Gear Hunter

Gitane Guitars - DG-300

Description

*** Fretwork has been done in the upper register on this guitar by our luthier. Also has a bit of finish flacking on the neck-body junction ( see in the photos. ) ***



By combining ideas from the Modern Gypsy Swing Master and our own knowledgeable product development team, Saga has added the Grandest Gitane and only signature model guitar to datethe DG-300, Modele John Jorgenson! Features include: hand-selected solid spruce used for the top and book-matched, eye-catching Brazilian rosewood used for the back and sides, a custom designed mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard shaped to Johns specific dimensions, and tortoise style body binding, sound hole rosette and tailpiece insert. Certainly a striking appearance at first glance, though its visual appearance is just one aspect that makes this guitar so special.

FEATURES:

- Select solid spruce top with aging toner
- Highly figured Brazilian rosewood back and sides
- A substantial U-shaped mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard and oval fret position markers designed to John Jorgenson specifications
- Long 26 5/8" scale
- Ebony moustache bridge with movable compensated center
- Horizontal body cutaway
- Lightly finished interior body cavity
- Inlaid wood soundhole rosette with tortoise-style square insert and center rings
- Dalmation tortoise-style body binding and tailpiece insert
- Gold-plated tuners and selmer-style tailpiece
- Gold Gitane logo and "Modele John Jorgenson" in script located on peghead
- Shop adjusted