Until December 31, purchase any Maton Acoustic guitar and go into the running to win a $1,000 Qantas Travel Voucher and Exclusive Maton Factory Tour courtesy of Maton. To enter customers must complete the warranty registration form, sign up for the newsletter, and upload proof of purchase. Learn more here (T&Cs Apply). Offer ends December 31, 2024. The Maton SRS808 incorporates solid Blackwood back and sides and a Western Red Cedar top. The SRS808 is an absolutely beautiful little guitar and combines the warm, full tones of Blackwood with the top end sparkle of Cedar
A forward shifting of the X braces and the shifting of scallop peaks to nodal points around the soundboard help to enhance the vibration of the top. The shifting of the X braces also allowed the inclusion of a second, parallel tone bar which allows the scalloping of both tone bars, and spreads the load while reducing mass.
Adjusted bracing heights as well as a locked15 foot radius for the arch of the back, gave us the plate resonance separation we were looking for between top and back. We now have the full, open, lower frequency response we were looking for as well as a crisp, well defined treble response.
The new 808 series sounds a whole lot bigger than a small bodied guitar should. We were hoping the end of this journey would produce a guitar that amazes the player at first strum, then continues to impress as each aspect of the sound of the guitar meets and surpasses the player’s expectation.
Features
- Body Shape: 808
- Face: "A" Grade Western Red Cedar
- Back and Sides: Blackwood
- Neck: Queensland Maple
- Fingerboard & Bridge: Indian Rosewood
- Number of Frets: 21
- Scale Length: 64.77cm (25.5")
- Fingerboard Radius: 304.8mm (12")
- Machine Heads: Chrome Grover Rotomatic
- Nut & Saddle: Bone
- Pickup: AP5-PRO
- Includes Genuine Maton Hard Case
- Australian Made