Complementing the sonic breadth, striking appearance, and excellent navigability of its Deep Forest family, the Deep Forest Spalted Maple acoustic-electric guitar boasts the extra cachet of Sweetwater Exclusive status. Featuring mahogany back and sides, this 6-string is anchored by a head-turning spalted maple top that combines tonal foundations of deep, powerful lows and rich, articulate highs. What's more, the Deep Forest Spalted Maple's Auditorium-sized body delivers an outstanding blend of balance and projection, and its ergonomic cutaway makes ensures navigating the upper frets is a piece of cake. You also get a rock-solid mahogany neck, an easy-playing fingerboard, and Fishman electronics. It all equates to a guitar that is not only visually stunning, but also gorgeous sounding and versatile. Take home the Deep Forest Spalted Maple today.

Intelligently selected tonewoods

Built for dedicated acoustic performance, the Deep Forest Spalted Maple harnesses the power of its specially selected tonewoods every time you give it a strum, pluck, or pick. The limited-edition inclusion? Its spalted maple top — this tonewood puts the Deep Forest's best foot forward with stunning looks and clear, articulate tones. Next, the Deep Forest's mahogany back and sides produce a rich, balanced low-end balance, and its Auditorium-sized body exhibits an excellent combination of depth and projection. This guitar’s rock-solid mahogany neck produces an organic, mid-forward sound that’s guaranteed to thrill. Guitarists around Sweetwater appreciate the intelligently selected tonewoods that add up to an acoustic with a strong voice and a harmonic-laden tone that works well for a variety of musical applications.

Armed with active Fishman electronics

The onboard Fishman Presys II preamp system services versatile and authentic acoustic tones for powerful use onstage or in the studio. A set of bass, treble, and phase controls are at the ready, in addition to an onboard tuner to ensure your instrument stays in tune between sets. The system comes complete with an easy-swap battery compartment and seamless volume control for further performance flexibility.

Washburn: producing quality fretted instruments since 1883

With humble beginnings in Chicago dating back to the 1880s, Washburn is an American institution in musical instrument manufacturing. From guitars to mandolins, banjos, ukuleles, and more, Washburn has long been recognized as a cherished brand among musicians. Many of the biggest names in folk, blues, and rock 'n' roll have played these well-crafted, quality instruments. Washburn combines quality construction with premium materials to deliver instruments such as the Deep Forest Spalted Maple that are ready to perform on any stage.

Washburn Deep Forest Spalted Maple Features:

• Spalted maple top delivers articulate, clear tones with eye-catching looks
• Mahogany back and sides produce rich, warm sonics with exceptional balance
• Auditorium-sized body exhibits an excellent combination of depth and projection
• 21-fret siris fingerboard with block inlays and black dot side markers
• Ergonomic cutaway makes it easy to reach upper frets
• Rock-solid mahogany neck produces an organic, mid-forward sound
• Super smooth satin-based finish
• Onboard Fishman Presys II preamp system for authentic stage tone

Tech Specs

• String Type:Steel
• Number of Strings:6
• Left-/Right-handed:Right-handed
• Body Shape:Grand Auditorium Cutaway
• Back & Sides Wood:Mahogany
• Top Wood:Spalted Maple
• Top Finish:Gloss
• Color:Black Fade
• Binding:Black/White
• Neck Wood:Mahogany
• Neck Shape:C
• Radius:15"
• Fingerboard Material:Siris (Ceylon Rosewood)
• Fingerboard Inlay:Blocks
• Number of Frets:21
• Scale Length:25.5"
• Nut Width:1.692"
• Nut/Saddle Material:Bone/Bone
• Bridge Material:Siris (Ceylon Rosewood)
• Tuning Machines:Die-cast
• Electronics:Fishman Presys II
• Case/Gig Bag:Included
• Manufacturer Part Number:DFSMACEBK-U