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Gambale Asian tour backs Cort

Ronnie Dungan by Ronnie Dungan
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Guitarist Frank Gambale has just concluded a traveling acoustic guitar clinic in Asia on behalf of Cort guitars, in which he promoted his signature acoustic model.

Beginning in China and ending in South Korea, the tour gave audiences a glimpse into Gambale’s acoustic guitar prowess and inspirational wisdom. It also spotlighted the Frank Gambale Luxe Signature Model, an acoustic-electric guitar by Cort. Spanning three weeks, the Gambale clinics traveled to nine venues in China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Vietnam, and South Korea.

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Gambale has written hundreds of songs published on more than 20 albums. He has toured internationally with his own groups, as well as the band Vital Information and several of jazz pianist Chick Corea’s bands. He has also authored many popular and best selling guitar instructional books and DVDs. His styles vary from rock, funk and jazz, to R&B and some Latin and Brazilian influences. Through his collaboration with Cort, Gambale set out to create an acoustic guitar for electric guitarists.

“I really love being involved in the design of guitars,” Gambale told an audience in Jakarta. “So I had a lot of ideas for this guitar, and I’m very happy to say that Cort listened to all of my ideas.” 

The Luxe Signature Model has a solid Adirondack spruce top and a flamed Australian blackwood body. The neck is solid mahogany, while the fingerboard, bridge and headstock are ebony. Gambale designed a custom wood rosette and a unique inlay on the neck that takes design cues from the Art Deco period of the 1920s and 30s. Inspired by his daughter, he also added a three-jeweled design on the headstock. The Luxe has a UV finish and is equipped with the L.R. Baggs EAS-VTC EQ. The system is invisible because the volume and tone wheels are tucked inside at the top of the soundhole.

“Cort has delivered a really beautiful instrument, and it plays like a dream,” he said. “All Frank Gambale Luxe come set up from the factory exactly the same as mine, which was very brave of Cort to take this chance. It is the first guitar of its kind to come from the factory set up with this kind of custom light gauge strings and low action. This is amazing to me in 2016. In my opinion acoustic guitars are generally way too hard to play with standard factory set up. It’s time to change that. It’s a simple thing, but it has never been done before. I want people to pick up the Frank Gambale Luxe, and not want to ever put it down. No fatigue, no sore fingers just straight to playing and the joy which a beautifully set-up guitar brings to the player, right from the factory. Cort’s Luxe matches the quality of a Martin or Taylor for a fraction of the price.”

 

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