{"product_id":"pratley-premier-concert-all-solid-maple-smoke-burst-top-electric-guitar-prpc-se-msb","title":"Pratley Premier Concert All Solid Maple Smoke Burst Top Electric Guitar PRPC-SE-MSB","description":"Handcrafted on the Gold Coast in Australia, Pratley Guitars produce world class instruments with unique design and character while maintaining a classic appeal that will endure.\n*This item is special order only - call or email us for construction and shipping times*\nPREMIER SERIES\nThe Premier range takes Pratley's signature construction methods to the next level with AAA Grade Johnstone River Teak bridges and fingerboards, and a variety of tonewoods such as Australian Blackwood, Qld Blue Fig, and Qld Maple. The Premier range also features Pratley's Vintage Burst and Smoke Burst finishes, available on selected models. Extra touches like white mother of pearl notched diamond inlays, a satin nitrocellulose finish with a grain filled premium vintage burst top, binding, purfling, and a 2mm solid Tasmanian Blackwood headstock cap round out these guitars with that extra touch of class and beauty. The Pratley Concert model was inspired by vintage guitars from the 1940's. The body shape has been modernised \u0026amp; the size sits nicely in between the Mini and OM models. It is a smaller full size guitar great for blues, country, folk and finger style playing.\nPRPC-SE-MSB\nBody Shape:\nConcert\nBack \u0026amp; Sides:\nSolid Queensland Maple\nTop:\nSolid Select Queensland Maple Silkwood\nBracing:\nQtr Sawn Queensland Bunya\nFretboard:\nAAA Grade Johnstone River Teak\nBridge:\nAAA Grade Johnstone River Teak\nNeck:\nPremium Queensland Maple\nHead Cap:\n2mm Solid Australian Blackwood\nScale Length:\n25.5\" (647.7mm)\nFrets:\n20\nFret Wire:\nJescar (18% Nickel Silver)\nNut:\n44mm Graphtech (bone colour)\nSaddle:\nGraphtech (bone colour)\nBridge Pins:\nGraphtech (bone colour)\nTuners:\nPratley Chrome (16:1) made by Gotoh Japan\nStrap Button:\nChrome\nInlays:\nWhite Mother of Pearl Notched Diamonds 11mm x 6mm\nRosette:\nRadial grain pattern Qld Fig outer ring \/ Blackwood Inner Ring\nBinding:\nBeech Wood Colour ABS\nPurfling:\nWhite \/ Black \/ White\nTail Wedge:\nBlackwood\nFinish:\nSatin Nitrocellulose Lacquer - Premium Smoke Burst grain filled soundboard\nPickup:\nL.R. Baggs StagePro Element System\nCase:\nPratley Premium Moulded Hardfoam\nStrings:\nElixir Phosphor Bronze Nanoweb 12-53\nPlease Note: Specifications are subject to change at any time. Please refer to\nwww.pratleyguitars.com.au\nThis model can be ordered as left-handed. Call or email for build times and price.\nAbout Pratley Guitars\nMartin Pratley\nstarted building original acoustic guitars at the age of 19, drawing from the fine skills passed down by his woodworking father and Martin’s study in Industrial Design. Martin spent years building custom Stomp Boxes and Guitars, and in 2004, combining his wealth of knowledge, skill, and passion, launched\nPratley Guitars\n.\nNot long after the official launch, Martin brought about the design and production of the first Pratley Cajon’s. The proprietary On\/Off snare design has proven its brilliant simplicity to this day and as such\nPratley\nCajon’s have made their place as one of the leaders worldwide.\nIn the years to come\nPratley\nproducts have become common place in the Australian music scene, being seen in around 50 retail stores across Australia. The guitars themselves continue to go from strength to strength gaining prominence in Canada and securing artist endorsement from beloved Australian artists\nJohn Butler\n,\nAsh Grunwald\n,\nTash Sultana\nand more recently\nSteph Strings\n,\nJack Carty\nand\nJosh Teskey\n.\nWhy choose a Pratley Guitar\nInternationally renowned,\nPratley Guitars\nare handcrafted in Queensland, using stunning Australian tonewoods. The Pratley design is inspired, and the build is exceptional; with a uniquely created neck joint to enhance setup and playability and quality hardware as standard. Made for the Australian climate, Pratley’s signature bracing design means that the guitars can better tolerate fluctuations in humidity; ensuring exceptional performance in both dry and humid conditions.