(SOLD) Cole Clark Fat Lady FL2AC Natural 2007
Cole Clark FL2AC, natural satin, made in Australia 2007. This is a cool early example of the iconic Fat Lady series, one of Australia's most successful guitar offerings. There's a couple of unusual ideas in the design: a Spanish heel neck joint, a unique dual-source pickup/preamp system and Australian tonewoods. The Spanish heel joint means the neck block goes way further into the body, which makes for excellent stability and extended sustain. You trade a little bit of attack for a singing sustain and bulletproof tuning stability, so it's a perfect companion for those long solo gigs. This one has a high grade solid sitka spruce top, which is looking lovely under the naturally aged finish with plenty of tight little details in the grain. The back and sides are Queensland maple, a fast growing tonewood more closely related to mahogany than rock or sugar maple. It's a lightweight, strong wood with excellent bass response, so you get a slightly scooped tone with a chiming, sweet treble paired with a sonorous, expansive low end. The pickup system uses a traditional piezo balanced with a 'face brace' sensor, which is almost a foot long and built into the bracing of the top. The two mixed together creates a remarkably accurate reproduction of the acoustic sound, it's very convincing indeed. Folks that buy these tend to hold onto them, so they don't come up used all that often, and as is generally the case with all-solid acoustics, this one has opened up a lot over the years and sounds richer and more complex than a brand new example. What's the saying again? Hell hath no fury til the Fat Lady sings?
Model: Cole Clark FL2AC
Made: Melbourne Australia, 2007
Serial: 7077229
Finish: natural, satin nitro
Body: solid sitka spruce top, solid QLD maple back and sides, rosewood bridge
Neck: Queensland maple, rosewood fingerboard, 25.5" scale, 16" radius, Spanish heel joint, D-shape
Weight: 2.145kg
Mods:
Pickup: Cole Clark 2-way bridge/face pickup/preamp system
Accessories: basic non original hard case, few knocks and marks, case is good condition
Cosmetic condition notes: minor finish wear. The headstock has some scuffs and dimples on the end. The neck is clean and smooth in the hands, it's rubbed to a gloss finish and has a few dimples on the back. The back has some rub wear on the top and bottom edges and some minor dimples along the back edge and in the middle of the body. The sides have some dimples near the controls, rub wear on the elbow area, dimples near the jack and rub wear on the bottom horn. The front has some light scuffs around the bridge, dimples along the back edge, rub wear in the elbow area and some play wear on the guard and shoulders.
Overall: very good condition (7.5/10)
Playing condition notes: Action is low, neck is straight, intonation is good. Setup with 12/54 Moonshiners strings.
Fret life: 8/10, minor wear only