Description

The WOW A800e SO is an all-solid electro-acoustic guitar from Eko Guitars, amplified with the Fishman Flex Blend system. It features an Auditorium shape with a solid Italian Spruce top, Ovangkol back and sides, a Mahogany neck, and an Ebony fretboard. This high-end instrument is ideal for professional guitarists performing live and in recording studios.

OVERVIEW OF THE WOW A800e SO 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 anyone seeing these guitars for the first time, represents the top of the EKO catalog range. Each individual 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, meaning that with a solid top, back, and sides, the nature of the wood is enhanced to provide a particularly specific tonal quality.

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 guitar will give the six-string instruments 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, originating from a region in the Alps known for supplying wood used in the production of the world's finest violins; only a few manufacturers have access to these private reserves.

The Wow A800e SO comes in a Natural color with a Gloss finish, and an Auditorium shape. The combination of Solid Spruce on the top and Solid Ovangkol on the back and sides, the result of careful research, gives this instrument a very broad and always well-balanced tonal spectrum on each individual string. A particularly important feature is the presence of a very high-performing amplification system, the Fishman Flex Blend: consisting of a piezo and an internal condenser microphone, this system allows you to capture every nuance of the guitar thanks to the possibility of gradually adding the signal from 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); as it increases, the mid-frequencies are gradually reduced in favor of lows and highs, very convenient for obtaining a sound already "ready" for the mix. If the guitar experiences feedback issues, a very common situation in acoustic environments, it is possible to invert the phase by pressing the EQ potentiometer. The combination of all these features makes the Wow A800e SO a suitable instrument for professional contexts, both in the recording studio and on stage.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WOW A800e SO BY EKO GUITARS

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

COMPARISON BETWEEN EKO GUITARS WOW SERIES MODELS

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE WOW A800e SO BY EKO GUITARS

Color: Natural
Body Shape: Auditorium
Top Material: Solid Spruce
Back and Sides Material: Solid Ovangkol
Neck Material: Mahogany
Fretboard 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)
Electronics Controls: Volume, Eq (mid scooped), Mic Blend, Phase Invert, Tuner
Case: Waterproof Gigbag
Recommended Strings: Eko Bronze 12-53 Heavy Set/6