AUDEN ROSEWOOD SERIES – CHESTER CEDAR CUTAWAY, Electro Acoustic Guitar for sale at Richards Guitars.

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AUDEN ROSEWOOD SERIES – CHESTER CEDAR CUTAWAY

Name: AUDEN ROSEWOOD SERIES – CHESTER CEDAR CUTAWAY
Brand: Auden
SKU: AR-CHE-C1
Price: 1861.0 USD
Availability: InStock

$1,861.00

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The Same - Just Better

Want a Better Guitar? Buy It From Richards Guitars - If you are serious about the guitar please do find the time to read this. I promise you that anyone offering you next day delivery are not offering what we do!

Behind every guitar sold is our meticulous quality control and personalized setup service. We literally leave no stone unturned. From geometric to cosmetic - every aspect is checked and adjusted as necessary...

We want your guitar to INSPIRE you.

In this first video I introduce you to a customers guitar which is about to go into our workshop for setup and I show you just how many modifications and improvements will be made to the guitar.

This second video shows the guitar going through the workshop process. This process takes around an hour but dont worry - its just highlights!

Its Not Always A Happy Ending

One of my favorite adverts was one by Honda which said at Honda they don't use the word "OK" and instead they use the phrase "What If". I LOVED that advert and found it so inspiring. This is the premise of every guitar setup we undertake. If that means rejecting guitars and starting again - that is exactly what we do.

No Time To Watch the Videos? Here Is the Summary...

If you have bought a guitar before you will know all too well that not every guitar feels or plays the same. You may also know that due to the nature of the major component of the guitar (wood) that they can feel great one moment and awful the next (say for example after traveling half way around the globe on a boat - from some factory in the far east to the UK!)

Richards Guitars offers a unique service offering the more discerning/knowledgeable buyer a host of "players benefits" which will ensure that ANY guitar purchased will give you years of enjoyment - regardless of the price paid. I can demonstrate that a guitar purchased from Richards Guitars will...

Sound Better
Pickups need to be balanced and adjusted accordingly for the optimum output. The height of the strings on an acoustic will effect the overal tone and volume. The break angle of string over saddle will also effect the volume, tone and energy that remains in the string. A poorly cut nut will sap tone and can cause various rattles and buzzes.

Feel Better
Mass produced guitars always suffer to a varying degree from sharp burs on the edges of the frets where they have been cut off in production. By spending time "softening" these edges it makes a massive difference to the feel of the guitar. From a sharp, scratchy feel when moving your hand up and down the fretboard to a guitar that feels like it has been played in for years.

Play Better
It is rare that there isn't a marked improvement on the playability of a guitar once it has been through our workshop. No matter what you pay whether it be £119 or £1119 every instrument new or used leaves our workshop fit to be played by beginner or professional. Of course, if you have a preference then the guitar will be setup to play just how you like it. I want the guitar to play like your guitar.

Stay In Tune - Longer
A bold claim? Not really! We pay close attention to the nut of the guitar by default when setting up our guitars. If the nut is cut too tight on the strings then they pinch (that clicky sound when you tune or detune). The clicking noise is the sound of the string pinging into position. In other words it is not moving freely so when you go to tune your guitar it will be at one pitch but when you bend the string or use the tremolo the string "pings" into its actual pitch - now out of tune! People blame the tremolo for poor tuning on guitars but it is actually usually the nut which is to blame.

Look Better
Thats right! Our guitars even look better than guitars bought from any other store!! A visual check is made on every guitar. We are always looking for cosmetic issues and will take the price into account. I have rejected "flame top" guitars with not enough flame, guitars with poorly aligned inlays, buff marks, dinks and dents - most scenarios have occurred over the years - all rejected on behalf of the customer. On guitars which may have been poorly buffed at the factory we even have a T-Cut which helps remove excess scratching to give surfaces like black gloss a wonderful pristine sheen. Every guitar we sell is polished of course and the only dust you will see on the guitar will have landed on it from the box we put it in for packing!

Want more reasons to buy from Richards Guitars?

After Sales support

My live help facility isn't just for people who want to buy guitars but also people who have bought guitars. I am here for anyone who needs the help, most hours of the day, most days. I always say "If I am in, its on". Thats the general rule.

A second guitar setup to your new guitars standard for just £35 - Got a guitar at home that you think could be improved? Drop it in and we will do over £55 worth of work for just £35

6 & 12 month checks and "re-sets". A *FREE follow up service for any of my customers. We will ensure your guitar plays like the day it left our store (minus your own wear and tear of course!) saving you £££ on pricey guitar technicians bills. If we find any parts that are failing that are not due to normal wear and tear we will replace them free of charge!

Over the past 20 years I have worked hand in hand with suppliers, reporting back with fault "trends" and ways to improve products supplied to us. Companys I have dealt with have been listening intently over the years and we know what value our input has brought to their brands.

To summarise, a guitar supplied by Richards Guitars will not just feel like a new guitar, it will feel like YOUR guitar.

