Art & Lutherie - Roadhouse Q-Discrete Havana Brown #047727
Building on the Roadhouse’s reputation of being the ultimate travel companion, the Roadhouse Q-Discrete offers entirely new playability and style for players looking for a compact, stylish, and resonant parlor acoustic. The Roadhouse Q-Discrete comes equipped with a Q-Discrete preamp with tone and volume controls on the body. Offered in a Semi-Gloss Denim Blue or Havana Brown, or Indigo Burst High Gloss finish, the incredibly affordable Roadhouse promises excellent playability and value
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The Nantel Verdict
Solid tonewood construction for rich, resonant tone improving with age. Responsive top rewarding dynamic playing and fingerstyle technique. Natural acoustic voice connecting player to music without electronic barrier. Quality construction built for years of regular playing.
Play this guitar unplugged as much as possible - the solid wood top needs vibration to open up and mature. Daily playing accelerates this beautifully.
At this level, you get tonewoods and craftsmanship that serve you from practice through performance. An instrument that grows with you and rewards the time you invest.
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VISION
The concept for the Art & Lutherie guitar is to take the essential components of the best hand-crafted guitars, such as solid tops, quality craftsmanship and beautiful finishes and build these features into guitars that could be priced within the reach of working musicians. Every Art & Lutherie acoustic guitar is handcrafted in the small town of Princeville, Québec Canada in a positive and safe environment beneficial to producing exceptional acoustic guitars. Each model is made with the painstaking attention to tone, detail and authentic craftsmanship.TONE
The Canadian tone woods used in the Art & Lutherie line possess excellent tonal qualities. We use only select pressure tested Solid Sitka Spruce Tops, Wild Cherry back and sides and Silver Leaf Maple necks. Wild Cherry has a sound somewhere between the mellow tone of Mahogany and the bright sound of Maple. Silver Leaf Maple, whose characteristics for sound, weight and density are incredibly similar to that of Mahogany, makes for a tonally sound and very stable neck.RELIABILITY
The entire Art & Lutherie Collection features back & sides made from a 3-layer solid wood lamination of Wild Cherry and Silver leaf maple necks. This ensures each guitar produces exceptional tone and still exhibits the stability to hit the road, making them a great “workhorse” of a guitar that you can depend on and enjoy for years.RESPONSIBILITY
We are committed to sustainably sourcing all of our wood and continuously strive to reduce our overall environmental impact as a company. All of our Art & Lutherie guitars are made with 95% Canadian woods that meet strict criteria in terms of their tone as well as their impact on the environment. The eco-friendly method in which the wood is gathered, takes place when previously fallen trees are found in the forests of Canada. No clear cutting is involved. This not only benefits Canadian forests but also gives rain forests the world over a well-deserved break. By having our facilities powered by hydroelectricity, to using only reclaimed wood and working with forestries that impose strict replanting models, every little positive initiative helps develop a better world of tomorrow. Roadhouse Q-Discrete- Wild Cherry Back & Sides (3-layer solid lamination)
- Select Pressure Tested Solid Spruce Top
- Silver Leaf Maple Neck
- Rosewood Fingerboard & Bridge
- 1.72" Nut Width
- 24.84” Scale
- 16” fingerboard radius
- Graphtech Tusq™ Nut & Saddle
- Double-action Truss Rod
- Open-gear 16:1 antique brass tuning machines
- Hand-crafted in Quebec, Canada
- 95% Canadian wood
- Q-Discrete electronics
BODY | |
| Body Style | Solid |
| Body Shape | Parlor |
| Top | Solid Spruce |
| Back | Wild Cherry |
| Side | Wild Cherry |
| Bracing | Scalloped X-Bracing |
| Body Finish | Semi-Gloss Polyurethane |
NECK | |
| Profile | Modified V |
| Scale Length | 24.84" (631 mm) |
| Fingerboard Material | Richlite |
| Fingerboard Radius | 16" (406 mm) |
| Neck Material | Silver Leaf Maple |
| Fret Count | 21 |
| Frets | Medium |
| Nut Material | Graph Tech TUSQ |
| Nut Width | 1.72" (43.7 mm) |
| Inlays | Pearl Dot |
| Joint | Set-Neck with Dovetail |
ELECTRONICS | |
| Preamp | Q-Discrete |
| Pickup System | Under-Saddle Transducer |
| Controls | Volume, Tone |
| Output Jack | 1/4" |
HARDWARE | |
| Finish | Chrome |
| Bridge | Richlite |
| Saddle Material | Compensated Graph Tech TUSQ |
| Tuning Machines | Godin Vintage Open-Back |
| Truss Rod | Dual-Action Adjustable |
GENERAL | |
| Color | Havana Brown |
| Orientation | Right-Hand |
| Gig Bag | Gig Bag Included |
| Strings | .012–.053 |
| Country Of Origin | Canada |
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Art & Lutherie is one of the most recognized names in musical instruments worldwide. Known for exceptional build quality, innovative design, and reliable performance across every price range, Art & Lutherie instruments are trusted by beginners and touring professionals alike.
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