The Marco Polo T500e SB LTD is the Travel All Solid electrified acoustic guitar from Eko Guitars, amplified with the Fishman Flex Blend system. It comes in a Travel shape with a Solid Italian Spruce top, Bocote back and sides, Mahogany neck and South American Roupana fingerboard. Ideal for the guitarist who loves to travel and doesn't want to give up taking his guitar with him at all times.

EKO GUITARS MARCO POLO T500e SB LTD OVERVIEW

The Marco Polo T500e SB LTD comes in Natural color with Gloss finish and Travel shape, ideal for being comfortably transported by the musician anywhere. The entire Marco Polo 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. The combination of Solid Italian Spruce on the top and Solid Bocote 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 decidedly important feature is the presence of a very high-performance amplification system, the Fishman Flex Blend: made up of a piezo and 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 already “ready” for the mix. In the event that the guitar should have feedback problems, a very common situation in the acoustic field, it is possible to invert the phase by pressing the EQ potentiometer. The combination of all these features make the Marco Polo T500e SB LTD an instrument suitable for professional contexts, both in the recording studio and on stage.

STRENGTHS OF THE MARCO POLO T500e SB LTD BY EKO GUITARS

• Travel Guitar with a strong personality inspired by Marco Polo: the rosette has “Traveler” engraved in several languages;


• Scale reduced to 610mm with standard 43mm nut;


• Small sized but All Solid guitar with great sound;


• For SO (Spruce Ovangkol) and SB (Spruce Bocote) models Top and internal ribs in solid Italian Spruce (100% genuine Italian Alpine Spruce);


• Fishman Flex Blend with piezo, microphone, blending capability, tuner with mute function, phase inverter and mid-scooped tone control

COMPARISON BETWEEN THE MODELS OF THE EKO GUITARS MARCO POLO SERIES

EKO GUITARS MARCO POLO T500e SB LTD SPECIFICATIONS

Color : Natural
Body Shape : Travel
Top Material : Solid Italian Spruce
Back and Side Material : Solid Bocote
Neck Material : Mahogany
Fingerboard Material : Soth American Roupanà (Parinari Campestris, Roupala Montana)
Neck Shape : Eko Low C
Nut Width : 43 mm
Radius : 14”
Scale : 610 mm
Number of Keys : 20
Key Type : 2.0mm x 1.0mm in Silver/Nickel
Bridge Material : South American Roupanà (Parinari Campestris, Roupala Montana)
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 Gigbag
Recommended Strings : Eko Bronze 11-52 M. Set/6