Sold: Atkin The Forty Seven 47 aged / relic acoustic. Like Gibson LG-2

Surfmonkey77

This is my immaculate case queen Atkin The Forty Seven.

Made in good ole Blighty by the fair hands of British craftsmen, this incredible homage to the guitars of yesterday that cost an absolute fortune now, but these play and sound (and smell!) better!

This is the smaller 47, based on a Gibson LG-2 but without the baseball bat neck. the top is baked to give that dried out aged tone and resonance that you do not get from most modern guitars, plus the thin aged lacquer with cracks, waves and deep pores as you would expect.

The guitar is awesome, not only for finger style, but it is a great strummer, and despite its size will challenge most dreadnoughts out there. It is balanced across the strings and gives a very Gibson tone, but open and not at all boxy, and even veers into Martin territory, not too dissimilar to my CEO-7.

Finances are needed elsewhere right now, so sadly letting this one go. It is as new with its hard case. It is impossible for you to be disappointed with this guitar, and Atkin models are being used more and more by artists in the US over their homegrown well known brands.

£2500 firm with collection from Taunton, Somerset.

DB1

Just fabulous.

Surfmonkey77

@DB1 you would love this one!!

DB1

Yes, I'm sure I would. I recently had an LG-2 and liked that very much. Just picked up a J-45 on Saturday to go with my L-00 though, and also said yes to something else on the forum, so it's unlikely.

Shame about the timing - that's really lovely.

axisus

Superb looking guitar!

TDubs

These are really great guitars. I’ve spent a lot of time recently playing many small bodied Gibsons as well as a few of these particular Atkins. The Atkins may even beat some of the modern reissue Gibsons and does a very good job of imitating the 40s LG-2 I’ve just picked up.

Someone grab it! 

stickyfiddle

I bloody love mine. This will make someone very happy I'm sure.

danishbacon

That’s very very nice

tomjax

Looks a fabulous guitar, GLWTS, but I have to confess this did cause a chuckle:

'This is my immaculate case queen Atkin The Forty Seven'

Wasn't it beaten up before it ever reached the case?

thebreeze

That is lovely.  I just picked up an Atkins OM37 and I'm pretty blown away by it.  There's something special about Atkins guitars I think.

wellsyboy

a bump for an absolutely superb guitar - love mine - GLWTS 

Surfmonkey77

You guys are almost making me keep it! But I really do need the cash, otherwise she would be going nowhere…..

Surfmonkey77

Still here and looking for a good home!

Surfmonkey77

One last bump, as I think I may just keep it looking at the way prices and availability are going….

Surfmonkey77

Now on eBay…. ☹️

WillEdmunds

Is this still available? Thanks