Description

The WOW A800e SB LTD is Eko Guitars' All Solid limited edition electrified acoustic guitar, amplified with a Fishman Flex Blend system. It features an Auditorium shape with a solid Italian Spruce top, Bocote back and sides, Mahogany neck, and Ebony fingerboard. A high-end instrument, ideal for the professional guitarist performing live and in the recording studio.

OVERVIEW OF THE WOW A800e SB LTD BY EKO GUITARS

A no-compromise series based on a selection of woods from around the world. WOW, an acronym for Wood Of the World Series, but also the exclamation of those who see these guitars for the first time, represents the top of the EKO catalog range. Every single guitar is unique and every wooden part is selected from a wide range of precious materials such as Cocobolo, Ovangkol, Koa, Rosewood, Sapele, and others. The entire WOW series is All Solid, meaning that with a solid top, back, and sides, the nature of the wood is enhanced to favor a particularly specific timbre.

Master luthier, Roberto Fontanot, carefully selects the woods for each instrument to create masterpieces that will be the joy of every musician. The variety of woods used for the back and sides of each individual guitar will give the six strings completely different characteristics in terms of sound.

The choice for the top fell on Italian Red Spruce, selected from the most figured and highest quality grade, coming from a region of the Alps known for supplying woods used in the production of the world's best violins; only a few producers have access to these private reserves.

The Wow A800e SB LTD comes in a Natural color with a Gloss finish, in an Auditorium shape. The combination of solid Spruce on the top and solid Bocote on the back and sides, the result of careful research, gives this instrument a very wide and always well-balanced tonal spectrum on every single string. A decidedly important feature is the presence of a very high-performance amplification system, the Fishman Flex Blend: composed of a piezo and an internal condenser microphone, this system allows you to capture every nuance of the guitar thanks to the ability to gradually add the signal picked up by the microphone to the piezo signal, via a "blend" potentiometer. Among the controls, in addition to the output Volume and the blend, there is a display tuner (activatable by pressing the volume potentiometer) and an EQ control that works in "mid-scooped" mode: when at minimum, the signal is not equalized (flat), increasing it gradually reduces the mid frequencies in favor of bass and treble, very convenient for obtaining a sound already "ready" for the mix. In case the guitar experiences feedback issues, a very common situation in acoustic settings, it is possible to invert the phase by pressing the EQ potentiometer. The combination of all these features makes the Wow A800e SB an instrument suitable for professional contexts, both in the recording studio and on stage.

STRENGTHS OF THE WOW A800e SB LTD BY EKO GUITARS

    
• A shape: NUT 46mm and scale 635mm;
    
• Top and bracing (Braces) in solid Italian Alpine Spruce;
    
• Highly selected, particularly figured woods;
    
• Fishman Flex Blend with piezo, microphone, possibility of blending signals, tuner with mute function, anti-feedback, and tone control.

COMPARISON BETWEEN THE MODELS OF THE WOW SERIES BY EKO GUITARS

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE WOW A800e SB LTD BY EKO GUITARS

Color: Natural
Body Shape: Auditorium
Top Material: Solid Spruce
Back and Sides Material: Solid Bocote
Neck Material: Mahogany
Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Neck Shape: Eko Low C
Nut Width: 46 mm
Radius: 14”
Scale Length: 635 mm
Number of Frets: 20
Fret Type: Medium Jumbo
Bridge Material: Ebony
Body Finish: Gloss
Neck Finish: Gloss
Tuners: Eko Vintage Open gear Butterbean
Electronics: Fishman FLA DAA AAA (piezo + microphone)
Electronic Controls: Volume, Eq (mid scooped), Mic Blend, Phase Invert, Tuner
Case: Waterproof Gigboard
Recommended Strings: Eko Bronze 12-53 Heavy Set/6