Breaking with tradition can be a difficult task, especially in the guitar business. There are certain things
that you just don’t change.With all this in mind, we forged ahead anyway. The band of turquoise dyed maple herringbone: the combination of traditional maple with the
turquoise is just plain beautiful. On the performance side, we used a quarter sawn, solid cedar top for a more delicate low mid sound, and fitted it with scalloped top braces. The bracing frees up the top for
faster attack and longer sustain. The sides and back are highly figured Ovangkohl, for a full, rich bass
response with lots of power.

If you were looking for something special that maintains a degree of tradition, you will really enjoy the RIO GRANDE™.