Gadotti Guitars is a company created by Brazilian luthier Jeanfranco Gadotti after more than 10 years creating guitars and working as a luthier. The, for now, only model available is the Gadotti Guitars King Guitar a hand-crafted and fully customizable guitar that has a very special characteristic, the sound hole goes through the guitar body. There are 2 version of this guitar with nylon and metal strings, respectively.
The Gadotti Guitars King Guitar is an electro-acoustic model that features hollow body, special cut-away for high frets perfect access, 22 frets, Fishman Acoustic Matrix active pickup placed in the bridge and volume and tone controls. The available woods are bubinga, curly maple, ebony, katalox, maple, padauk and zebrawood.
The active pickup is powered by a 9V battery that has easy access and the guitar finish depends on the chosen body wood. The Gadotti Guitars King Guitar is available and its MSRP is $3,000.
UPDATE (01.24.2008): If the King Guitar surprised you you should take a look at the new King Guitar 10 Nylon Strings model that comes tuned in the Yepes (the Spanish master of the 10 string guitar) tuning, 7th string C, 8th B flat, 9th A flat and 10th G flat. The MRSP price of this model is $4,500.
I guess people bever stop experimenting. It is nice, however I don’t know how it sounds, this hole makes me shiver
I agree, this guitar is really beautiful but in the official site they could, at least, upload a sample mp3.
The sound hole is a great feature and is (or was)part of the neck through body which leads into the chambered body. It is a great guitar with a unique sound and refreshing design. We do plan on uploading an MP3 sample and will discuss it as part of our next site change. Thanks and I hope you get a chance to play or own one. Jeff Smith, Gadotti Guitars
Thank you for your comments posted. The hole does not create any discomfort to concern for the player or structual concern and is created from the natural wood laminate beauty. The neck through body construction allows the guitar to flow into the chambered body. It is solid and should be played to be appreciated. Thank you for your comments and I hope you continue to support guitar makers with a unique vision to the instrument. JSmith@gadottiguitars.ws Jeff Smith, Gadotti Guitars