Furch Z-61-1 1997

If you’ve not heard of Furch before, it is well worth visiting their website and reading about their history. Then go onto the configurator and spend a real hour spending a virtual £5,000… From their humble beginnings, they now produce some extraordinarily good guitars. We have an unusual opportunity to get your hands on a 1997 roundback Z-Series – serial number 5307, electro-acoustic and you will want this for the amazing neck dimensions. A 50mm nut and 55mm saddle spacing, and a Furch D profile neck, this is not for the faint-hearted. It may suit a classical guitar player in need of a steel strung occasional; or maybe you want to comfortably switch between your Epiphone Masterbuilt Century and an acoustic without too much thinking. The neck is colossal. A real handful. A telegraph pole of a neck.

Acoustically, this guitar is balanced and full. It doesn’t sound like an Ovation. Plugged in it is very flexible, although with no pre-amp controls, you can plug it into a Fishman Loudbox, or an AS50D and just get on with it. The previous owner had this as a studio tool – it has plenty of signs of use – not perfect by any means aesthetically, but a busy guitar is usually a good guitar. This is a good guitar.

The guitar comes in a Proel case (75% of the clasps working), and will come with fresh strings and a new saddle if required. The current saddle is a little worse for wear, but still does the job. It’s ready for work – a great honest gigging or studio guitar.