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Guitars, Basses and Ukuleles by Rick Turner

Ampli-Coustic Guitars

"I needed an instrument that sounded like a fine acoustic but didn't suffer from feedback...The sound is clear and ringing without the usual high end shrillness, mids are warm and the bass is deep and focused. It sounds wonderful clean or overdriven...It really shines in a full band setting where the subtleties of my acoustic tended to get lost."
(Unsolicited Renaissance owner review posted on the Internet)

FINE, FULL-BODIED ACOUSTICS sound wonderful to the ear. But amplifying or recording their lush, warm sounds is an exercise in compromise. Microphones capture too much ambience and restrict the performer's movement, while add-on pickups must be designed or EQ'ed to reduce feedback at key frequencies. Either way, the characteristic purity and fullness you seek are lost.

But what if a guitar was designed from scratch to produce premium acoustic tone as an amplifiable recordable electronic signal? That's the challenge Rick Turner has answered with the Renaissance "Ampli-Coustic" line of guitars.

THIS ELUSIVE GOAL of high-fidelity amplified acoustic tone dictated every facet of the Renaissance design, from the premium electronics to the solid mahogany center block crafted into the thinline body. The end result is beautiful acoustic tone at the output jack, ready for recording or performance!


STANDARD FEATURES	BODY: Renaissance Ampli-Coustics have a cedar top with clear poly finish, .008" film thickness. Back and sides are walnut or cherry finished with oil-modified urethane. Full faux tortoise binding. ELECTRONICS: All models feature Turner-designed piezo bridge pickup and an 18 volt Turner pre-amp with low-noise volume and tone controls.
CUSTOM OPTIONS	BODY: Wood upgrade options for back and sides include quilted Western big leaf maple, tiger-striped Western big leaf maple, Indian rosewood and figured Hawaiin koa. All wood upgrades include rope top purfling; abalone purfling (with matching headstock) is also available. Finish upgrades include vintage sunburst or solid black with white Corian bridge. NECK: Neck upgrades include bird's-eye maple and optional 5-layer contrasting veneer laminate on back of peghead. Left-handed construction available.	The thinline body is built like a fine acoustic guitar, but with an additional mahogany center block to cut feedback.

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