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This is one of the most innovative jazz guitars in decades! English luthier Nigel Forster came up with this "long neck" guitar design in response to the demands of today's jazz guitar players.

http://www.nkforsterguitars.com/instruments/archtop-guitars/

Best watched in HD! And play through your hi-fi or listen with headphones to do it justice.

Here is what Nigel has to say about the video

"I've known Giles for years, and he's always been a great player. I was really glad he came over to demonstrate my latest archtop guitar - Samois. The guitar is a new variation on my "Charlie" jazz guitar design. It features a lovely Bearclaw European spruce soundboard married to a cocobolo body. The neck and fretboard are 1 piece solid Indian rosewood. The pickup is a handmade AlNiCo III Kent Armstrong humbucker and the strings are D'Addario jazz light nickel. Oh - the amp is my grandfathers old Polytone Mini-Brute. Now I know these have gone out of fashion and we did try one of the popular modern "Jazz amps" but there was simply no competition. The Polytone was a little noisy in comparison to the modern amp but tonally so much warmer.

Ian Stephenson kindly came by to lend his expertise and engineered the session. He's done a great job - as ever.

Thanks also to Chris at Blast studios, Newcastle for doing such a great job and being so patient."

Find out more at:

http://www.nkforsterguitars.com
http://www.gilesstrong.co.uk
http://blank-studios.com