{"product_id":"pledger-slope-shoulder-d-luthier-built-dreadnought-acoustic-guitar-1","title":"Pledger Slope Shoulder D Luthier Built Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar","description":"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:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis 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 \u0026amp; Mike’s Guitar Bar with 12-53 bronze strings and easy-playing action.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nNeck Specs:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n-Wood: Mahogany\u003cbr\u003e\n-Shape: Medium C, slight shoulders (almost a soft V in the upper registers), measuring .875” 1st fret, .970” 12th fret\u003cbr\u003e\n-Fretboard: Ebony slab, 14th fret join\u003cbr\u003e\n-Frets: Slender, pristine\u003cbr\u003e\n-Scale Length: 25.4”\u003cbr\u003e\n-Nut: 1 3\/4”, bone\u003cbr\u003e\n-Tuners: Gotoh 510 Mini, Gold\u003cbr\u003e\n-Joinery: Dovetail\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBody Specs:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n-Wood: Carpathian spruce, African wenge\u003cbr\u003e\n-Finish: French Polish\u003cbr\u003e\n-Bracing: Sitka spruce scalloped X top bracing, mahogany back bracing\u003cbr\u003e\n-Bridge Ebony, compensated bone saddles\u003cbr\u003e\n-Plastics: Tortoise pickguard\u003cbr\u003e\n-Binding: Flame maple, Amboyna burl end graph\u003cbr\u003e\n-Label: Signed by Clayton Pledger\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe guitar comes with a TKL hardshell case and factory paperwork.","brand":"Pledger","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48661343994112,"sku":"55_NEW","price":3999.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/4437\/4714\/files\/medium_98b3aaa8-bb6f-464d-b40d-b49d3f1a82bd.jpg?v=1777491741","url":"https:\/\/mmguitarbar.com\/products\/pledger-slope-shoulder-d-luthier-built-dreadnought-acoustic-guitar-1","provider":"Mike \u0026 Mike's Guitar Bar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}