Pledger Slope Shoulder D Luthier Built Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar
$4,699.99
$4,699.99
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Up for sale, a Pledger Slope Shoulder D, brand new and complete with a hardshell case. Built by hand with finesse, care, and intention, Pledger Guitars is a one-man shop, where Clayton Pledger carefully crafts exceptional instruments with unique design and tonal properties. Pledger recently relocated to Chelsea, VT, but this particular Slope Shoulder D was made at the original Portland, OR workshop. As Clayton Pledger describes his journey with luthiery:
"Building instruments came from my love of music, enjoyment in working with wood, and the desire to create something beautiful and useful in the world. In my little shop I build around six, one-of-a-kind guitars a year. I look at building each guitar as a slow meditation, one that involves a lot of sweet talking, listening and responding to my materials, and many hours to complete. During the process, the guitar and I develop a strong bond that will last for my lifetime; I will always be there for it."
This Slope Shoulder D takes full advantage of one of the acoustic guitar's most celebrated and time-tested shapes, and the tonewood complement features solid African wenge back and sides paired with a (scalloped) X-braced Carpathian spruce top, mahogany neck, and slab ebony fingerboard. With 14 frets clear of the body and a full 25.4” scale, this Pledger has plenty of power and projection on tap, with excellent string-to-string clarity. Immediate and snappy with great treble articulation, this Slope Shoulder D has rich upper-midrange bloom, vibrant trebles, and a tight low end, with an ideal amount of smooth growl when digging in hard. The Slope Shoulder D excels at both strumming and fingerpicking, switching from big and bold to sweet and clear with ease. Weighing 5lbs, this Slope Shoulder D has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 12-53 bronze strings and easy-playing action.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Mahogany
-Shape: Medium C, slight shoulders (almost a soft V in the upper registers), measuring .875” 1st fret, .970” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Ebony slab, 14th fret join
-Frets: Slender, pristine
-Scale Length: 25.4”
-Nut: 1 3/4”, bone
-Tuners: Gotoh 510 Mini, Gold
-Joinery: Dovetail
Body Specs:
-Wood: Carpathian spruce, African wenge
-Finish: French Polish
-Bracing: Sitka spruce scalloped X top bracing, mahogany back bracing
-Bridge Ebony, compensated bone saddles
-Plastics: Tortoise pickguard
-Binding: Flame maple, Amboyna burl end graph
-Label: Signed by Clayton Pledger
The guitar comes with a TKL hardshell case and factory paperwork.
"Building instruments came from my love of music, enjoyment in working with wood, and the desire to create something beautiful and useful in the world. In my little shop I build around six, one-of-a-kind guitars a year. I look at building each guitar as a slow meditation, one that involves a lot of sweet talking, listening and responding to my materials, and many hours to complete. During the process, the guitar and I develop a strong bond that will last for my lifetime; I will always be there for it."
This Slope Shoulder D takes full advantage of one of the acoustic guitar's most celebrated and time-tested shapes, and the tonewood complement features solid African wenge back and sides paired with a (scalloped) X-braced Carpathian spruce top, mahogany neck, and slab ebony fingerboard. With 14 frets clear of the body and a full 25.4” scale, this Pledger has plenty of power and projection on tap, with excellent string-to-string clarity. Immediate and snappy with great treble articulation, this Slope Shoulder D has rich upper-midrange bloom, vibrant trebles, and a tight low end, with an ideal amount of smooth growl when digging in hard. The Slope Shoulder D excels at both strumming and fingerpicking, switching from big and bold to sweet and clear with ease. Weighing 5lbs, this Slope Shoulder D has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 12-53 bronze strings and easy-playing action.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Mahogany
-Shape: Medium C, slight shoulders (almost a soft V in the upper registers), measuring .875” 1st fret, .970” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Ebony slab, 14th fret join
-Frets: Slender, pristine
-Scale Length: 25.4”
-Nut: 1 3/4”, bone
-Tuners: Gotoh 510 Mini, Gold
-Joinery: Dovetail
Body Specs:
-Wood: Carpathian spruce, African wenge
-Finish: French Polish
-Bracing: Sitka spruce scalloped X top bracing, mahogany back bracing
-Bridge Ebony, compensated bone saddles
-Plastics: Tortoise pickguard
-Binding: Flame maple, Amboyna burl end graph
-Label: Signed by Clayton Pledger
The guitar comes with a TKL hardshell case and factory paperwork.
