All woods used are carefully selected from specialty wood sources, and are then left to air dry for a minimum of one year in the controlled shop environment.

Necks are made with quarter sawn wood, which results in a stiffer neck and reduces seasonal movement, and use 2- or 3-piece lamination to enhance stability. The neck shape and width are adjusted to accommodate the player’s preferences.

This upgrade replaces the standard mahogany neck and body with a three-piece quarter sawn maple neck, and a flip-matched maple body.

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Standard GB guitars feature a hand-carved spruce top. This popular upgrade substitutes a bookmatched flamed maple top from our in-house stock.

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Other bookmatched exotic wood tops are often available; for example, Redwood Burl, Spalted Maple, Blister Maple, Striped Mahogany, or Sapele Pommele.

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The standard neck humbucking pickup on Harrison GB guitars provides a mellow and warm tone that is ideal for Blues, Jazz, and similar genres.

The bridge humbucking pickup upgrade adds a tone that is brighter, and has more attack and punch. The bridge pickup model generally matches the neck pickup.

The pickup is mounted on a trim ring that matches the wood used for the fretboard and pickguard.

A three-way toggle switch controls which pickups are active.

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Unlike a regular pickup, which is mounted on the guitar body and uses a magnetic field to generate an eletrical current from the movement of the strings, a piezo-electric pickup is enclosed within the bridge and works by picking up the actual vibrations of the strings and the instrument.

Piezo pickups produce a more acoustic-like tone because they relay the actual acoustic energy of the instrument. They are often brighter and less warm than magnetic pickups, allowing for a high degree of string articulation and tonal clarity.

Piezo options include the Fishman Powerbridge, as well as a custom ebony bridge using Fishman, L.R. Baggs, or EMG piezo elements with onboard preamplification.

In order for the piezo bridge to be paired with the standard magnetic neck pickup, an Active Blend control is added to balance the two pickups.

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Abalone is a richly colored sea shell that, when polished, makes beautiful inlays and trim. Subject to availability. Please enquire.

While fretboard dot inlays are standard — albeit optional — on Harrison GB guitars, more elaborate block or split-block inlays are also available. Please enquire.

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A shaded finish, such as hand-rubbed amber, or a sunburst finish can often compliment the inherent beauty of wood. Please check out guitar finishes in our image gallery  or contact to discuss options.

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The 7 string upgrade adds a low B string to the Harrison GB guitar.

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Harrison GB guitars have a chambered (mostly hollow) body, with a solid section under the bridge. This offers the best feedback rejection and increased sustain.

The fully-hollow body upgrade incorporates a braced top with a more open body, which gives more acoustic output and more closely matches the archtop sustain characteristics.

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In order to preserve the vibration pattern of the top, the floating humbucker upgrade is recommended in conjunction with this upgrade.