A Maton Masterpiece! Blending only the very best materials available, with exquisite craftsmanship, the new Maton Messiah EM100 represents a total, no compromise approach. Flawless attention to detail guarantees your Messiah will be an instrument of pride and pleasure for many years to come. The Maton Messiah EM100 Features tuned, scalloped braced top, and Solid Rosewood back and side sets, this Australian Music Industry icon has taken its classic worldly timbers and expanded its tonal spectrum. A new Solid Mahogany Neck adds thickness to its deeper and richer tone and again the Maton UV paint finishes this model with a finer and more refined quality. The Maton signature M MOP decal on the headstock is the finishing touch to a guitar that is truly a world-class performer. The idea behind the new Messiah is to bring together the best of the world’s tonewoods to reinvigorate our flagship model. You could say the Messiah has been reborn, in that it now stands out from the pack aesthetically and tonally.We have taken the Messiah and maximised its tone and projection. The combination of scalloped bracing, mahogany neck, a thinner, rounded, back and an ultra-thin UV finish has brought the Messiah up to where it belongs - The king of Maton’s range Specs Type Acoustic/Electric Colour Natural Orientation Right Handed Number of Strings 6 Body Shape Dreadnought Body Material Spruce Top with Indian Rosewood Back and Sides Neck Material Mahogany Finish UV Gloss Fretboard Material Ebony Number of Frets 21 Fretboard Inlays Pearl Snowflakes - "Messiah Block on 17th Fret" Fret Wires Dunlop 6260 Fretboard Radius 12" (304.8mm) Nut Material Bone Nut Width 1.736" (44.1mm) Electronics AP5-PRO Pickguard Tortoiseshell with Gold M Bridge Ebony Bridge with Bone Saddle and Ivory ABS Pins Tuners Gold Grover Rotomatic Strings Elixir Nanoweb Phosphor Bronze 12-53 Case/Bag Maton Deluxe Hardshell Case by Hiscox