The MRK01B is a custom-designed medium-sized guitar. This guitar was hand-built using a Sitka Spruce top and highly flamed Maple for the back and sides. The sound hole is larger than standard and is trimmed with abalone and violin-inspired binding. Unique abalone inlay adorns the Ebony fingerboard along with Ebony and abalone binding. The MRK Artistry MRK01B guitar is inspired by both an old-style Martin and the more modern Kinkade-style instruments. The lower and upper bouts have been shaped to offer a more pronounced radius that is enhanced by a body depth of 3-1/2" at the neck connection and 4" at the lower end. Both the front and rear plates have a slight outward radius that provides a nice even response across all strings.
Specifications:
- Pickup: LR Baggs Active I-Beam with preamp and volume - installed prior to shipping
- Top: Sitka Spruce
- Back & Sides: Flamed Maple
- Binding: Ebony and Maple purfling with abalone binding
- Headplate: Ebony
- Fingerboard: Ebony with custom abalone inlay
- Rosette: Abalone and purfling
- Neck: Flamed Maple
- Bridge & Pins: Custom Ebony bridge with Ebony and abalone bridge pins
- Pickguard: Handmade Rosewood scratchplate
- Finish: Hand polished lacquer
- Tuning Machines: Gotoh 510 black tuning machines
- Strings: Elixir Light steel strings
- Scale length: 25-1/4" scale
Body Width: 14-7/8” - Case: Hard case included