Essential D
With the new Essential D, we’re offering 100% Atkin tone – stripped down to the bare essentials!
Each Essential D is made with an aged North American Sitka spruce top and braced with pre-war scalloped bracing.
Mahogany back and sides are complimented by a lightweight mahogany neck with an ebony fingerboard – just like some of the finest Pre-War guitars.
At Atkin, we pride ourselves on our finishes. Alister details, sprays and polishes every guitar by hand with our own nitrocellulose blend, soon to be available through Rothko and Frost over a month-long period.
For the Essential D, we’ve come up with the thinnest nitro finish that we can shoot while protecting the instrument against the rigours of life on the road. Very light ageing of the lacquer gives each instrument a “played-in” feel.
Introduced at the London International Guitar Show in December 2017.
Every Essential D comes with an vintage-style Atkin Oxblood case.
MATERIAL
TOP : Torrified Sitka Spruce
BACK AND SIDES : Solid Mahogany
NECK : Mahogany
FINGERBOARD : Ebony
FRETS :20
BINDING :Tortoise Shell
NUT : Bone
SADDLE : Bone
ROSETTE : Black / White Black
INLAY : Mother Of Pearl
BRIDGE : Ebony
BRIDGE PINS : Ebony
MACHINE HEADS : Gotoh
PICKUPS : None
PICKGUARD : Tortoise Shell
FINISH : Aged Nitrocellulose
STRINGS : Elixir 12-53 Phosphor Bronze
CASE : Hardcase
STRAP BUTTON : Lower Only
SPECS
OVERALL LENGTH : 1025mm
BODY LENGTH : 505mm
LOWER BOUT : 395mm
WAIST : 275mm
DEPTH : 118mm
SCALE LENGTH : 650mm
NUT WIDTH : 42.88mm
STRING SPACING NUT : 35.75mm
AVERAGE STRING SPACING NUT : 6.9mm
STRING SPACING SADDLE : 55.15mm
AVERAGE STRING SPACING SADDLE : 10.7mm
FINGERBOARD RADIUS : 18“
NECK THICKNESS @1ST FRET : 23.70mm
NECK THICKNESS @ 10TH FRET : 25.13mm
SOUNDHOLE DIAMETER : 100mm
