Here's an acoustic sound machine capable of conveying a range of dynamics from the delicate to the explosive.
The innate power and punch of a dozen strings ringing loud and clear is delivered with exceptional panache via Versoul's Buxom 12. How does it convey a range of dynamics from the delicate to the explosive? It has specially stiffened top bracing working for it, as well as extra scale length (25 1/4"). The result is a bold and evenly balanced string-to-string sound, absent the muddy tone that characterizes many 12-strings.
Playability goes hand in hand with tonal excellence, and the Buxom 12 offers a neck designed for action; sleek yet generous (width at nut 46 mm) and designed to accommodate those extra strings on the fingerboard. Finally, this wouldn’t be a Versoul if it didn’t complement sound and playability with striking looks. The elegance of Versoul's trademark headstock design, along with its rosette and gold leaf inlays, makes the Buxom 12 a guitar that appeals equally to the eye, ear, and hands of players.
- Top: fine quality solid red cedar
- Bracing: maple & spruce scalloped
- Back & sides: solid European curly maple or solid East Indian rosewood
- Bindings: all wood binding: maple/black fiber
- Bridge: East Indian rosewood
- Bridge pins: East Indian rosewood
- Saddle/nut: moose shinbone
- Neck: Finnish aspen/maple, two-way adjustable truss rod
- Neck joint: Versoul bolt-on, 13 frets to body
- Frets: 19 / Dunlop 6130
- Tuners: Gotoh SE700 nickel plated
- Pickguard: tortoise shell plastic
- Colors: natural, black top
- Finish: nitrocellulose lacquer
- Rosette And inlays: 23 carat gold leaf
- Peghead veneer: visa birch
- Dot inlay: green abalone shell
- Neck width at nut: 46.5 mm
- Scale length: 25 3/4" (654 mm)
- Lower bout: 425 mm
- Upper bout: 264 mm
- Overall length: 1120 mm
OPTIONS:
- 12 or 14 frets to body neck joint
- Gold pPlated tuners
- Spruce top
- 660 mm scale length
- Strip green abalone shell or white mother of pearl inlays on fingerboard
- 44.5mm nut and wider string spacing at bridge
- Schertler Lydia transducer and preamp