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This Left-handed Resonator Sounds Incredible!

Abraham Wechter has been designing and building fine instruments for more than 30 years. Having crafted guitars for such artists as John Denver, Al DiMeola, John McLaughlin, Earl Klugh, Jonas Hellborg, BB King, and Rob Ikes, Abraham Wechter has rightly established a solid reputation among musicians the world over for his combination of craftsmanship and innovative design. The Wechter Scheerhorn Resonator Rob Ickes Signature acoustic/electric resonator guitar gives you an incredible-sounding acoustic dobro designed for a country music session ace by a renowned luthier. The Scheerhorn Resonator Rob Ickes Signature model, designed by Tim Scheerhorn and licensed for production by Wechter, features a square-neck design. It sports a spruce top, rosewood back and sides, a nato neck, and rosewood fingerboard with maple fret markers and dot inlays (Ickes' name is inlaid on the fingerboard as well). The onboard Wechter/Schertler preamp/preamp retains the great natural sound for live use.



To say that Nashville session ace Rob Ickes is sought-after for his resonator guitar skills would be a gross understatement. He's recorded and performed with a list of country music elite that reads like a Hall of Fame roster. From Haggard to Nelson, Keith to Skaggs, Ickes' skills are in high demand in Music City. He's also released several solo albums and recorded and performed with bluegrass supergroup Blue Highway. His Scheerhorn Resonator Rob Ickes Signature is a fitting testament to this legendary performer's impact on the instrument. And to make sure that the Wechter Scheerhorn Resonator Rob Ickes Signature guitar continues to meet his standards, Rob Ickes regularly reviews these signature models

The Scheerhorn Resonator Rob Ickes Signature guitar benefits directly from the resonator designs Abraham Wechter learned from master resonator designer Tim Scheerhorn. In 1988, Tim Scheerhorn began experimenting with the design of resonator guitars to see if he could get a more expressive tone. Two of the key elements that Scheerhorn focused on were the resonator cones and the overall body structure of his resonators. Most off-the-shelf resonator cones are machine stamped, which results in a lifeless tone. Scheerhorn improved the quality of his instruments by hand-spinning his own resonator cones. To match the performance of these resonating elements, he had to build a better resonator guitar. Through his close association with Tim Scheerhorn, Abraham Wechter gained both the fine details of this advanced body design and access to Scheerhorn's hand-spun resonator cones - and the Scheerhorn Resonator Rob Ickes Signature guitar features both! In fact, Tim Scheerhorn himself still routinely reviews Wechter's resonator guitars to make sure that they meet his build specifications.

The Scheerhorn Resonator Rob Ickes Signature guitar features exclusive Schertler electronics you won't find anywhere else. It all began when the industry legend, Tim Scheerhorn, first discovered that Schertler's Basik encapsulated microphone pickups are ideal for amplifying the cones inside of resonator guitars. The problem is that these microphones require phantom power, which is why most designs rely on external microphone preamplifiers (like Schertler's Stat Pre). Abraham Wechter realized that many musicians would rather have a fully contained all-internal pickup system. This realization prompted him to approach Stephan Schertler in Switzerland to build a fully internal Basik pickup system. The resulting active system (found in the Scheerhorn Resonator Rob Ickes Signature guitar) runs on a standard 9 volt battery mounted above the 1/4" output and features bass and treble control wheels mounted discretely at the edges of the treble soundhole and a gain control wheel at the edge of the bass soundhole.

Just as the incredible tone of Tim Scheerhorn's hand-spun resonator cone and precision design are at the heart of Wechter's Scheerhorn Resonator Rob Ickes Signature guitar, the selection of tonewoods also plays an important role in this fine instrument. The Scheerhorn Resonator Rob Ickes Signature guitar features a spruce top, rosewood back and sides, nato square-style neck, a rosewood fingerboard, and flush maple fret markers and dot inlays (Ickes' signature is also inlaid). The Scheerhorn Resonator Rob Ickes Signature also has beautiful ivoroid/herringbone body binding and a tortoise shell pickguard. Add the great-sounding Wechter/Schertler pickup system that's onboard, and you've got a great-sounding resonator - unplugged or onstage.

Wechter Scheerhorn Resonator Rob Ickes Signature Acoustic-Electric Resonator Guitar Features at a Glance:

• Left-handed Setup
  
• Color: Natural
  
• Top: Spruce
  
• Back and sides: Rosewood
  
• Neck: Nato
  
• Fingerboard: Rosewood with flush maple fret markers and dot inlay; Rob Ickes' name inlay
  
• Binding: Ivoroid/herringbone
  
• Soundholes: Round with screenless rings
  
• Handspun Tim Scheerhorn cone
  
• Preamp: Wechter/Schertler pickup system
  
• Pickguard: Tortoise shell
  
• Strings: GHS TS1600 Tim Scheerhorn resonator strings
  
• Case: Elite hardshell
  
• Scale length: 25"
  
• Upper bout: 10.4"
  
• Waist: 9"
  
• Lower bout: 14.25"
  
• Body length: 19.3"
  
• Body depth at headblock: 3.5"
  
• Body depth at tailblock: 4"
  
• Fingerboard width at nut: 1.875"

The Wechter Scheerhorn Resonator Rob Ickes Signature gives you signature tone that's ready for the stage!

Specification Detail Manufacturer Part Number RS-6535REL

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