NEW ARRIVALBrent McElroy is a Seattle luthier specialising in high-quality acoustics. He describes his philosophy of guitar building as a balance between tone, strength, playability and beauty. Visually, the McElroy 00 is stunning. The highly flamed Koa back and sides are a sight to behold, while the wide grained Adirondack Spruce top features an Amboyna burl rosette that looks almost marbled, and this is set of with Ebony top and back binding. The fingerboard and bridge are Ebony, and the whole guitar is finished of with a set of gold Gotoh 510 tuning machines. The guitar offers good volume and projection, but, more importantly, sounds wonderfully balanced and even across the sonic spectrum. Even the quietest passages sound clear and bell-like. Put through everything from gentle fingerpicking to fast flamenco-style shredding, it performs supremely. The guitar is in excellent condition and comes in it’s original deluxe hard case.