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SKU BALA-THICKET-STD-FIESTA

Balaguer Thicket Standard Guitar, Fiesta Red, Pau Ferro

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Player's Perspective

Music Store Live is proud to welcome Balaguer Guitars to the family. We are now an authorized dealer of these awesome instruments that play well above their price point. Their goal is a simple one: to build high quality instruments while maintaining affordability in a world where you're having to spend more and more money to get a decently built guitar.

Well, my friends, we really think they're championing that motto very well and every Balaguer we've come across truly feels as though it could retail for quite a bit more. The fretwork, construction, and overall playability are thoroughly impressive. Tonally this is going to sit somewhere between a vintage-sounding T-style axe but the pickups have just a little more oomph to them which help them play nicely with pedals and provides just a little more juice to drive the front end of your amp.

This is going to be the perfect axe for someone looking to get some classic twang without emptying the bank account.

Manufacturer's Description

Our goal at Balaguer Guitars is to build instruments that translate your creativity in the truest way. We want to offer you the instrument of your dreams, but at an affordable price. In order to achieve this we've partnered with some of the best production facilities worldwide. The Standard Series are built in China to our exact specifications at a factory that maintains ethical and fair labor practices. Our Select Series come with premium specs and are handcrafted in South Korea by a small shop of trained luthiers, only 7 people to be exact. These luthiers all have over 15-30 years of experience. This factory has been building guitars since 1985, and we chose to partner with them because their quality is top notch. Our Select Custom Series guitars are built by 3 people within a custom shop in South Korea. We are able to retain our high standards of quality and tone because we have partnered with shops/factories that share the same mindset. With that said, we also offer our limited Heritage Series instruments which are machined/built, painted, and assembled in the United States from start to finish. These builds are spec'd out and built one at a time by Joe Balaguer, and are then available for sale once the build is completed. They are signed with a unique serial number and are one of a kind.
 
Our approach to guitar design is quite simple: We love traditional designs, but feel they lack in certain areas. Areas that pertain to comfort, tone, and construction. So in our designs you'll see a deep treble horn inner carve, or a more sleek heel joint versus a block plate, and higher quality components that you normally wouldn't see on guitars in a similar price range. Come see where modern design meets vintage inspiration.
 
Austral Single Coils – The classic SS setup, T-style tone. The word “Austral” means “of or relating to the south”. We really wanted to capture the snap and twang of a country-style single coil set, while still maintaining enough bass response and treble to really bring out the great overtones achieved when pushing a clean amp. This set is rated at 7.3k in the bridge position and 6.9k in the neck position, and is built with Alnico IV magnets.

Specifications

  • Balaguer Guitars Thicket Standard
  • Fiesta Red - Matching Headstock
  • Alder Body
  • Maple Neck
  • C Neck Shape - .800" thickness @ 1st fret | .880" thickness @ 12th fret
  • Pau Ferro Fretboard
  • 16" Fretboard Radius
  • 25.5" Scale Length
  • 1 Volume, 1 Tone, 3-Way Switch
  • Balaguer "Austral" Single-Coil Pickups
  • Nickel Hardware
  • Balaguer Locking Tuners
  • Wilkinson WTB Bridge w/ Brass Compensated Saddles
  • Balaguer Gig Bag Included
  • Instrument Weight: 7.6 lbs.

Overall Condition

Music Store Live is proud to be an authorized dealer for Balaguer. This Thicket Standard is 100% brand new and is being sold with a full manufacturer's warranty.

note: The photos above may not be of the exact guitar you'll receive. The serial number may differ but specs will all be the same. Please feel free to get in touch with us for an in-hand description.

Our in-house guitar tech will inspect, test, set up, and clean all of our instruments on site prior to shipping. All of our instruments are guaranteed to be fully functional upon arrival.