MORRIS HAND MADE PREMIUM The legendary fingerstyle guitar, the S-101III! 2024 Limited Edition Black Model! Maurice has a long history as a domestic manufacturer and has a wide range of fans, from legendary musicians to amateurs. Despite their careful craftsmanship, they boast incredible cost performance and offer a wide lineup that covers everything from folk style to finger style. Maurice is a long-established Japanese brand that dominated the folk music boom of the 1970s, but it was also Maurice that developed and released a guitar that was ideal for the new movement known as "fingerstyle guitar" in the 2000s, playing a key role in spreading and recognizing this style throughout Japan. The S Series was released in 2001 as a dedicated fingerstyle instrument and gained popularity for its style-specific playability and outstanding sound. Since then, it has been improved many times, and is now a guitar series that continues to be in use today, more than 20 years later, as a ``masterpiece of fingerstyle guitar'' loved by a wide range of players, from beginners to veterans. This model is a limited edition version of the classic fingerstyle guitar "S-101 III," which is by far the most popular model in the S series. The original "S-101 III" is the third-generation model of the S-101, a particularly popular model in the S Series due to its versatile ease of use. It features a Grand Auditorium/Deep Round body with a solid Sitka spruce top, solid Indian rosewood back and sides, mahogany neck, and ebony fingerboard and bridge. The unique rounded back design delivers a full, rich low end while maintaining a well-balanced range. Furthermore, further improvements to the bracing and internal body structure from the previous model result in a powerful yet airy sound. The guitar is packed with features that perfectly meet the demands of fingerstyle guitarists, including a long scale and Gotoh peg tuners that provide exceptionally stable pitch even in drop tunings, a 44mm nut that prevents finger cramming, and an ultra-thin neck shape that provides excellent playability even with precise fingering. While it's usually finished in a natural, woody satin finish, this model is finished in a limited edition glossy black finish, giving it a stylish look that's different from the regular model, and highlighting the Avalon fingerboard inlays and rosette. Another attractive feature is that it is made entirely in Japan, handmade, and made of solid wood, offering excellent cost performance. It is also highly recommended as a step-up for beginners to fine gait style!!Body Style: Grand Auditorium/Deep Round Back Cutaway: Venetian Body Top: Solid Sitka Spruce Back: Solid Rosewood Sides: Solid Rosewood Top Bracing: Scalloped XX Bracing Back Bracing: X Bracing Neck: Mahogany Fingerboard: Ebony Bridge: Ebony Nut Width: 44mm String length: 652mm Position mark: 12F One point (gentian) Tuners: GOTOH/SG381-EN01 CK Nut material: Graph Tech/TUSQ Saddle material: Graph Tech/TUSQ Bridge pins: Graph Tech/TUSQ (Paua shell dots) Finish: Gloss Hard case included
