Dark Matter Guitars is currently on hiatus and I am not taking on any new work, for repairs or custom builds.

DMG002

Having owned a baritone electric guitar, I fell in love with its deep and distinctive voice and was interested in experimenting with this concept in acoustic form. Pat Metheny’s “One Quiet Night” album provided the final inspiration.

Specifications:

Overview Steel-strung baritone acoustic guitar
Body Shape Martin 000, 10mm extra depth
Number of frets clear 15
Construction Dowelled tenon
Top bracing Shifted X with large bridge plate
Back bracing Standard ladder
Back & Sides Oregon Myrtle
Top Sitka Spruce
Neck Old stock Indian Rosewood
Fretboard Ebony
Bridge Ebony
Headstock veneer Ebony
Heel cap Oregon Myrtle
End graft Indian Rosewood
Body binding Indian Rosewood
Headstock binding None
Fingerboard binding None
Purfling None
Rosette Rosewood/Oregon Myrtle/Rosewood
Fretboard markers (front) None
Fretboard markers (side) Stainless Steel
Logo None
Nut & saddle Buffalo Ivory
Machine heads Schaller
Bridge pins Ebony
Fret size Medium
Scale length 736.6mm (29″)
Nut width 45mm
String width at nut 40mm
Neck width at 12th fret 53mm
String width at bridge 55mm
Fretboard radius 16″
Electronics None

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