Introducing the Tanglewood TWCR Crossroads super folk cutaway electro-acoustic guitar
The Crossroad series features a durable, all-mahogany body, delivering an incredibly deep, rich and warm tone. The smooth mahogany neck holds a techwood fingerboard, offering fast and comfortable playability, while the dreadnought cutaway super folk body shape provides focused mid-range and shimmering highs that will cut through a live band with ease. This is the ideal shape for the electric guitarist that needs some acoustic tones, offering the optimum balance between sound quality and comfort.
Hardware consists of an attractive, shaped techwood bridge with a white ABS saddle, white ABS nut, accurate chrome die cast machine heads, and light gauge bronze strings. The finished product is a guitar with amazing playability that has a sound that any musician, professional or beginner, can appreciate.
Built from mahogany wood
Mahogany is highly favoured in the acoustic guitar world due to its tonal qualities, durability, and attractive grain pattern. This versatile timber is also relatively economical. When selected as a top wood, mahogany offers a natural compression, creating strong fundamentals with a clear and direct focus. Used as back and side panels, the tonewood provides a punchy mid-range with woody tones, plenty of depth, and complexity that will accommodate most playing styles.
The Crossroads concept
Master Scandinavian designer and luthier Michael Sanden hand-selected the finest mahogany to craft the Tanglewood Crossroads series of acoustic guitars. Inspired by the understated, simple design of instruments during the 1930’s era in America, where the selection of the highest quality tonewoods was fundamental. The resulting guitars were deep and rich in tone, whilst also remaining affordable.
Tanglewood TW-EX4 preamp
This electro-acoustic model is fitted with Tanglewood’s own TW-EX4 electronics and pick-up system, featuring a pre-amp with a 4-band EQ with bass, mid, treble and presence slider controls, and a separate rotary volume knob. Additionally, the TWCR features an on-board digital chromatic tuner, offering precise and easy tuning for both practice and gigging situations.
The super folk cutaway design
Modern and stylish, the super folk shape is ideal for those who are used to the standard shape of an electric but want the sound of an acoustic. The shape balances the fine line between sound and comfort, with the large bottom ensuring you can keep up when playing in a band.
Shallower than a dreadnought and narrower in width, the Super Folk shape brings the body closer to the player. As there’s not as much mass to curve your strumming arm around, it feels more comfortable, which is ideal for long practice and performance sessions. The cutaway gives access to the higher frets, similar to an electric guitar, which makes it ideal for rhythm and lead alike.
