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Soloway S14

The S14 is the inaugural flagship instrument of the rebirth of Soloway Guitars.

We set out to design an extremely comfortable guitar. Lightweight, sublimely contoured, soft edges, we think we succeeded in creating what we hope to be the most comfortable guitar you've ever played. 

We set out to design a versatile guitar. The S14 is completely hollow except for a small block under the bridge. We deepened the body to a full 2" and thinned the walls and top. The thinner wood and deeper body give us more air than thinner semi-hollows, while the bridge block gives us sustain and eliminates feedback. It has tonal capacity to be tapped for jazz, gritty blues, or anything in between.

The S14 comes with either 24.75" or 25.5" scale length necks. Nutwidths come in either 1.7" or 1.75".

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Lightweight, comfortable, warm rich tone and attention to feel and playability.

S14 Specs

We are not taking custom orders at this time, but we want to provide a little variety in the S14 guitars we build. To that end, we have established a core set of features and we mix and match from that pool to provide some variety.

The Numbers

lower bout: 14"

body depth: 2"

weight: ~ 6 to 6.5 lbs

Woods

tops: Sitka Spruce or Western Red Cedar, occasional specialty woods

bodies: Spanish Cedar

body finish: amber

top finish: blonde, tawny burst

Pickups

Lindy Fralin: dual humbuckers: P90 Humbucker, Pure PAF, or Modern PAF sets

Other Makers: other makers on occasion

Neck

neck wood: roasted maple

neck finish: satin oil

fretboard: ebony or Indian rosewood, occasional other choices

scale length: 24.75 or 25.5.

nut width: 1.7 or 1.75; occasional other widths

headstock: tiltback

back shape: D or U

taper: 825-915 or 850-940 or 880-970

frets: 6150ss; occasional other

fingerboard radius: 12"

neck management: dual action truss rod and carbon fiber rods