The CW80 80^th Anniversary edition is a tribute to a guitar that has been a part of Australia’s musical landscape for as long as any of us can remember. From its humble beginnings in 1967 this affordable, quality guitar has probably been behind more great songs and performances than any other Australian acoustic guitar. It was always intended to be a reliable, robust workhorse for all guitar players, whether it be in the recording studio producing hit songs, on the road with a touring artist, at an open mic in a coffee shop or at home after a hard day’s work. The CW80 has been there for generations of musicians.

After a brief hiatus the CW80 has returned, this time to mark the 80^th year of Maton guitars. The CW80 has a Figured Queensland Maple Neck, Fijian Mahogany back and sides, an Engelmann Spruce soundboard and an Indian Rosewood fingerboard and bridge. These are classic CW80 timbers and were used on the model from the late 1970s up to the mid-1990s, after which the neck back and sides changed to Queensland Maple. The binding is rock maple, a departure from the original plastic bindings.

The guitar is finished in a polished nitro cellulose finish and is stained in the traditional Maton colours from the CW80’s “golden era” from 1978 to 2000. It is equipped with Maton’s brilliant AP5 Pro pickup system and fitted with chrome Grover machine heads.

While the appearance of the CW80 80^th Anniversary edition evokes Maton’s history, the tone of this guitar benefits from the great strides in acoustic tone achieved by Maton over recent years. Current bracing technology and careful material selection provide a full, rich dreadnought tone along with the clear top end presence required by today’s players.

Maton’s CW80 80^th Anniversary edition is a guitar that honours a rich past, but has been designed to become a future classic.

Features

• Features an Englemann Spruce top and Fijian Mahogany back and sides with a Figured Queensland Maple neck.
• The Scalloped Maton X bracing provides a full, rich dreadnought sound
• Finished in a polished nitrocellulose and stained in traditional colors
• Equipped with Maton's AP5 Pro pickup system
• Features Chrome Grover machine heads and Jescar FW43080 fretwires
• A Maton Standard Hard Case is included

 

Specs

Type	Acoustic/Electric
Colour	Vintage Nitro
Orientation	Right Handed
Number of Strings	6
Body Shape	Dreadnought
Body Material	AAA Englemann Spruce Top with Fijian Mahogany Back & Sides
Body Finish	Polished Nitrocellulose
Neck Material	Figured Queensland Maple
Neck Finish	Vintage Nitro
Fretboard Material	Indian Rosewood
Number of Frets	21
Fretboard Inlays	7mm Dots
Fret Size	Jescar FW43080
Scale Length	648 mm (25.5")
Fretboard Radius	304.8 mm (12")
Nut Material	Bone
Nut Width	44.1 mm (1 47/64")
Electronics	AP5 PRO
Controls	Master Volume, Treble, Bass, Mid, FQ, Mic Volume, Pickup Volume
Bridge	Rosewood Bridge with Bone Saddle
Tuners	Chrome Grover Rotomatic
Strings	Elixir Nanoweb Phosphor Bronze (12 - 53)
Case / Bag	Standard Maton Hard Case