BODY

We offer a wide range of body styles all available in either Alder, Ash, Cherry, Mahogany, Poplar or Sitka Spruce. The bodies are made to accept our bolt on necks (see "neck" page for details). All our guitars are designed around the same 25 inch scale length giving the ultimate balance between prolonged sustain and playability. We also make left handed models at no extra cost.

Choose from our range of styles below:

Mercury I	Mercury II	Mercury III	Catena I	Catena II
The standard Mercury body shape with rounded over edges.	The same as the Mercury I but with the addition of belly and forearm carves.	Features chamfered carves on the horns combined with belly and forearm carves.	The standard Catena body shape with rounded over edges.	The same as the Catena I but with the addition of belly and forearm carves.

Corona I	Syzygy I	Syzygy II
The standard Corona body shape with rounded over edges.	The standard Syzygy body shape with rounded over edges.	The same as the Syzygy I but with the addition of belly and forearm carves.

The body material undoubtedly has an effect on the sound of the guitar; however it is only one of many factors that give the guitar its final sound. It is not easy to identify what a guitar made from a certain type of timber will sound like. This is partly down to the huge variations that can be found between trees of the same species. As a generalisation, harder heavier woods such as cherry and ash will give better sustain and give good clear top end response. Lighter weight woods such as Alder, Mahogany, Poplar and Sitka Spruce are more resonant giving bright lively sounds with good base response. The pickups will have a greater effect on the overall sound of the guitar and are more consistent in the way they sound. Below is a table of the woods we offer and their properties.

Alder	Heartwood is a pale yellow to reddish-brown in colour. Fairly straight grained and of uniform texture; it shows a pleasing but subdued figure. Weighs around 530 kg/m3.
Ash	Creamy white to light brown heartwood with wide white sapwood. Generally straight grained with a coarse but even texture. Has a pronounced grain pattern similar to Oak. Weighs around 660 kg/m3.
Cherry	The heartwood varies from rich red to reddish brown, with contrasting light brown cream sapwood. It has a fine, straight, close grain with narrow brown pith flecks and small gum pockets. It has a fine smooth texture. Weighs around 580 kg/m3.
Mahogany	The timber from this species can be very variable in colour and ranges from pale reddish brown to a deep rich red. The whitish to yellowish sapwood is distinct from the heartwood. Dark coloured gum and white deposits can be found in the pores of the timber. The texture can vary from fine to medium and uniform. A high, golden lustre is characteristic for this species. This species is very variable and there are a wide range of densities cited for mahogany, depending on where it is sourced from. Weighs around 485 to 840 kg/m3.
Poplar	The heartwood varies from pale yellowish-brown to pale olivebrown streaked with olive green, dark grey or pinkish-brown, and when mineral stained, streaks of steel blue. Uniform, straight grain; regular, fine texture. Weighs around 510 kg/m3
Sitka spruce	Sitka Spruce has a pale yellowish colour. Very straight striped grain on qutersawn faces. Weighs around 520 kg/m3