Standard Build Little Sister Cutaway P90s Cedar Of Lebanon

Little Sister Cutaway - P90s

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Little Sister

Cutaway - P90s - Cedar Of Lebanon

Standard Build Series

The concept of the Little Sister began with the puzzling question of how the early delta bluesmen were able to fascinate a listener with only one guitar and their simple, yet soulful vocal lines. Understanding that these players' fat and throaty guitar tones often came from playing small-body parlor guitars, we decided to uncover the secret of these instruments and embark on a journey back to the Crossroads. While obsessively collecting all sorts of original guitars from the 1920s and ‘30s, many of which were in poor condition and needed complete restoration, we began to create the special design that would best serve the guitar sound we had become hooked on. We wanted to create an instrument that would be versatile enough for players who use a pick, and for players who are finger-stylists. It needed to be superior in terms of playability, and it had to be gimmick-free. We imagined lightweight, comfortable, and unique. Ultimately, we decided that it should be a small-bodied parlor guitar because these were the instruments that we kept going back to again and again. The Little Sister finally came to life - Featuring a carved chambered body in genuine mahogany, vintage slotted headstock, Indian rosewood fingerboard, unique soft V neck, original designed hardware and body shape, and the in-house hand wound pickups makes for an instrument that is original and innovative, yet feels very familiar in the avid player’s hands. The Little Sister is available for the first time ever as part of our Standard Build series. Made in Tel-Aviv, Israel according to our unparalleled Private Build standards.Read Less

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Soft V Neck Shape

Our «Soft V» neck profile is inspired by a vintage acoustic neck, solid yet comfortable, to retain our trademark «parlor» feel and facilitate the thumb fretting techniques.

Handmade Electronics

Each pickup is wound by hand with AWG42 lacquered enamel copper wire, powered by in-house cast AlNiCo II and AlNiCo V magnets and covered by our handmade brass covers.

Solid Cedar Of Lebanon

Sometimes luck is on our side, like when we found an incredible stash of Cedar of Lebanon, stored just in the surrounding of our workshop. It was like the wood was patiently waiting for us. The Cedar of Lebanon is a sweet, delicate sounding wood, with warm rounded trebles and a special acoustic tonal quality.

The Little Sister, Cedar of Lebanon Cutaway

Cedrus libani or Lebanon cedar has been known since the dawn of history as a strong and luxuriant tree. It is mentioned in various ancient texts, including several references in the Bible. King Solomon used this species of cedar to build the Temple in Jerusalem. The Hebrew prophet Isaiah used the Lebanon cedar as a metaphor for the pride of the world, and as a symbol of the righteous.Show More

We nitpick the old-growth timber for the tops and refine it to a rustic soundboard. When paired with the chambered mahogany body of the Little Sister, the result is a unique blend of sweetness, warmth,and delicacy. The Little Sister, Cedar of Lebanon has the most acoustic-like tonal quality out of all our electric line of products. The cutaway version allows for better stylistic versatility, with open access to the top of the fretboard. At first, the Cedar of Lebanon may appear as the most delicate sounding Little Sister, but add a little dirt, and it is the ultimate blues machine.For a true vintage electric experience, the control layout has a Volume knob for each pickup and a Tone master control.This arrangement allows for infinite shades of blending between the two hand wound P90 pickups so that the player can find his own voice, as well as to ‘solo' each pickup. To top it off, the vintage 50s wiring enables a true and clear tone. The Cedar of Lebanon looks as unique as it sounds. Treated with a natural aniline dye, and finished with hand-rubbed shellac coating, for the thinnest, lightest and most resonant finish possible. Milled from a solid block of brass, the hardware is unlacquered and pre-aged naturally, for a unique, tasteful patina and an unmistakable vintage feel.Show Less

GOLDEN ERA LUTHERIE

B&G Standard Build guitars are hand-built using the traditional techniques from the ‘Golden Era' of electric lutherie, delivering a vintage feel, look, and sound, straight out of the case.

PRE WAR MYTHOLOGY

The Little Sister design is a reinterpretation of pre-war acoustics. B&G's goal was to create a classic yet fresh, unique instrument, as easy and cozy to play as those almost mythical guitars. Hence the neck joint at the 14th fret, the slotted headstock, and the classic non-cutaway body shape.

CHAMBERED LIGHTWEIGHT BODY

The carved, chambered body, in genuine mahogany, delivers unique acoustic features. It achieves a delicate balance between body resonance and resistance to feedback, that results in an organic, vocal quality to the sound, and a tactile, responsive playing feel. The guitar is by consequence featherlight, but without any compromise on her stability and strength.

TRADITIONAL GLUES

Glue is one of the critical elements in the building of a guitar. Traditional hide glue for the neck joint, fish glue for the frets, and urea-formaldehyde for the top, all crystalize like glass when dry, creating a substantially thinner layer between the different parts, which allows for optimal string energy transfer -- significantly better than modern synthetic glues.

ONE-WAY TRUSS ROD

Single, one-way truss rods are lighter and require a smaller channel in the neck. This building technique also demands neck woods that are perfectly aged, plus accurate installation of the truss rod. Private Build B&G Guitars only use this specific truss rod design, for improved tone transfer and sustain.

B&G PRIVATE BUILD PICKUP

The Private Build pickups are developed and hand-wound in-house, to ensure that specific nuance of vintage tone we wanted for our guitars. They are based on AlNiCo II and V magnets and 42AWG lacquered enamel copper wire.  Our custom built coil winder allows us to control the pattern of the windings as well as its tension, to optimize the tone and the microphonic factor. The coils are then ready for the optional wax potting and for the final assembling. The brass covers are essential to our tone, shielding and protecting the pickup. They contribute to smoothen and even out the frequency response of the pickups in the upper midrange, to achieve the unparalleled airy, warm and organic tone of a B&G Guitar.

PROPRIETARY AGED BRASS HARDWARE

Brass is a beautiful metal for guitar hardware. It brilliantly transfers the entire frequency spectrum, without sounding too ‘metallic'. B&G is using proprietary brass hardware that is uniquely aged for a vintage look and tone.

RULE OF 18

The vintage-size frets are precisely installed on the fingerboard, using the historic «Rule of 18» (24 ¾ scale). This placement calculation is slightly different from the modern, computer-determined one, granting that unique character and feel to the guitar playability that only a vintage instrument can deliver.

CEDAR TOP

Cedar has been, for centuries, the primary choice of luthiers when building a classical guitar. Softer and less dense than spruce and maple, it delivers a slightly warmer and sweeter tone, with an impressive, flourishing radiation of harmonics. It is certainly one of the tonewoods most appreciated by players who rely on dynamics, nuance, detail and touch responsiveness.

ANTIQUE ANILINE DYE & SHELLAC

To allow the maximum tonal transparency, the most acoustic sounding of the Little Sisters is offered only with an antique aniline dye finish, enriched by a hand - layered traditional shellac coating. The Little Sister Cedar of Lebanon fascinates with her warm, natural, vintage - inspired hue.