The WOW A800e CR LTD is the electrified All Solid acoustic guitar from Eko Guitars, amplified with the Fishman Flex Blend system. It comes in an Auditorium shape with a solid Cedar top, Rosewood back and sides, Mahogany neck and Ebony fingerboard. A high-end instrument, ideal for the professional guitarist who performs live and in the recording studio.

EKO GUITARS WOW A800e CR LTD OVERVIEW

An uncompromising series based on a selection of woods from all over the world. WOW, acronym for Wood Of the World Series, but also the exclamation of those who see these guitars for the first time, represents the top of the range of the EKO catalog. Each single guitar is unique and each wooden part is selected from a wide range of fine materials such as Rosewood, Cocobolo, Ovangkol, Koa, Ebony and others. The entire WOW series is All Solid, therefore, with solid top, sides and back, the nature of the wood is enhanced in favor of a particularly specific timbre.

Master luthier Roberto Fontanot carefully selects the woods of each instrument to create masterpieces that will be the joy of every single musician. The variety of woods used as sides and back of each single guitar will give the six strings completely different characteristics in terms of sound.

The choice of the Top fell on Solid Cedar which, in combination with the Rosewood present on the sides and back, makes the guitar, in Auditorium shape, particularly performing in modern Fingerstyle, reactive to every minimal percussive impulse and returns a decidedly "WARM" sound despite the small size of the body; it reflects the characteristics of lutherie present in the Massimo Varini Signature model which went out of production a few years ago following the inclusion of Rosewood among the woods subject to attention by CITES.

The Wow A800e CR LTD comes in Natural with a Gloss finish, with an Auditorium shape. The combination of solid Cedar on the top and Rosewood on the sides and back, the result of careful research, gives this instrument a very broad and always well-balanced tonal spectrum on each individual string. A very important feature is the presence of a very high-performance amplification system, the Fishman Flex Blend: made up 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 taken 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 (activated by pressing the volume potentiometer) and an EQ control that works in “mid-scooped” mode: kept at a minimum the signal is not equalized (flat), increasing it gradually reduces the mid frequencies in favor of low and high frequencies, very convenient for obtaining a sound that is already “ready” for the mix. In case the guitar has feedback problems, a very common situation in the acoustic field, it is possible to invert the phase by pressing the EQ potentiometer. All these features together make the Wow A800e CR LTD a suitable instrument in professional contexts, both in the recording studio and on stage.

STRENGTHS OF THE EKO GUITARS WOW A800e CR LTD

• A shape: NUT 46mm and scale 630mm;


• Top and bracing (Chains) in Solid Cedar;


• Highly selected woods, particularly figured;


• Fishman Flex Blend with piezo, microphone, blending capability between signals, tuner with mute function, anti-feedback and tone control.

EKO GUITARS WOW A800e CR LTD SPECIFICATIONS

Color : Natural
Body Shape : Auditorium
Top Material : Solid Cedar
Back and Side Material : Rosewood
Neck Material : Mahogany
Keyboard Material : Ebony
Neck Shape : Eko Low C
Nut Width : 46 mm
Radius : 14”
Scale : 635 mm
Number of Keys: 20
Key Type : Medium Jumbo
Bridge Material : Ebony
Body Finish : Gloss
Handle Finish : Gloss
Tuners : Eko Vintage Open gear Butterbean
Electronics : Fishman FLA DAA AAA (piezo + microphone)
Electronic controls : Volume, Eq (mid scooped), Mic Blend, Phase Invert, Tuner
Case : Waterproof Gigboard
Recommended Strings : Eko Bronze 12-53 Heavy Set/6