Worship Musician December 2018 | Page 117

SERIES: DOYLE DYKES SIGNATURE As a writer, it is pretty amazing to be able to talk directly with the artist whose name is on the • String Type: Steel • Body Shape: Multiac For you as an acoustic guitar player on the • Color: Black platform playing worship music, take note of • Finish: High Gloss • Top Wood: Solid Spruce be able to keep up with the electric guitars, • Back & Sides Wood: Mahogany basses and drums… you won’t be drowned • Neck Wood: Mahogany • Radius: 16" It is a thinner body, so it will be more comfortable • Number of Frets: 22 as well. It does have more weight to it than • Scale Length: 25.5" • Tuning Machines: Nickel Sealed songs – your hands will thank you for this • Nut/Saddle Material: Tusq nut playing experience. • Nut Width: 1.75" • Electronics: LR Baggs LB6 • Strings: D'Addario Phosphor Bronze, guitar you are reviewing. what Doyle said about playing at a loud volume. This is a performance acoustic guitar. You will out in the mix! a normal acoustic guitar (around 7 lbs 11 oz) however. When you pick up this guitar to play it you can for), to blues to playing the current worship sense Doyle’s influence on the fretboard and the nut width as well (1.75”). The neck shape Your sound techs at church will thank you too and Richlite fretboard feels “stable” all up and because they can actually mix it well. down the neck. With the string spacing the way it is set up, it just feels “roomy” too. No more Overall rating… what a great playing and cramped hands. The neck profile changes/ sounding performance guitar! .012-.053 adjusts as you move to the higher frets. This guitar yells, “Play me!” The Street Price is $1,995.00, and it comes with a high-end gig bag – perfect for going back From fingestyle (which Doyle is well known and forth from church rehearsals and services. December 2018 $1,995.00 Street Price www.GodinGuitars.com Sign up for our Newsletter... 117