{"product_id":"matsuda-crossroads-m2","title":"Matsuda Crossroads M2","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 32px; max-width: 760px;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailability:\u003c\/strong\u003e This instrument is part of the Boutique Guitar Showcase Western USA Tour. Please contact us to confirm availability before placing your order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrand:\u003c\/strong\u003e Matsuda Guitars\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eModel:\u003c\/strong\u003e M2 No.154A\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Crossroads\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice:\u003c\/strong\u003e $28,000\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry of Build:\u003c\/strong\u003e USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInstrument Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Acoustic Guitar\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBody\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-left: 24px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBody Wood:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mahogany\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-left: 24px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTop:\u003c\/strong\u003e Adirondack Spruce\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-left: 24px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBracing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ladder\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-left: 24px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lacquer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeck\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-left: 24px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeck Wood:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mahogany\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-left: 24px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeck Shape:\u003c\/strong\u003e Matsuda Standard\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFingerboard\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-left: 24px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFingerboard Wood:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wenge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-left: 24px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScale Length:\u003c\/strong\u003e 25\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-left: 24px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFingerboard Radius:\u003c\/strong\u003e Matsuda Standard\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-left: 24px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNut:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 3\/4\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-left: 24px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrets:\u003c\/strong\u003e Standard Medium\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConstruction \u0026amp; Appointments\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-left: 24px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeadstock:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rosewood Multi Piece\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-left: 24px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rosewood\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardware\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-left: 24px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBridge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wenge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-left: 24px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTuners:\u003c\/strong\u003e Waverly\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNotes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-left: 24px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInstrument Notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e This is an OO-size guitar with a ladder-braced top, an Adirondack spruce soundboard, mahogany back and sides, a mahogany neck, and a Wenge fingerboard and bridge. It features a 25\" scale length.\n\nLadder bracing is often considered an early or “primitive” style associated with inexpensiveness. However, it was widely used in many budget instruments in the United States in the early twentieth century. Many musicians used these guitars to create remarkable music and recordings—especially in blues from the Mississippi Delta. I consider these instruments, and their distinctive sound, to be one of the roots of acoustic guitar tone in American music.\n\nThis project is also inspired by two historically well-known stories of musicians interacting with supernatural forces.\n\nOne is the story of Robert Johnson, the blues musician who, according to legend, sold his soul to the devil at a crossroads in exchange for his extraordinary musical talent.  The other is the Japanese folktale “Hoichi the Earless,” a well-known story in Japan. In this tale, a gifted travelling musician\/storyteller Hoichi, is haunted by ghosts because of his musical abilities. He is ultimately saved by Buddhist sutra calligraphy covering his entire body, although the spirits take his ears. This guitar is my contemporary interpretation of instruments popular during the time when Robert Johnson was active in the Mississippi Delta. Also, it is covered in sumi-ink calligraphy, inspired by the story of Hoichi. Instead of Buddhist sutras, the calligraphy features phrases in English, Spanish, and Japanese drawn from the 1st, 4th, 5th, and 14th Amendments to the United States Constitution, along with passages on human rights from the Declaration of Independence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-left: 24px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShowcase Notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Featured instrument from the Boutique Guitar Showcase Western USA Tour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-left: 24px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailability Notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Boutique Guitar Showcase instruments are traveling with the tour and availability may change quickly. 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