* Due to the need to check your intonation & adjust accordingly you must bring in your guitar with BRAND NEW strings fitted (original guage as setup when sold) OR pay our technician to remove your old strings and fit new ones - guide price £16 including strings. It is impossible to check intonation accurately with old strings.

Past 2 Years Of Customers (Image only shows some of the UK!)

Every red marker represents someone who I have supplied a guitar to, possibly starting with guidance and advice online, telephone or in store. I have provided a guitar meticulously quality controlled and set up to their personal specification. I have personally play tested prior to dispatch and have continued to provide back up and support via my live chat service...

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Live Help is available which is run by Jon, Jake & Richard most hours of the day 7 days a week
Richard has written many advice blogs relating to this brand, which can be found at the bottom of the page
Richard has provided many hours of advice via our Youtube page at www.youtube.com/richardsguitarshop
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Description

Knowing where to start in describing the superlatives of this guitar is almost impossible!

So let me try...

This guitar is hand made in China from a small workshop owned by Doug Sparkes of Auden & Gordon Smith guitars (Gordon Smith being his UK workshop hand making electric guitars).

Final assembly and setup are completed here in England but essentially the quality of build is all down to the expertise of his small team of luthiers in this workshop in China.

Doug personally selects the woods used and always selects ONLY the fnest grades possible - which hardly needs explaining when you see the pictures of the maple used on this one!

I have been SO incredibly impressed by Auden Artist models that I have commissioned the "45" series. I am proud to say the 45 logo is my creation - inspired by the 45 RPM decal on the old vinyl records that I can JUST remember!!

The 45 denotes the 45mm nut and differentiates my personally commissioned guitars from the standard models. There is no extra charge for a 45 but that small additional width to the nut jut takes the guitar from feeling slimmer to more comfortably spaced between the strings. I love the 45mm nut concept and hence why these guitars were "born".

The pickup system is a work of art in itself and are now exclusively available on Auden guitars. I will be bringing a lot more information on this shortly so watch this space! Trust me - its off the scale in terms of tone and useable sounds from 4 voicings all of which can be EQ'd from within the sound hole.

This system also benefits from patent pending technology for removing and replacing the battery from within the guitar body - it has to be seen to be believed how easy it is to replace the battery.

*Preamp: Brad Clark Supernatural DS

Specifications

Top: AAA Cedar
Back: Solid Indian Rosewood
Sides: Solid Indian Rosewood
Neck: African Mahogany
Joint: Dovetail / Hide Glue
Fingerboard: Ebony
Head plate: Rosewood
Detailing: Rosewood / Maple
Nut: Bone
Bridge: Ebony
Saddle: Bone / Composite
Pins: Ebony
Machine heads: Schertler 18:1 open
Finish: PE Base / PU Gloss
Preamp: Brad Clark Supernatural DS
Case: Vintage Grey Buck

Dimensions
Shoulder width: 283mm
Belly width: 393mm
Waist: 233mm
Depth at neck: 90mm
Depth at Base: 115mm
Full length: 1050mm
Scale Length: 650mm
Neck width at Nut: 43mm
Neck width at 14th: 55mm
Neck width at 20th: 57mm

*Over £100 Of Added Value FREE With This Guitar Includes:

Comprehensive Quality Control (prior to setup). We will reject a guitar that fails this process (geometric or cosmetic)

Professional Setup, bespoke to your requirements including personal choice of string gauge

Certificate of Completion, for evidence of work carried out

6 and 12 Month "Healthchecks". If you are in the area we will follow up with checks and resets at 6 and 12 months - all on the house.

New Ownership Reset in the event you sell the guitar on. Improve the resale value of your guitar by keeping your certificate safe. Not only can you show the guitar has been set up already but the buyer has the opportunity to bring the guitar in to us for a reset too.

AUDEN ROSEWOOD SERIES – CHESTER CEDAR CUTAWAY

$1,861.00

Good Enough For Paul Weller

Please excuse the blatant name-drop - but its so nice when my own personal excitement for quality is actually reciprocated by not only a pro musician but a UK Rock LEGEND!

Auden Electro Acoustic guitars are one of the most exciting acoustic guitar brands in the Industry to date.

Over the past 10 years they have cemented their position as a consistent award-winning brand, often featuring as "Guitar Of The Year" or "Editors Choice" in the Industry Press.

Its no surprise to me that Rock Royalty Paul Weller chose Auden guitars to record some tracks at Abbey Road and is now touring with his Auden!

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Auden guitars are quite simply the finest acoustic guitars money can buy at the price.

No other store in the UK brings you Auden, Dowina, Furch, & Eastman - under one roof

We only stock the finest acoustic guitars at the price point - and you will be amazed at how much more guitar you can buy - for the same price or less than mainstream American brands (most of my personal recommendations are made in UK & Europe)

Book an appointment for a private showroom experience - call 01789 263333 - or click on the live chat for specialist advice - from the heart

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