McPherson Guitars

Bracing System

Matt McPherson's innovative, state-of-the-art bracing maximizes the available open, "vibrating" area on the inside of the guitar face.

This unique bracing system is an actual thing of beauty. If you see it you will immediately understand why McPherson guitars cost more than their competition

The secret is to minimize connection to the underside of the top, thereby maximizing top vibration and resonation. That's precisely what McPherson's revolutionary bracing structure accomplishes.

Ed Roman Guitars has been a McPherson dealer for almost 3 years. Ed Roman as usual is one of the few music dealers on the cutting edge of any new technology.

Matt McPherson is the Ned Steinberger of Acoustic Guitars, His construction techniques are light years ahead of the competition and will probably never be copied because of the immense costliness Involved.

I have seen scarcely few acoustic guitars that stand up to the McPherson, possibly Some of the very early Dana Bourgeosie & Larrivee & Tacoma V series guitars are on par with it. but I have never seen anything that would downright make it look even in the slightest way inferior.

Matt McPherson is a true Innovator, Not content to follow the herd of guitar builders and stick to the traditional old ways. Matt has developed some amazing features which make his guitars stand out among the crowd.

I don't believe that anyone anywhere could build a better guitar even if they had a $100.000.00 budget at their disposal. The proof is very easy to see. Just spend a few moments comparing a McPherson Rosewood Guitar to almost anyone' else's Brazilian rosewood model. The technology behind the McPherson more than makes up for the lesser costing wood.

Hollowed out laminated cross bracing.

This is pure eye candy to a guitar builder.

All McPherson Guitars feature an asymmetrical sound hole that resides on the top edge of the guitar.

Matt didn't do this just to make his guitars look better than most others. As usual his primary reasoning was for improvement and clarity of Tone.

By moving the sound hole "to the edge," to a very specific and crucial position on the guitar's face, McPherson has effectively increased flexible surface area on the central part of the instrument.

The result is a sound you’ve got to hear to believe!

Cantilever Neck Joint

If You look at the top of the neck joint where the fingerboard protrudes above the body you will immediately notice that the fingerboard is raised above the body. All other flat top guitars glue the fingerboard directly to the body. This patented Cantilever design is probably the single most important feature of the McPherson Guitars.

This "no-touch" design allows the top to vibrate and resound to its fullest potential.

In the three years that Ed Roman has been supplying these incredibly awesome Guitars to world famous guitar players and discerning open minded musicians there has never been one player who did not appreciate immediately the superior sound qualities and fabulous feel of the McPherson Guitar.

The McPherson guitar is not cheap (Most good things aren't) and it's not for everyone. But neither is a Rolls Royce or an Aston Martin.

The lucky few people who will eventually own a McPherson are to be envied because these guitars are absolutely superb.

Ed Roman Bestows An 11 On A Scale Of Ten. "My Friends These Guitars Really Do Go To Eleven"