Bashkin JM, Figured Maple & Swiss Spruce
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Details
Not just an artist and musician, Colorado-based luthier Michael Bashkin comes to lutherie with a background in the study of trees and the mechanics of wood. He describes his JM model as a "mid-sized dynamic contemporary guitar". That it certainly is, from tone to aesthetics. With a 15.6" lower bout, he achieves the low end power and presence of a larger guitar while still keeping the clarity and balance of the OM shape. Swiss spruce offers a wide dynamic range and a quick response, as well as a sparkle in the high end that is perfectly supported by the maple back and sides. Michael's maple guitars are some of the best around, setting a high bar for the potential of this less common acoustic guitar tonewood. This guitar has remarkable articulation and clarity from low to high, making it a perfect instrument for both intricate fingerstyle as well as strumming, and for standard tuning as well as exploring drop tunings.
- Top: Swiss spruce
- Back and sides: Flamed European maple
- Neck: Mahogany
- Fretboard: Macassar ebony
- Bridge: Macassar ebony
- Bindings: Indian rosewood
- Purfling: Santos rosewood
- Rosette: Desert ironwood burl
- Linings: Sycamore
- Headstock overlay: Rosewood w/ maple and Thuja burl
- Bracing: Engelmann spruce
- Tuners: Waverly 1:21
- Fret wire: EVO gold w/ hemispherical ends
- Scale length: 25.4"
- Nut width: 1-3/4"
- String spacing: 2-1/4"
- Year of build: 2021
- Case: Visesnut Deluxe
- Michael's preferred strings: John Pearse 600L
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Why buy this guitar
Key Features
- Design
- The Bashkin JM is a mid-sized guitar, similar to an OM with a wider 15.6" lower bout
- Tonewoods
- Balanced, warm Swiss spruce is supported by figured maple, for a clear, articulate tone
- Appointments
- Michael's modern aesthetic is executed with the delicate use of rosewood, ironwood and sycamore
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Bashkin Guitars
Michael Bashkin has been at the forefront of the modern acoustic lutherie scene for decades. With crisp, elegant designs and extraordinary craftsmanship and the tonal response, a Bashkin guitar is extremely inspirational. Immediate, rich and sophisticated they are superb instruments for the discerning contemporary player.
