2020 Atkin The Forty Three – £2499

Mar 27, 2025 | Others

2020 Atkin The Forty Three – £2499

NEW ARRIVAL Handcrafted in Canterbury, Alistair Atkin has the knack of producing guitars with vintage look and feel and aged tone. The Forty Three is directly modelled on a 1943 Gibson J45, from their Golden Age of acoustics. With a Torrefied Sitka Spruce top and Mahogany back and sides, the guitar has a super thin aged toner nitro finish allowing the whole body to really resonate. The Spruce / Mahogany combination, give a rich tone, with great clarity, and the body size gives real depth and a full sound. The slope shoulder dreadnought body really packs a punch in the bass, making it a strummers’ dream. A really versatile guitar, with great playability, and a very comfortable body size. The guitar is in good, aged condition, with visible playwear already noticeable as the finish is designed to show. It comes in it’s original deluxe hard case.

Others in this category

2021 Bourgeois OMS Country Boy Heirloom Series – £5499

NEW ARRIVAL Dana Bourgeois has become known as one of the world’s leading luthiers, famous for his tap tuning, he’s always thinking ahead of the game. With his Heirloom Series he uses vintage inspired design, with a few changes. This OM model features an Adirondack...

2001 Collings D3HG – £4499

NEW ARRIVAL The Collings D3H is one of the most sought after, high end, hand built dreadnoughts around. This guitar has been expertly crafted, and offers not only a classic deign and all American tone, but boasts meticulous attention to detail creating a beautifully...

2014 Guild Orpheum Slope Dreadnought – £1799

NEW ARRIVAL In 2014 Guild managed to tempt Ren Ferguson away from Gibson where he’d been Master Luthier at Gibson Acoustic. For one year only he was given free rein to use the Guild Custom Shop team to build something very special, before becoming VP of Manufacturing...