Fibonacci Guitars - almost there!

[blackcat]

Some months ago I gave early warning of the arrival of the all-new Fibonacci range of hollow body guitars. The website is close to fully operational and the Facebook page is getting a great deal of attention. Models will be released progressively in coming months beginning in June with the 15" hand-carved top 'Californian' see image below :-



NECK: One Piece Maple Neck, 'C' Profile, 12" Radius, '21.5mm @ 1st Fret, 23.5mm @ 9th Fret Bone Nut, width - 43 mm. width at the end fret - 57 mm Set in Neck at 14 F, 22 Frets 625 mm Scale Ebony fingerboard.

BODY: Carved Flame Maple Top, 3 ply Laminated Maple Back & Sides Body depth - 63mm Body width at lower bout - 375mm (15") Body length - 450mm Ebony floating finger rest, bridge, tailpiece.

HARDWARE: Gotoh SGS510Z Tuners, 1 x Set in Kent Armstrong (6-shooter) humbucker, Premium CTS550K audio sweep pots, 1 x Volume, 1 x Tone, Ebony Knobs, 22uF Sprauge Capacitors, Switchcraft Mono Output Jack.

FINISH Auburn Sienna Flame Suburst. Nitro Cellulose

UK RRP: £1,599.00 inc VAT WITH black 25mm Padded Gig Bag. Available from June 2016.

I will do my best to answer any questions that Forum members may have and will post updates as and when I have them.

Disclaimer -

I am a bona-fide amateur jazz guitarist, retired and living in France. My friend Graham Esson until recently was the official distributor for Peerless Guitars in Europe. I have worked with Graham on certain aspects of design, but in no way am a paid employee of Fibonacci. I share this information therefore as a mutually interested contributing member of the Forum.

[blackcat]

Forgot to include the web site link. Still under construction, but this page may fill in one or two gaps...............

FIBONACCI GUITARS COMING SOON!

[jzucker]

awesome!

[blackcat]

Thank you Jack. Coming from you that is praise indeed!

Frankly, cannot wait to get our hands on this beauty. Many more gems in the can I promise.

[mr. beaumont]

I'd be all about a guitar like that.

[maggles55]

Will they be available in the US?

Thanks

[blackcat]

In the short term they can be ordered directly from us in the UK but Robert Conti will be handling the distribution there later on. I will know more clearly when in a couple of months.

Hope that helps.

David

[blackcat]

Forgot to mention that the spec' for the 'Californian' model includes solid maple binding.

David

[blackcat]

Forgot to mention that the spec' for the 'Californian' model includes solid maple binding.

David

[bananafist]

Its the 'signature' model with 45mm nut that I'm interested in. Wouldn't be for a player with the initials MS would it?

[blackcat]

'MS' ?

BTW, Forgot to say that all Fibonacci models will be fully set up and inspected by trained luthiers in London prior to dispatch to dealers.

David

[bananafist]

Doh! Sorry, meant MT.


Thanks

[blackcat]

Thought you did but best to check in case you had someone else in mind!

[stratcat]

Beautiful!
I can see a new guitar in my future

[Archtop Guy]

The flame maple binding is a real bonus. I like what I see so far. The Conti connection would be a huge help for the USA. Do you know if there will be any ability to customize them?

[blackcat]

In that case ( 'MT' ) - then yes!

Will post updates progressively as launch date nears ( June ) but individual models will not come on stream all at the same time. The 'Californian' is to be the first.

Hope that helps.

David

[EpiJazz]

When I hear, "Fibonacci Guitars", I think GAS. i.e: 1 guitar, 1 guitar, 2 guitars, 3 guitars, 5 guitars, 8 guitars....

[blackcat]

The flame maple binding is a real bonus. I like what I see so far. The Conti connection would be a huge help for the USA. Do you know if there will be any ability to customize them?

Will get back on customization, but as far as distribution is concerned, Robert Conti is a highly respected player and teacher but one with a clear connection to/with archtop design who will most certainly be effective in getting things off to a good start in the US we feel. Where the UK is concerned, six or maybe eight key UK dealers selected for their expertise (especially in the area of jazz/archtop guitars ) and high quality service will spearhead the launch. For UK clients, these dealers will be well placed geographically thus allowing 'hands on' assessment of the models which as contributors to this forum know only too well is all too rare. The signature 'MT' (!) models will be available from these dealers and on Martin's site but the transactions will actually be processed via the Fibonacci site. European distribution is a possibility at some point, but from the outset the aim is to keep the operation manageable, exclusive and maintain quality.

Hope that helps,

David

[blackcat]

When I hear, "Fibonacci Guitars", I think GAS. i.e: 1 guitar, 1 guitar, 2 guitars, 3 guitars, 5 guitars, 8 guitars....

Gotcha!

In fact, there will be more than 8 models - in due course.

Nice one however.

David

[blackcat]

The flame maple binding is a real bonus. I like what I see so far. The Conti connection would be a huge help for the USA. Do you know if there will be any ability to customize them?

Have just confirmed that in fact hardware etc., shouldn’t really be a problem from the outset. Possibly custom finishes in the future once things settle down. Depends what is required.

LH models will be an option.

Hope that helps.

David

[Archtop Guy]

Have just confirmed that in fact hardware etc., shouldn’t really be a problem from the outset. Possibly custom finishes in the future once things settle down. Depends what is required.

LH models will be an option.

Hope that helps.

David

Thanks David,can't wait to see more.

[BigDaddyLoveHandles]

Too bad they didn't name their models the #1, #2, #3, #5, #8, #13, #21...

[blackcat]

Keep one eye on the website, now in final stages of preparation.

Thanks for your interest.

David