Veillette Guitars introduces the Mark IV
Gryphon, High-Tuned Unison 12-String. The Gryphon is a sweet little hybrid
instrument that plays like a guitar and sounds like a mandolin. Pitched almost
an octave above standard, (tuned to open D) with 6 pairs of unison strings, this
short-scale (18.5 inches, 21 frets) guitar-olin is easy to play and really fun.
With the upper range of a mandolin and extended lower range of a mandola, yet
tuned and fingered like a guitar with comfortably spaced frets, the diminutive
Gryphon packs a mighty punch. It's a 12-string guitar, it's a mandolin, it's the
Gryphon!
The Mk IV Gryphon
Specifications:
Type of Instrument:
Single-cutaway, semi-solid body electric/acoustic guitar, unison courses tuned
to D above standard guitar tuning
Price:
$1595.00 - Gig bag included
Body:Poplar with maple top
Neck:Bolt-on, one-piece hard rock maple
Fingerboard:Wenge
Frets:Nickel-silver - 22
Nut: Zero-fret
Bridge:Dovetail-anchored Wenge
Tuning Machines:Deluxe Mini-Gotohs
Electronics: Alvarez System 500A piezoelectric bridge transducer with active,
3-band EQ, mid-range contour and volume controls
Scale Length: 18 1/2"
Neck Width at Nut:2"
Body Width:11"
Body Depth:2 1/16"
Total Length:30 ½"
Weight:5 ½ lbs.
Finish:Satin polyurethane
Color: Black, amber, stone or deep red stain
Options:Left-handed (no extra charge), colors, finishes, fingerboard woods,
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