Tanglewood TW40 O AN E LH Sundance Historic Left-Handed Orchestra Electro-Acoustic Guitar

A solid-top orchestra guitar made for left-handers

Left-handed players rarely get the full choice of a range, so it is good to see the Tanglewood TW40 O AN E LH made for you from the start. This left handed electro acoustic guitar has a solid spruce top, mahogany back and sides and a Fishman Presys system in a comfortable orchestra body.

Made for the left hand

This version is built for southpaws, so you can pick it up and play without restringing or making do. The orchestra shape is more compact than a dreadnought, which keeps it comfortable on long sessions, and its even voice suits folk, pop, blues and fingerstyle arrangements.

How it sounds

Solid spruce up top delivers a bright, clear tone that projects well and gains depth with age as the wood settles in. The mahogany body adds warmth to balance it. The result is a rounded, harmonically full sound for strumming, flatpicking and fingerstyle alike, and it responds to a light touch as readily as to a heavy pick. That makes it a guitar you can grow with, from simple chord songs at home to more detailed picking parts once your playing develops further.

Plug in with Fishman

The Fishman Presys EQ system is fitted for gigs and studio work, so taking the guitar from your bedroom to a stage is simply a case of adding a lead. Key controls include:

• A three-band EQ for tone shaping
• Phase control to fight feedback
• Onboard tuner
• Digital readout so you can see your settings

The Antique Natural gloss finish, with binding and rosette detail, gives the guitar a vintage look that matches the rest of the Tanglewood Sundance Historic range. It costs £849. The right-handed TW40OANE is the matching model if you are buying for a right-handed friend or want a pair. Free UK delivery is included.