Lakewood A-14 CP, natural satin, made in Germany 2011. This is a classy acoustic, that's for sure. Lakewood guitars were one of the first prominent builders of steel string acoustics out of Germany; master luthier Martin Seeliger came from building classical style guitars and brought a lot of experience from that field into the steel string space. This is built from tasty solid tonewoods: spruce, mahogany and ebony, and nice pieces at that. The thin satin finish looks and feels luxurious and lets the wood breathe, allowing the character of the timber to speak. This has an exceptionally balanced tone: even, nuanced sustain, crisp tight lows, full mids and a talkative, clear treble. It's a sound that grows on you with more play: being so clear and even, it doesn't have the immediate sugary hit of a martin or Gibson, but it's so well balanced that you find yourself wanting to hear more and more. The neck is a nice halfway between a wider classical style neck and a slim Martin style shape, perfect for fingerstyle playing as it gives your hand room to play accurately. These fetch a small fortune brand new, so this almost minty example makes for a clever buy. Sleek!

Model: Lakewood A-14 CP Auditorium Model
Made: Germany, 2011 (serial 21076)
Finish: natural satin
Body: auditorium shape; solid AAA European spruce top, solid mahogany back and sides, ebony bridge
Neck: mahogany, ebony fingerboard, 25.6" scale, 15" radius
Weight: 1.880kg
Pickup: Sonic Lakewood System (dual mic/piezo w/ blend)
Mods: none
Case: Hiscox Lakewood hard case

Cosmetic condition notes: minor finish wear. The headstock has a very slight scuff on the end. The neck is clean and smooth in the hands, just glossing from play. The back has no major marks, just a couple of very light scuffs in the middle of the body. The sides have no major marks, just a tiny dimple on the top horn. The front has no major marks, just light glossing in the elbow area and light scuffs from play around the soundhole. Overall: excellent condition (9/10).

Playing condition notes: action is moderately low, neck is straight, intonation is good, truss rod works. Frets look basically new, 9.5/10 for fret life left. Wearing fresh 12/54 Moonshiners strings.