Thursday, October 17, 2013

New Instrumental Offerings From Schertler For The Fastidious Guitarist

By Madeline Pittman


Say the name Schertler and almost any musician's ears will perk up, from the professional musician doing gigs every day to the starry eyed dreamer sitting in their room air-guitaring. The company was started with a desire for collaboration between two musical greats Stephan Schertler and famed Swiss guitar designer and builder Claudio Pagelli. Their plan was to create and market smaller electric and acoustic guitars.

They would come with standard equipped high quality pickups and hardware, with limited upgrades available. The bodies themselves were to be constructed from the finest hardwoods and spruces for sound tone and quality. The shapes were planned to be unique and elegant to look at. In the time they have been in business they have achieved and surpassed all these expectations and more to create a group of unique instruments that would make any musician proud to own.

They have four distinct but similarly constructed guitars to make a unique instrument. Most guitars can be crafted to order by picking or choosing different options such as finishes and the hardware. The four models listed are the CP, SB, SM and the SP.

The model CP plays nylon string and is at home around a campfire with friends as much as it is on a stage in front of hundreds of people. The moon cut top is crafted with solid Swiss spruce for great tone and warmth. Both sides and back a solid Indian rosewood which adds depth and warmth to its sound. The electronic pickups are also standard with side mounted controls.

The SB model uses steel strings. It too shares the popular Swiss alpine spruce top giving it greater depth and tone. The sides and back are crafted using a new hardwood called Bubinga. It provides much sharper sustain and tone. The electronic on-board controls do a superb with mixing the sound duties.

The SM model also uses six steel strings. It shares the Swiss spruce cut-away top to help with enhancing the sound depth and quality. The side and back are hand crafted with prime cut mahogany. This will give it a much fuller and richer sound when compared to many of its counterparts. Its built electronics and pickups work together nicely rounding the package out.

The SP model is another fine steel string player in their lineup. It has the classic spruce top giving it a rich sound quality. Its side and back are crafted using Indian rosewood. Playability is spot on for flamenco, classical or folk music. The on board power electronics offer a nice range of controls that are positioned for maximum playability.

One of the biggest selling points is the virtually limitless combinations that are possible using the on board pre-amp and mixer. While it will not replace a several thousand dollar board, it does do a good job. Every control does what it is suppose to do.

Recently more mainstream artists are embracing the sounds and benefits of using acoustic guitars, plugged in and unplugged. From the look of things Schertler guitars are ahead of the curve. With its solid build and unique styling it is truly a sound investment.




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