Fenech Guitars Grand Auditorium Cutaway Camphor

Aaron Fenech is known for his efforts to promote the use of Camphor Laurel in guitar-making in Australia. More than a decade ago, he was one of the first to experiment with this unique tonewood while striving to build guitars predominantly using Australian-grown Tonewoods. With his scientific background, Aaron was able to apply various voicing techniques to fine-tune the use of Camphor Laurel. He experimented with variables such as density, mass, specific colour selection, and bracing techniques to refine the wood’s best musical tone. After ten years of building guitars using Camphor Laurel, it’s safe to say that Aaron Fenech and his team are experts in its use for making the best guitars.

Camphor laurel was brought to Australia from Asia in 1822 as a garden ornamental. However, it is now considered a destructive tree as it replaces native vegetation. Despite this, it’s used extensively among fine furniture makers for its attractive grain, workability, and stability. It’s also a great tonewood, although not widely known. Best of all, by using Camphor Laurel as a tonewood, we are helping to restore our native vegetation one guitar at a time!

Best Fit for:

Camphor Laurel is an excellent tonal choice for both strummers and flat pickers. The wood delivers a crisp, warm mid-range sound with a slight bass leaning. Moreover, the wood’s unique and striking visual features make it an ideal option for musicians who want something a little more distinctive, as each back and side set has bold colour variations.

Tonewood selection for this Series:

• Top, Back & Sides – AA Camphor Laurel

Key Features in this series:

• AA SOLID TIMBER: Back, sides & soundboard (individually optimised)
• FINISH: Super satin finish (ultra thin, completely pore filled)
• SOLID TIMBER: End graft & Bindings
• EBONY: Fingerboard and bridge, custom mahogany inlays, Undercut fret ends
• INLAID HEADPLATE: Mahogany Fenech headstock logo & custom inlay
• ONE-PIECE NECK: Genuine Mahogany neck with volute, Premium Gotoh chrome machine heads
• ACOUSTIC PICKUP: LR BAGGS PICKUP Element VTC sound hole mounted acoustic pickup
• TUSQ ®: Tusq nut, saddle and bridge pins

PLEASE NOTE:

• ALL VTH MODELS COME STANDARD WITH TORTOISESHELL PICKGUARD
• ALL PICTURES SHOWN ARE FOR ILLUSTRATION PURPOSE ONLY. ALL GUITARS ARE BUILT TO ORDER. ACTUAL PRODUCT WILL VARY DUE TO NATURAL VARIATION IN TIMBER COLOUR AND FIGURE.