Cole Clark TL2EC-BLBL-HSS Acoustic-Electric Guitar Blackwood

DESCRIPTION

Continuing on their mission to create instruments for the modern touring musician, Melbourne’s Cole Clark Guitars proudly announce their ‘True Hybrid’ range. After noting the trend of players adding a second pickup to their guitars to blend an electric tone with their acoustic sound, the company launched a range of dual output acoustics with built in humbuckers in 2019. The popularity of those models lead the research and development team to dig deeper and the result is 3 new models that bridge the gap between acoustic and electric guitar. The True Hybrid models are a thinline comprising the world leading Cole Clark PG3 acoustic pickup and a second, independent output with the option of two humbuckers, three single coils, two humbuckers or a humbucker with two singles. The goal was to create an instrument that is equal parts acoustic and electric with absolutely no compromise on the capabilities and tone of either. A large part of the amplified sound of an acoustic guitar is the use of phosphor bronze strings. This raised an issue. Electric magnetic pickups will only hear the nickel core of an acoustic guitar string, meaning the bottom four strings produce a lower volume than the top two strings. This occurs with other hybrid guitars. To combat this, Cole Clark’s resident electronics genius Paul Gale set about inventing a machine capable of altering the strength of each pole piece in a magnetic pickup to perfectly balance the sound for phosphor bronze strings. This new technology, with endless implications for what’s to come, took the mission from impossible to patent pending in the space of three years and the True Hybrid range is now available for converts and skeptics alike to try.

The True Hybrid models also utilize Finite Element Analysis, commonly used in structural engineering for the purpose of finding and solving potential structural or performance issues.

SETUP & INSPECTED BY OUR TECH TEAM

All of our guitars come with a FREE professional setup to a comfortable action as specified by that instrument’s manufacturer. Our setups always include inspection of (and necessary adjustment to): action, intonation, tremolo angle, truss rod, frets, nut, bridge, and more. We can accommodate special setup requests - additional charges and/or shipping delays of 1-2 business days could occur.

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SPECS

Weight: 6.0 lbs

Case: Tweed Cole Clark Hardshell Case 

Year: 2024

All solid timber cutaway True Hybrid Thinline Grand Auditorium with F.E.A internal bracing, made entirely from sustainable timbers.

Pickup System: Cole Clark PG3 

Pickups: Humbucker and 2 single coil Cole Clark balanced magnetic pickups (Separate output. Tone, volume (white) and selector switches on face)

Configuration positions: 1 Neck single. 2 Neck & centre single.  3 Centre single. 4 Centre & humbucker bridge coil. 5 (Tone knob in) Humbucker in series or (Tone knob out) Humbucker in parallel.

Switch: Mini 3 way toggle – (Electric/Both/Acoustic)

Outputs: 2 separate outputs – Acoustic jack is output with battery assembly

Finish: Nitrocellulose (natural satin)

Neck: Queensland Maple

Top: AA grade Australian Blackwood

Back and sides: AA grade Australian Blackwood

Binding: Solid timber

Bridge/Fretboard: She Oak

Inlays:  Abalone dots

Machine Heads: Grover

Nut/Saddle: Graph Tech Tusq

Nut width : 44mm

Radius: 12″

Scale length: 25.5″

Frets: 21

Strings: Phosphor Bronze 10-47 D’Addario XS

Pickguard: Tortoise Shell