Maton EM100C-808 Messiah Acoustic Electric Guitar - Natural Gloss

A Maton masterpiece! Blending only the very best materials available, with exquisite craftsmanship, the new Maton Messiah EM100C represents a total, no compromise approach. Flawless attention to detail guarantees your Messiah will be an instrument of pride and pleasure for many years to come.

The new Maton Messiah EM100C has been remodelled for a new beginning since 2012. Featuring a newly tuned, scalloped braced top and Solid Rosewood back and side sets, this Australian Music Industry icon has taken its classic worldly timbers and expanded its tonal spectrum. A new Solid Mahogany Neck adds thickness to its deeper and richer tone and again the Maton UV paint finishes this model with a finer and more refined quality. The Maton signature M MOP decal on the headstock is the finishing touch to a guitar that is truly a world class performer.

The idea behind the new Messiah is to bring together the best of the world’s tonewoods to reinvigorate our flagship model. You could say the Messiah has been reborn, in that it now stands out from the pack aesthetically and tonally.We have taken the Messiah and maximised its tone and projection. The combination of scalloped bracing, mahogany neck, a thinner, rounded, back and an ultra thin UV finish has brought the Messiah up to where it belongs - The king of Maton’s range!

Model: EM100c 808 Messiah
Body Shape: 808 W/Cutaway
Soundboard: "AAA" Grade Spruce
Rosette: Herringbone
Bracing: Scalloped Maton X
Back and Sides: Indian Rosewood
Outer Binding: Blackwood w/Maple Pinstripe
Inner Binding: Herringbone
Neck: Mahogany
Scale Length: 64.77cm (25.5")
Headstock Veneer: Ebony, Maple Pinstripe/Keyhole
Fingerboard & Bridge: Ebony
Fretwire: Jescar FW43080
Number of Frets: 21

Fingerboard Radius: 304.8mm (12")
Nut Width: 44.1mm (1.736" - 1 47/64")
14th Fret: Width 55mm (2.165" - 2 11/64")
Fingerboard Inlays: Pearl Snowflakes - "Messiah" Pearl Block on 17th Fret
Back & Sides Finish: UV Gloss/Natural
Top Finish: UV Gloss/Natural
Bridge Pins: Ivory ABS
Machine Heads: Gold Grover Rotomatic
Pickguard: Tortoiseshell with Gold M
End Pin/Strap: Gold
Nut & Saddle: Bone
Case: Included
Pickup: AP5 PRO
Strings: Elixir Nanoweb Phosphor Bronze 12-53