Tanglewood TW1000HSR Heritage Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar, Solid Spruce and Rosewood

Solid rosewood depth for players who stay unplugged

The Tanglewood TW1000HSR is a dreadnought acoustic guitar built with no electronics at all, so everything goes into the wood and the sound. It pairs a solid spruce top with solid rosewood back and sides, and it suits players who mainly perform unplugged, record with microphones or want a serious instrument for home. It costs £1,349.

Spruce and rosewood together

This is a classic pairing for a reason. The solid spruce top is crisp and articulate, with lots of headroom when you play hard. Solid rosewood behind it adds a deep, dark bass, shimmering highs and a long sustain. Chords bloom and keep ringing, and single notes have a complex, layered quality. Because every main part is solid timber, the sound tends to grow richer as the guitar is played in over the years.

Built for an acoustic player

• Purely acoustic, with no pickup or preamp
• Solid spruce top
• Solid rosewood back and sides
• Ebony fingerboard
• Natural Gloss finish

Leaving out the electronics keeps the side of the body clean and the guitar a little lighter. If you play through a PA now and then, a good microphone in front of the soundhole will capture the natural tone well.

Big body, smooth neck

The dreadnought is the largest of the common acoustic shapes. Its wide lower bout and deep body produce power and a full low end, so it works well for strumming, flatpicking and backing a singer in a room. The ebony fingerboard is hard, smooth and dense, giving a quick feel under your fretting hand and a clear attack.

Within the Tanglewood Heritage series, this is the choice if rosewood is the sound you are after and you do not need a pickup. If you would rather have built in electronics and a cutaway, look at the electro models in the series. Free UK delivery is included.