Please note the above price is a dollar price due to site restrictions had to be shown in sterling
Actual price is Dlrs 4999 + Carraige
Two years to develop, we are thrilled to let you know about the new Martin Taylor JOYA.
A stylish hand carved archtop that can provide all the characteristics demanded upon it by a world class guitar player, this compact beauty comes in at 15" x 76 mm. The JOYA is produced with a premium hand carved, 35mm, AAA solid select American spruce sound-board and hand carved solid flame maple back & sides. Fitted with a flame maple neck the fingerboard, finger-rest, floating bridge & tailpiece are all in Indian ebony.
Completely hand wired in shielded, steel braided cable for increased performance and stability.
Fitted with a floating, Slimbucker Kent Armstrong humbucker with birdseye maple cover compliments
the JOYA perfectly. This contemporary looking archtop produces wonderful warm, crisp tones and is
finished in antique honey or bister nitrocellulose lacquer
Specification as follows
Body Style- Arched back and top, Venetian Cut-away
Body Width at Lower Bout- 375mm
Body Length- 490mm
Body Depth- 76mm
Top Wood- Hand Carved AAA American Spruce
Back & Sides- Hand Carved American Flame Maple
Body Binding- Solid Flame Maple
F Hole Binding- N/A
Nut- Bone
Neck Profile- 44mm at Nut, 59mm at End Fret
Neck Construction- Flame Maple
Neck Binding- Solid Flame Maple
Finger Board- Indian Ebony Fingerboard, No Inlay
Neck Scaling- 625mm, Dove Tail Joint at 14 F
Frets- 20 Jescar EVO Gold
Bridge- Indian Ebony Floating
Finger Rest- Indian Ebony Floating
Tailpiece- Indian Ebony Floating
Tuners- Gotoh SGS510Z Ebony Knobs
Pickups- Kent Armstrong 'Slimbucker' Humbucker with Birds Eye Maple Cover
Pots- Premium CTS 500K Audio Sweep Volume with Ebony Knobs
Output Jack- Switchcraft
Wiring- Shielded Braided Steel
Finish- Antique Honey / Bister Natural Nitrocellulose
Strings- Elixir Nanoweb Nickel Heavy ( 12-52 ) E12152
Case- Hiscox Insulated Flight Case