Scott Bresnick
From:
North Carolina, USA
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Posted 8 Mar 2016 9:19 am |
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Folks, we hae 3 incredible Steve Klein guitars in the shop as we speak.
All 3 guitars can be viewed here: http://www.dreamguitars.com/instruments.php?sname=klein
Also please click on any of the links below for more information on any particular Klein guitar.
1997 Klein Guitars M-43
Having a Steve Klein guitar in the shop is always a treat, and this M-43 is no exception. This monster is still young (having been brought to life only in 1997), but has a voice which seems to come from another place, another era altogether. Thanks to the 16 3/4" lower bout, this larger-than-life guitar has a low-end which is cavernous and resounding, and yet is paired with trebles that are instantly responsive and crisp as bells. Despite its voluptuous dimensions, the M-43 feels natural in your lap, and is effortless to play--one of but several reasons why Joni Mitchell, Michael Hedges, Steve Miller, Andy Summers, and Sting prefer to play Kleins!
With Indian Rosewood back and sides and a Sitka Spruce top (both Master Grade), you can rest assured that the voice has herculean strength. The top is drum-thin and has a tap tone which resonates wildly. Klein achieves this degree of thinnness with his progressive bracing techniques, which manifest in an arching ply baffle in the M-43 which connects the soundhole to the sides and helps project sound outward. Bundled with a Calton Flight Case and a Highlander IP-1 pickup, this M-43 is the complete package: fingerpicked or strummed, acoustic or amplified, at home or on the road, this guitar delivers the goods.
Cash Price: $12,995 - For more information please call the shop 828-658-9795 or click here: http://www.dreamguitars.com/detail/4369-klein_m43_s5078/
Cash Price: $12,995 - For more information please call the shop 828-658-9795 or click here: http://www.dreamguitars.com/detail/4369-klein_m43_s5078/
2003 Klein Guitars M43 Cutaway
A guitar from luthier Steve Klein is an experience unlike any other. An instrument like this 2003 Klein M43 has stepped outside the land of traditional construction, and explores a new (and curvaceous) realm of possibility. Accordingly, the bass response has a depth and scope to it which speaks in clear, articulate sentences about what a low E string can sound like, if given the opportunity. Folks, Klein has most certainly given this guitar the opportunity, both to express itself with an enormous, enveloping voice and to maintain a focused, precise tone. Trebles which sing confidently, accompanied by subtle shimmering overtones, and a middle register perfectly attuned to the overall balance of the voice--these features help establish this guitar's incredibly complex, defined tone. For such a large instrument, it's effortless to play, thanks in no small part to Klein's delicately thicknessed Spruce top, East Indian Rosewood back and sides, and lightweight bracing system. More than capable, this M43 is an opportunity to explore new textures and plumb new acoustic depths--and the Highlander IP-2 Pickup and Internal Mic allows those explorations to spill into electric territory with amplification that's 100% faithful to the M43's acoustic range.
Cash Price: $12,995 - For more information please call the shop 828-658-9795 or click here: http://www.dreamguitars.com/detail/5100-klein_m43_cutaway_s5_074/
Cash Price: $12,995 - For more information please call the shop 828-658-9795 or click here: http://www.dreamguitars.com/detail/5100-klein_m43_cutaway_s5_074/
1976 Klein Guitars L45.7
Looking for a full-bodied guitar with a huge, enveloping voice and the playability of a parlor? This, one of Steve Klein's first guitars, can foot the bill--and then some. Built in 1976 as a lightly-braced model, this L45.7 has gorgeously tight-grained Brazilian Rosewood back, sides, neck, fretboard, and headstock, and a Spruce top which, when tapped, murmurs about the sheer depths of the guitar's voice. Any fingerstyle arrangement will sound like heaven when these strings are set to vibrating. As we mentioned, this is one of Klein's first guitars, when he was just beginning to experiment with the shape and design of acoustic steel string instruments, has a unique provenance: in this L45.7 you can see where many of his innovations will have come from. Moreover, this is an amazingly large-voiced and articulate guitar which performs best with lowered string tension to accentuate both the dynamic range it's capable of and the almost breathy ease with the Rosewood neck can be fretted.
Cash Price: $9,995 - For more information please call the shop 828-658-9795 or click here: http://www.dreamguitars.com/detail/5101-klein_l457_001s2/
Cash Price: $9,995 - For more information please call the shop 828-658-9795 or click here: http://www.dreamguitars.com/detail/5101-klein_l457_001s2/ |
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