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Instrument: Archtop Guitars
Brand: Beauregard
Model: Facettes
Finish: Cello/violin burst; Italian Urethane top coat
SKU: GA409-A
Handedness: Right
Made In Year: 2023
Body Style: Facettes
Top: German spruce
Back and sides: Quilted maple
Binding: Rosewood
Pickup: Nemesis pickup (Martin Taylor model) made in England
Fretboard: Ebony (ebony bound)
Fret wire: Gold EVO
Bridge: Ebony
Tuners: Gotoh 510s – Ebony buttons
Standard neck dimensions: .810 at first fret, .910 at 10th
Scale: 25”
Nut width: 1.69" (43mm)
14th fret width: 2.08" (53mm)
Lower bout: 16"
Depth: 3”
Features: F-holes; thumb wheels for volume/tone controls installed on pickguard
Pickguard: Yes
Case: Custom Hoffee
Contains Brazilian Rosewood (Y/N): N
This highly anticipated Facettes archtop from luthier Mario Beauregard made a major splash at the Rocky Mountain Archtop Festival and Fretboard Summit last year! Mario's Facettes design started out as a "very special project that was initially subsidized by Le Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec, based on the work of Mario Lamarre's violins, cellos and double basses". Mario took this inspiration and applied it to an archtop build, taking it through several iterations before this one.
"The facettes are all hand carved, inside and out and the top plate supports a unique parallel bracing system. The result is a modern instrument with incredible acoustic qualities."
This model is crafted with a German spruce top and absolutely stunning quilted maple back and sides, which is beautifully enhanced by the Violin Burst Italian urethane finish. The hand-carved lines on the top and back add incredible dimension, resembling the veins of a leaf, while the suspended ebony tailpiece matches the appointments. Powerful enough to be played acoustic, it has a Nemesis (made for Martin Taylor) hand-wound pickup for when you're ready to plug in, with volume and tone knobs tucked under the pickguard. No doubt this is a once-in-a-lifetime archtop, from one of Canada's finest builders!
Check out our interview below to hear Mario discuss it.
Beauregard Facettes 2023, Violin Burst
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Instrument: Archtop Guitars
Brand: Beauregard
Model: Facettes
Finish: Cello/violin burst; Italian Urethane top coat
SKU: GA409-A
Handedness: Right
Made In Year: 2023
Body Style: Facettes
Top: German spruce
Back and sides: Quilted maple
Binding: Rosewood
Pickup: Nemesis pickup (Martin Taylor model) made in England
Fretboard: Ebony (ebony bound)
Fret wire: Gold EVO
Bridge: Ebony
Tuners: Gotoh 510s – Ebony buttons
Standard neck dimensions: .810 at first fret, .910 at 10th
Scale: 25”
Nut width: 1.69" (43mm)
14th fret width: 2.08" (53mm)
Lower bout: 16"
Depth: 3”
Features: F-holes; thumb wheels for volume/tone controls installed on pickguard
Pickguard: Yes
Case: Custom Hoffee
Contains Brazilian Rosewood (Y/N): N
Description
This highly anticipated Facettes archtop from luthier Mario Beauregard made a major splash at the Rocky Mountain Archtop Festival and Fretboard Summit last year! Mario's Facettes design started out as a "very special project that was initially subsidized by Le Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec, based on the work of Mario Lamarre's violins, cellos and double basses". Mario took this inspiration and applied it to an archtop build, taking it through several iterations before this one.
"The facettes are all hand carved, inside and out and the top plate supports a unique parallel bracing system. The result is a modern instrument with incredible acoustic qualities."
This model is crafted with a German spruce top and absolutely stunning quilted maple back and sides, which is beautifully enhanced by the Violin Burst Italian urethane finish. The hand-carved lines on the top and back add incredible dimension, resembling the veins of a leaf, while the suspended ebony tailpiece matches the appointments. Powerful enough to be played acoustic, it has a Nemesis (made for Martin Taylor) hand-wound pickup for when you're ready to plug in, with volume and tone knobs tucked under the pickguard. No doubt this is a once-in-a-lifetime archtop, from one of Canada's finest builders!
Check out our interview below to hear Mario discuss it.