Echo MK II
True Temperament
This is the Echo MK II guitar, it differentiates from the MK I in our range by having a more modern, dynamic look as opposed to the traditional look of the MK I. The guitar pictured here is a break from our usual Echo MKII as it features a True Temperament neck.
Features Overview
25 1/2” scale
22 stainless True Temperament frets
Rosewood fretboard
3pc Honduran mahogany/
wenge neck
Burr Elm body top
1pc Mahogany body
Heavily chambered/semi hollow
Custom sound hole
Bare Knuckle pickups
Gotoh hardware
Oil finish
A lightweight heavily chambered super Tele style guitar with True Temperament and some beautiful woods.
The top is burr Elm on a lightweight chambered mahogany 1 piece body with black accent in between. This guitar was also specified with a custom sound hole the shape of a rams head in profile.
The neck is a 3 piece laminate construction of some very dark and dense Honduran Mahogany and Wenge.
The fretboard is Rosewood with stainless steel true temperament frets. This is my sixth TT guitar and I’m quite a fan! Every note on the fretboard rings out crystal clear and sounds so pure.
Bare Knuckle Old Guard pickups give that classic traditional sound to a very non traditional guitar!
Echo MK II
True Temperament
This is the Echo MK II guitar, it differentiates from the MK I in our range by having a more modern, dynamic look as opposed to the traditional look of the MK I. The guitar pictured here is a break from our usual Echo MKII as it features a True Temperament neck.
Features Overview
True Temperament
25 1/2" scale
22 frets
One piece Ash Body
Blood Red Finish
Maple Fingerboard
Brass Nut
Gotoh Modern 6 Saddle Bridge
Gotoh Tuners
Seymour Duncan 1/4 LB Pickups
CTS Pots
Dunlop Straplocks
Ernie Ball Strings
The Echo MK II guitar differs from the MK I in our range by having a more modern, dynamic look as opposed to the traditional look of the MK I. The bottom of the guitar has been made rounded whereas the original was flat and the waist has been decreased, these both give the guitar a more curvy shape. The bottom horn has also been re shaped to give a slightly more aggressive look. So it might look like a familiar design, but in actuality very few lines remain the same.
The guitar pictured here is a break from our usual Echo MKII as it features a True Temperament neck. Having previously worked with True Temperament we jumped at the possibility to have a True Temperament guitar in our range as a permanent addition. The system offers perfect intonation at every fret and seemingly endless sustain. For more information on the True Temperament system, please see www.truetemperament.com.
We decided on the Echo MKII body shape to pair the neck with as it is harmonious with the headstock shape. We wanted a modern theme with this one, something which would be at home playing anything from classic rock to metal. So we chose the Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound pickup set which offers plenty of high gain tones while still being manageable and possible to obtain more traditional tones.
For hardware we chose a modern 6 saddle Gotoh bridge and Gotoh machineheads, both finished in black to contrast nicely with the blood red finish and blend with the beautiful black grain filled one piece Ash body.