Glass smooth, and a dream machine with both hands on deck. Simon Fay’s Model One manages to pack a voluminous kind of power into an easy-playing body with only 15 inches across the lower bout, here with Madagascar Rosewood back and sides plus German Spruce on top for creamy mids and bell-like treble response. Playability is further enhanced with an understated arm bevel, florentine cutaway, and a 25.5-25″ multiscale setup. A slightly wider fingerboard with 1 13/16″ nut feels oh so comfortable for otherwise cramped chord shapes. We absolutely love this one in DADGAD, where that extended bass register really the room to stretch its legs. The voice is characterized by a smooth note-to-note balance and round trebles. Elegant Rodgers tuners at the headstock, EVO frets, and a custom Hoffee case with added Thinsulate layer for maximum protection rounds out the package.
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The voice has a richness than kind of builds and swells after the initial attack. I love it in DADGAD, especially with the 25.5-25 inch multiscale fretboard. 
Excellent balance across the registers makes for such a fun fingerstyle experience. Very glassy, very smooth, very nice indeed. | Scale Length | 25 in - 25.5 in |
|---|---|
| Nut Width | 1.813 in |
| String Spacing | 2.188 in |
| Woods | Spruce - German, Rosewood - Madagascar |
Glass smooth, and a dream machine with both hands on deck. Simon Fay's Model One manages to pack a voluminous kind of power into an easy-playing body with only 15 inches across the lower bout, here with Madagascar Rosewood back and sides plus German Spruce on top for creamy mids and bell-like treble response
The voice has a richness than kind of builds and swells after the initial attack. I love it in DADGAD, especially with the 25.5-25 inch multiscale fretboard.
Excellent balance across the registers makes for such a fun fingerstyle experience. Very glassy, very smooth, very nice indeed. 