Description
Lovies Guitars is excited to present this 2023 Valiant Smith with a Cherry Sunburst Relic Finish! Valiant’s single-cut guitar, the ‘Smith,’ pays homage to the timeless designs of Ted McCarty and Paul Reed Smith, with a dash of Valiant sprinkled on top. They meticulously carved out ergonomic contours for unparalleled comfort. Retaining the original 24.75” scale and a 12” radius ebony fingerboard, they took it to the next level with our features.
The neck boasts a laminated design, complemented by a volute, ensuring rock-solid stability and rigidity. The SWIFT-RS-TOM bridge and stop-tail assembly, crafted from aerospace-grade aluminum alloy and bell bronze saddles, deliver exceptional string-to-body transfer, while also preserving your precious string coating.
Technical specifications of a single-cut guitar have been examined numerous times. But what’s the outcome? The outcome is nothing short of a warrior draped in radiant armor. The ‘Smith’ becomes your instrument to pour your heart and soul into, sharing your blood, sweat, and tears, projecting emotions to resonate with all who listen.
SWIFT-RS TOM bridge is not only Valiant’s vision of the traditional bridge and tailpiece setup, but they also tried to implement some important features, such as bell-bronze saddles to enhance tonal transfer and quality, and increased saddle travel to ensure proper intonation down to Drop B. They developed their TOM assembly to eliminate the need to feed your coated string through a traditional tailpiece to save it for longer playability.
Since the neck is the first contact point and one of the most important parts to tweak to your liking, they tried to enhance this experience as much as possible. They started with laminate necks due to enhanced rigidity, consisting of at least five pieces. On top of that, they reinforced it with steel rods to ensure maximum stability without going radical on materials. The volute serves not only as the reinforcement of the 14-degree angled headstock but also as a decorative element, continuing the most stable geometric figure – the triangle.
Notched knobs made of duralumin with wooden pointers, pickup rings made of duralumin, bell-bronze adjustable nut, and duralumin backplate. They tried to sprinkle that fairy powder on top to make sure nothing is left without attention.
Comfort carves are not considered traditional elements. There’s a hint of chunkiness, which goes away when comfort carves are introduced. This guitar is in minty shape, rated at 9.9/10. All original and free from any breaks, cracks and repairs. Included with this guitar is an Original Hard-Shell Case and a complimentary sample of Fret-Not, our preferred fretboard cleaner, check it out at fretnot.net! Thank you for considering this exceptional instrument from Lovies Guitars.
WEIGHS in at: 6.95 lbs
1st Fret: .830”
12th Fret: .940”
Nut Width: 1 11/16”
Serial: SM23059
SKU: 6779
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All guitars are guaranteed to arrive in the condition as described, and a full refund will be issued if not. Additionally, all our guitars are fully insured, and we will assist with any claims that may arise.
Lovies Guitars holds a CITES Master File, and we can provide certificates when and where they are required. We are also declaration-friendly, ensuring a smooth experience for international shipments.