\nThe Tonewoods\nPratley Guitars\nhave a real passion for using the native timber from our beautiful country. Using Australian tone-woods gives\nPratley\nacoustic guitars a voicing that stands out among international brands.\nUsing local native timber species allows each\nPratley Guitar\nto be much more environmentally friendly. Instead of importing timber from different countries all over the world, a number of premium tonewoods that grow within 4hrs drive of the\nPratley\nfactory are used. This combined with the fact that the\nBunya\nsoundboards come from trees that can be harvested after 30-40 years makes sustainability a big part of the\nPratley Guitar\nethos. (For example, Spruce soundboards often come from trees 200-400 years old).\nPremium Australian tonewoods you can find used in a\nPratley Guitar\nare\nQueensland Bunya\n,\nQueensland Maple Silkwood\n,\nAustralian Cedar,\nAustralian\nBlackwood\n\u0026amp;\nQueensland Blue Fig\n. And for those after a more traditional build, the Studio series features a range of guitars that use\nRosewood\nand\nSpruce.\nThe Fretboard\nThe unique tonewoods do not stop with the body of the guitar. Each\nPratley Guitar\nhas a fretboard made with either\nJohnstone River Teak\nor\nWenge\n.\nJohnstone River Teak\n(JRT) is a topical hardwood similar to\nIndian rosewood\nin density \u0026amp; oil content. It makes a very stable fretboard that sits perfectly in the sweet spot of oily, hard, \u0026amp; with a good weight. It also holds frets very well.\nWenge\nis an African wood that is beautiful and dark. It is tonally \u0026amp; visually amazing. This super hardwearing tone-wood is a great addition to the more expensive models.\nThe fretboard is also a\nfloating fretboard\nwith its end sitting just above the soundboard. Many companies compromise the soundboard geometry to create the correct angle to glue on the fretboard. Others machine the fretboard thin to thick to create the angle.\nPratley Guitars\nkeep the full thickness of the neck \u0026amp; fretboard through, past the last fret and then allow the fretboard to float above the top. Traditional stringed instruments  such as violin \u0026amp; cello also do this as it allows the maker to focus on the voice of the soundboard without compromise.\nThe Neck\nThe neck carve is high performing with 2-way adjustable truss rod \u0026amp; twin torsion bars. Both Truss rod \u0026amp; torsion bars run across the 14\nth\nfret body intersection which prevents any hump forming. Having the truss rod \u0026amp; bars run the full length of the neck allows for a more even relief arc from 1st to last fret.\nPratley Guitars\nuse a set neck joining method which means the full thickness neck is glued into a solid timber pocket. The natural taper of the neck when fitted into the pocket creates a wedge joint similar to a horizontal dovetail.\nPratley\nhave also eliminated the\n'OLD WORLD'\nheel which came from the Spanish heel method of construction. Removing the heel has reduced weight and allowed greater access to fretboard. Each neck is carefully fitted and glued into the body pocket to maximise resonant transfer.\nThe Bracing\nUsing his Industrial Design background,\nMartin Pratley\nhas developed the\nA-X\ntop bracing pattern to prevent bridge roll (top belly-ing) while enhancing the articulation and sweetness of tone. The bracing is also made from premium quarter sawn\nBunya\nand is designed in a way that improves resonant transfer between the top, sides \u0026amp; back. The backs also have a 4.5M radius dome joined with the sides using their proprietary laser kerf linings.\nThe Headstock\nAn optimised\nScarf Joint Head Angle\nis used to provide a good string break angle and superior strength.","brand":"Pratley Guitars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51897321783581,"sku":"PRPC-SE-MSB","price":3999.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0998\/2092\/9309\/files\/PRPC-SE-MSB_97f7df17-6658-42f7-adb9-099241158a1c.webp?v=1781805067","url":"https:\/\/scarlettmusic.com.au\/products\/pratley-premier-concert-all-solid-maple-smoke-burst-top-electric-guitar-prpc-se-msb","provider":"Scarlett Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}