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McPherson 4.5 Acoustic Guitar Recording with Neumann U87 Mics - Redwood/Ebony

Also in this recording Neumann U87Ai Microphone Millennia HV-3R Digital 8 Channel Mic Preamp Lynx Aurora 16 I/O D/A and A/D Converter

Neumann U87Ai microphones used to record this stunning McPherson 4.5 featuring a remarkable redwood top with striped Macassar Ebony backs and sides. The well-known Neumann U87Ai microphones were passed through the Millennia HV3r and a Lynx Aurora converter to create this great-sounding video with this amazing instrument. The recording was conducted inside the Sound Pure Studios in Durham, NC, and feature equipment sold by the Sound Pure Pro Audio division, and this guitar available through the Sound Pure Guitar Boutique. Don't hesitate to give the experts at Sound Pure a call toll free at 888-528-9703 with any of your gear needs. Thanks for watching and please comment and let us know what you think!

Matt McPherson on Bracing and Stereophonics

Also in this recording McPherson 5.0XP Port Orford Cedar/Striped Macassar Ebony #1625 McPherson 4.0XP Port Orford Cedar/Madagascar Rosewood #1637 McPherson 4.0XP Port Orford Cedar/Monterey Cypress #1629 McPherson 4.0XP Redwood/Striped Macassar Ebony #1636 McPherson 3.5XP Engelmann Spruce/Flamed Walnut #1615 McPherson 4.5 Bear Claw Sitka/Flamed Black Acacia #1619

Join Matt McPherson on a discussion about acoustic guitar bracing and stereophonics. The bracing on these instruments is indeed one of the most unique and impressive aspects of these guitars, and a key part of what make... Read more

From McPherson Guitars

Top: Redwood

Back and Sides: Striped Macassar Ebony

Redwood is similar to Cedar, warm, rich, and complex. It exhibits a slighly darker tone with less pronounced bass and more headroom than Cedar.

Striped Macassar Ebony is a very dense and heavy tonewood from Southeast Asia. Macassar Ebony features a robust and loud tone much like rosewood, with great clarity.

Depth: 4" at block and 4.5" at tail block
Scale Length: 25"
Upper Bout: 11 1/8"
Waist: 10"
Lower Bout: 16"
Body Length: 20 1/8"
Overall Length: 41"
Neck Width: Standard 1 3/4" at nut, 2 5/32" at 12th
Neck Width: Wide 1 7/8" at nut, 2 5/32" at 12th
String Spacing: E to E 2 3/16"

Offset Sound Hole

Cantilevered Neck

Truss Rod: Non-Adjustable, unidirectional high-modulus carbon fiber

Ebony Bridge

Ebony bridge pins: unslotted with mother of pearl dot
Fingerboard: Ebony with 14" radius
Frets: All frets dressed by Plek Pro
Nut: Natural Bone
The Buzz Feiten intonation system: Three custom bone saddles set up for low, med, and tall action
Binding: Flamed Koa
Electronics: L.R. Baggs RTS2 system. Ribbon transducer pick-up, pre-amp and volume control
Tuners: Schaller M6G Gold Tuning Machines

Gold Strap Button

Case: Custom fit Ameritage case with built in humidification system
Inlay: McPherson mother of pearl inlay on head cap and mirror image on bridge plate
Finish: UV finish. An extremely durable clear finish which retains tonal integrity of the wood while protecting the guitar from harmful elements
Strings: Elixir Nanoweb medium gauge strings

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