Description

The WOW A800e SK is Eko Guitars' All Solid electrified acoustic guitar, amplified with the Fishman Flex Blend system. It comes in Auditorium shape with a solid Italian Spruce top, Koa back and sides, Mahogany neck, and Ebony fretboard. A high-end instrument, ideal for the professional guitarist who performs live and in the recording studio.

OVERVIEW OF EKO GUITARS' WOW A800e SK

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, Ebony, and others. The entire WOW series is All Solid, so, with solid top, back, and sides, the nature of the wood is enhanced in favor of 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 single musician. The variety of woods used for the back and sides of each guitar will give the six-string completely different characteristics in terms of sound.

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

The Wow A800e SK comes in Natural color with a Gloss finish, in an Auditorium shape. The combination of Solid Spruce on the top and Solid Koa on the back and sides, the result of careful research, gives this instrument a very wide tonal spectrum that is always well balanced on every single string. A very important feature is the presence of a very powerful amplification system, the Fishman Flex Blend: consisting of a piezo and an internal condenser microphone, this system allows to capture every nuance of the guitar thanks to the possibility of gradually adding 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 set to minimum, the signal is not equalized (flat), increasing it gradually reduces the mid frequencies in favor of lows and highs, very convenient for getting a sound already "ready" for the mix. In case the guitar should have feedback problems, a very common situation in an acoustic context, it is possible to invert the phase by pressing the EQ potentiometer. The combination of all these features makes the Wow A800e SK an instrument suitable for professional contexts, both in the recording studio and on stage.

HIGHLIGHTS OF EKO GUITARS' WOW A800e SK

• A shape: NUT 46mm and scale 635mm;
• Solid Italian Alpine Spruce top and bracing;
• Highly selected, particularly figured woods;
• Fishman Flex Blend with piezoelectric, microphone, possibility of blending between signals, tuner with mute function, anti-feedback, and tone control.

COMPARISON BETWEEN EKO GUITARS' WOW SERIES MODELS

SPECIFICATIONS OF EKO GUITARS' WOW A800e SK

Color: Natural
Body Shape: Auditorium
Top Material: Solid Spruce
Back and Sides Material: Solid Koa
Neck Material: Mahogany
Fretboard Material: Ebony
Neck Shape: Eko Low C
Nut Width: 46 mm
Radius: 14”
Scale: 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)
Electronics Controls: Volume, Eq (mid scooped), Mic Blend, Phase Invert, Tuner
Case: Waterproof Gigbag
Recommended Strings: Eko Bronze 12-53 Heavy Set/6