you that don't know the Spanish heel, it is a much more difficult way of making a guitar but it greatly improves the sustain, on standard Classical guitars they often use dowels to attach the neck and a lot of tone can be lost through this type of joint.

The guitars preamp/equaliser is a Presys II by the acoustic preamp heavyweights, Fishman.

As with all our solid top guitars we use a bone nut and saddle, the density of the bone allows great tone and sustain, the typical plastic nuts are quite soft and have the effect of deadening the sound.

Note: This guitar does not have strap buttons

The Tech Features

Brand: Artist

Model: HG500 

Body Size: 39''

Type: Solid-Top Classical Guitar with Nylon Strings

Woods: 

• Top - Solid Cedar,  
• Back and Sides - Laminated Walnut
• Fingerboard and Bridge - Laurel
• Nack - 3-ply Okoume

Scale Length: 25.5 Inches

Nut: 52mm Bone Nut

Frets: 19 Frets. 1mm 2.3 White Copper Fretwires

Bindings:

• Front and Back - Sapele Black-White Binding
• Fingerboard - Laurel Wood Binding

Strings: Savarez 500CJ

Truss Rod: Yes

Colour: Gloss Natural

Optional Hardcases: CC300

Optional Gig Bags: HGBAG39, BAG39

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