This is a fine piece of modern archtop lutherie if ever we’ve seen it. Bryant Trenier’s approach with the Motif model is plainly dressed, all the better to showcase a rich and expressive voice and high quality tonewoods. European Spruce top carved with an X brace pattern and oval hole; carved Mahogany back and sides, venetian cutaway plus a 3″ body depth for easy playability–and this resonant beauty weighs in under five pounds. Trenier designed this 2008 Motif with acoustic fingerstyle play in mind, and at that it certainly excels. There’s also good headroom for a pick attack. The neck has had the finish smoothed down for a bare wood feel that feels, well, perfect, with an overall full profile that just fits. This instrument is currently purely acoustic, but the pickup jack from a previous pickup remains installed should you choose to amplify.
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Elegant, clean lines define the Motif by Bryant Trenier. To me this is a musician's guitar, clearly built for making music. Its voice is clean, like its lines, with pure notes on every fret. It's timeless. 
Bryant went for a voice that excels for acoustic fingerstyle, and I'd say he more than succeeded. This Motif has a well rounded and expressive voice, plays handsomely, and features a tonewood forward aesthetic that really does it for me. | Scale Length | 25.5 in |
|---|---|
| Nut Width | 1.688 in |
| String Spacing | 2.25 in |
| Woods | Spruce - European |
This is a fine piece of modern archtop lutherie if ever we've seen it. Bryant Trenier's approach with the Motif model is plainly dressed, all the better to showcase a rich and expressive voice and high quality tonewoods
Elegant, clean lines define the Motif by Bryant Trenier. To me this is a musician's guitar, clearly built for making music
Bryant went for a voice that excels for acoustic fingerstyle, and I'd say he more than succeeded. This Motif has a well rounded and expressive voice, plays handsomely, and features a tonewood forward aesthetic that really does it for me. 