Rathbone R3BCE - No 3 Bocote Double Top Grand Auditorium Electro Cutaway
Rathbone R3BCE - No 3 Bocote Double Top Grand Auditorium Electro Cutaway
Instrument - Guitar
Description
Rathbone No 3 Bocote Double Top Grand Auditorium Electro Cutaway
The R3BCE Rathbone Grand-Auditorium 'Double Top' features a technologically advanced sound-table made of two super-thin layers of Bocote with a Carbon Fibre lattice in-between.
This ‘Double-Top’ construction enables the sound-table to be a little thinner than a single solid piece of bocote but remain strong and ultra-responsive. The result is a super-resonant and voluminous guitar with bags of both character and all-out power.
The highly figured all-Bocote tonewoods offer a mesmerising marbled grain while delivering a warm and articulate tone with superb projection.
The perfect all-rounder, the No.3 has the same scale length as the Orchestra Model but body dimensions closer to a classic dreadnought. The larger body cavity naturally produces greater bass tones, but without sacrificing clarity, and that's the beauty of the Grand-Auditorium. However, a larger body does not mean an unwieldy instrument. Far from it, in fact. The beautiful curves around the waist of the Rathbone No.3 ensure the guitar will sit comfortably on a knee or hang perfectly from your shoulders.
Specififcation
Top: Solid Bocote (Double Top Construction: 2 outer layers of wood with an inner layer of carbon fibre)
Back & Sides: Bocote
Neck: Mahogany
Fretboard: Rosewood
Bridge: Rosewood
Binding: Wood
Nut / Saddle: Bone (Nut 42mm)
Strings: D'addario EXP-16
Machineheads: Open-Gear Chrome
Finish: Gloss Lacquer
Pickup: Belcat, 3 Band EQ with Tuner
GUITAR DIMENSIONS:
Upper Bout Width: 298mm
Lower Bout Width: 405mm
Upper Bout Depth: 96mm
Lower Bout Depth: 122mm
Body Length: 502mm
Guitar Length: 41” / 1041mm
Soundhole Diameter: 100mm
Fingerboard Radius: 400mm
Scale Length: 25.5” / 650mm
Additional Information
Type - Electric and Electro