Rye Bear SJ-C African Blackwood Guitar

Rye Bear SJ-C African Blackwood GuitarRye Bear SJ C Guitar (used, 2025) African Blackwood back and sides one of the treasured tonewoods with the highest sonic value! Also known as Dalbergia Melanoxylon. Very fine Sitka Spruce top Rye's guitars are known for his Paulownia Carbon Falcate Bracing, which this guitar has as well. African Blackwood headstock faceplate Wenge headstock back plate and Bindings Gotoh 510 tuning machines Macassar Ebony fretboard Stainless Steel frets with

Rye Bear SJ-C Guitar (used, 2025)

• African Blackwood back and sides - one of the treasured tonewoods with the highest sonic value!  Also known as Dalbergia Melanoxylon.
• Very fine Sitka Spruce top
• Rye's guitars are known for his Paulownia Carbon Falcate Bracing, which this guitar has as well.
• African Blackwood headstock faceplate
• Wenge headstock back plate and Bindings
• Gotoh 510 tuning machines
• Macassar Ebony fretboard / Stainless Steel frets with Hemispherical fret ends
• 16” to 20” fretboard Compound Radius
• Bone nut and saddle
• Australian blackwood neck with fast, satin finish. 
• "C" neck profile.
• The top, back and sides are a Gloss Polyurethane finish
• Decorative black and white rosette
• Padauk Bridge
• Near Mint condition
• The tone is majesty, dark, rich, intriguing with great treble presence.  This is a very fine sounding instrument and a real pleasure to play.
• SN: 63
• Original Visesnut Red Case included

OPTIONS

• Condition: Used, Near Mint
• Frets to body:P 14
• Scale Length: 645mm or 25.3937"
• Nut width: 44.5mm or 1.75"
• Saddle string spacing: 58mm or 2.28"
• Cutaway: yes, Florentine
• Sound port: yes, Side

Acoustic properties measured using spectrum analysis and Chladni patterns:

Air Resonance T(1,1)1: 95hz

Top Resonance T(1,1)2: 170hz

Fully Coupled Back T(1,1)3: 210hz

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