Gitane DG-455 Professional – Thin Body Electric

Brand: Gitane
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Stock Id: GITANE-DG-455

Gitane DG-455 Professional – Thin Body Electric

Brand: Gitane
  |  
Stock Id: GITANE-DG-455
Every Jazz guitarist of every style will want the new Gitane Electric Gypsy Jazz Guitar! It’s a small guitar that sounds BIG in any room — and Fishman’s very latest state-of-the-art electronics give you the purest, most natural guitar sound, without a trace of distortion. The latest version of Fishman’s Aura System, a Saga exclusive, gives the player an infinite range of tonal shading and effects, and the combined engineering skills of Gitane and Fishman have produced an acoustic-electric tone like you’ve never heard. Just plug into any amplifier or sound system and you are ready to go! Cutting-edge electronic technology is only one aspect of this fabulous Jazz Guitar. The slim, fast neck and horizontal cutaway offer easy access to the highest reaches of the fretboard. The beautiful finish and fastidious attention to detail that characterize every Gitane will appeal to every guitarist of every style. Whether you play Gypsy Jazz, BeBop, Latin, Blues or you-name-it — the Gitane DG-455 is the one acoustic-electric guitar that can do it all!

Features

  • Back & Sides Wood: Santos Rosewood
  • Electronics: Fishman Aura Pickup System designed to emulate sounds created by John Jorgenson
  • Neck: Solid Mahogany
  • Style: Professional Thin Body Gypsy Jazz Guitar with Small Oval Shaped Hole and Pickup
  • Top Wood: Solid Sitka Spruce

Petite Bouche Gypsy Jazz Guitars

Back and Side Material Santos Rosewood
Back Inlay None
Binding Ebony
Body Shape Thin-body Horizontal Cutaway
Brace Material Spruce
Bridge Material Ebony
Fingerboard
& Peghead Binding
None
Fingerboard Material Ebony
Fingerboard Position Inlays M-O-P Round Dots
Finish Vintage-toned High Gloss
Headstock Style Traditional Slotted
Neck Material Solid Mahogany
Number of Frets Clear 14
Number of Frets Total 26
Nut Material Zero-fret / Bone String Guide
Nut Width 1 3/4 in.
Other Options Fishman Aura Sound Modeling Pickup
Peghead Overlay Ebony
Recommended Strings Parisian by Gitane® Manouche Strings – Light Gauge
Scale Length 26 5/8 in.
Side Inlay Multi-ply Ebony / Maple
Soundhole Rosette Traditional Multi-Ply Wood
Soundhole Shape Petite Bouche
Top Solid Sitka Spruce
Top Bracing Pattern Traditional Ladder Bracing
Top Purfling Multi-ply Ebony / Maple
Tuning Machines Standard Gold-plated / Accurate 14:1 Gear Ratio / White ABS Buttons

Due to ongoing product development efforts, specifications are subject to change without notice.