Wilborn Guitars Dreadnought Western Red Cedar/Brazillian Rosewood

Ben Wilborn has done it again: he's built a strong, articulate dreadnought which blows any other guitar in the price range right out of the water. Let's talk specs: Brazilian Rosewood back and sides, Western Red Cedar top, Curly Maple bindings, Wilborn's characteristic diamond appointments. You simply can't find a guitar for $5,000 which has so much going on under the hood--with the excellent craftsmanship of a luthier like Wilborn. The fit and finish is excellent here; smooth as silk.
This guitar is amazingly light, and it practically begs for you to play fast passages with it. The soundport is excellent for getting automatic feedback, and the Western Red Cedar top warms up the low-end of this dreadnought, so the tone is incredibly balanced. Wilborn's aesthetic choices, from the wooden pickguard to a scalloped bridge (which is gorgeous and comfortable for the palm, for a rest or for damping), are in a word: elegant. This guitar comes with an original Superior hardshell case.


Woods & Trim

Back/Sides: Brazilian Rosewood
Top Wood: Western Red Cedar
Fingerboard: Ebony
Neck Wood: Mahogany
Bridge: Ebony
Rosette: Brazilian Rosewood, Curly Maple, Black Fiber
Binding: Maple - Flamed
Fingerboard Bindings: Maple - Flamed - with Black Lines
Headplate: Ebony
Headstock Bindings: Maple - Flamed - with Black Purfling
Headstock Inlay: Builder Logo
Top Trim: Maple - Flamed - and Black Fiber
Back Strip: Maple - Flamed - with Black Lines
Fret Markers: MOP Dots
Tuners: Waverly
Tuner Finish: Nickel


Measurements

Body Size: Dreadnought
Scale: 25.4 in. (645.2 mm)
Nut Width: 1 3/4 in. (44.5 mm)
String Spacing: 2 3/16 in. (55.6 mm)
Body Length: 20 in.
Upper Bout: 11 7/16 in.
Lower Bout: 15 5/8 in.
Serial #: 90
Body Depth @Neck Heel: 3 13/16 in.
Body Depth @Tail Block: 4 3/4 in.
Frets to body: 14

Extras

Cutaway: None
Pickguard: Rosewood - Brazilian
Case: Hardshell Case - Superior
Pickup: None
Condition: Brand New


Artists who play instruments by this builder: Gillian Welch