Tanglewoods superb all new semi-acoustic guitar for 2011, the TSB59, has Ivory binding, a set neck, chrome covered humbuckers and a Maple body and neck.

This is a very traditional guitar style currently enjoying an enormous upsurge in popularity, the choice of all manner of famous guitarists due to it's versatiliy as much as image.

This TSB59 model has individual tone and volume controls for each pickup, Grover style tuners and a Maple body, all good quality stuff, making it a highly recommended guitar and great value for money.

The headstock is small and compact, with a gloss paint job to the front and rear, as has the whole guitar in fact, and Tangewoods logo shining out brightly in smart green Abolone, with a nice looking crown inlay as well. The truss rod cover displays the model number in white.

The back of the head is pretty plain, with 2 rows of 3-a-side die-cast tuners, in Chrome.

The Maple neck is fat and chunky, not overly so, but a good hanfull, top nut width is 43mm. The rear of the neck has a heavy gloss paint finish, and you can see the light wood grain throughout.

The Rosewood fingerboard is fully bound with Ivory ABS, and this is a really good bit of wood, a very tight and dark grain, almost like Ebony, nicely polished. An excellent neck that is really easy to play.

Action height is nice and low, 2mm across the board at the 12th fret, and large white Abolone dots mark the usual fretboard positions.

The set neck joins the Maple body at the 19th fret on both side, and the double cutaway shape allows good access to all 22 frets.

Both the top and back of the TSB59 are fully bound in cream plastic, as are the 2 large 'f' hole on the front of the guitar. The back is pretty much plain, and you are able to see the lovely wood grain through the lacquer. The back has a slight bowl effect, helping to project the sound from the semi-hollow body into the centre.

It's a fairly slim body, about 44mm all round, although it is quite heavy and the body is big. It does, however, sit nicely on the lap if played sat down, and is equally comfortable when standing up.

The TSB59 has a pair of Entwistle Vintage Alnico Chrome plated humbuckers, they give a good sound, plenty of bright, characterful tones on offer on the clean channel, and enough power for a variety of rock and blues sounds with a bit of distortion.

Unplugged, the guitar is loud enough to play acoustically, a good woody, deep, resonant sound that that semi-acoustic guitar are so well known for.

The bridge, a tune-o-matic style, and the stop tail piece are both in Chrome, and there are 4 controls, 2 volumes and 2 tones, in amber. The 3 ply scratchplate is black.

In all, a good value semi acoustic, pretty faithful to the original and only about a tenth of the price! Sounds are good, playability is excellent and it's got all round quality.

• Top: Maple
• Body: Maple
• Neck: Maple Set
• Fingerboard: Rosewood, Ivory bound
• Frets: 22
• Tuners: Grover style Chrome Die Cast
• Bridge: Tuneomatic
• Pickups: 2 Entwistle Vintage Alnico humbuckers
• Hardware: Chrome
• Controls: 2 x Volume 2 x Tone 3Way Selector

In Stock
All products on our website are in stock unless shown as 'Call 08452222603 To Order', this means we can deliver your order to you very quickly, subject to payment authorisation. The next dispatch date is shown against each product, and below is an indication of when you can expect your purchase.

All Guitars are Checked Before Dispatch
All Guitars go through our 12 point checking procedure to make sure that it passes our standards before shipping. This helps ensure your guitar will reach you in perfect condition. All guitars are checked against our 12 point check list and once passed, have a Guitarbitz quality control sticker attached. In addition to this we want to ensure that no harm can come to your guitar on the journey between us and you and so we have a rigorous packing procedure involving multiple protective layers. If you notice that this packaging is damaged when delivered by our courier, it is important to check the goods and if damaged, refuse the delivery and call us immediately. For your peace of mind, we have outlined the 12 point check below to show how we are passionate about your instrument.

1) Finish checked for imperfections or damage	2) Strings tuned up and tested for tone and playability	3) Neck checked for bending or humps
4)  Truss rod adjusted for correct positioning	5) Frets examined for playability	6) Bridge checked for position and hold on strings
7) Strap buttons tested for secure fitting	8) Neck joint examined	9) Machine heads turned and tested for secure grip on strings
10) Nut tested for secure fitting and correct string height	11) Switches, volume and tone controls tested for faulty connections	12) Pickups checked for responsiveness

For more details on our checking and packing procedure, please see our 12 Point Check and Packing Procedures page.

When You Will Receive your Order

Guitar accessories - strings, straps, stands, tuners and other small items
• Orders weighing less than 2kg are posted via First Class Royal Mail on the dispatch date shown.
• Orders weighing less than 2kg with a value over £30 will be sent First Class Royal Mail Recorded Delivery on the dispatch date shown.
• We cannot guarantee a delivery date for these orders, but First Class post usually takes 1-2 days.

Guitars, Amplifiers and larger items
• Orders weighing over 2kg are sent via our next working day courier service.

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When Interlink Express deliver:
• You are given a one hour delivery window
• You are notified of this by email on the morning of delivery
• If not convenient you can use the email to change the delivery date

International Deliveries
We can deliver to the following European countries,
• Zone 1 - Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Republic of Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands and Spain - £15 (including TAX) per order.
• Zone 2 - Finland, Portugal and Sweden - £25 (including TAX) per order.
• Zone 3 - Switzerland and Norway - £50 (excluding TAX) per order.
Please note that we can only deliver international orders to the billing address of the credit card used. These orders typically take 3-5 working days to be delivered, you can still track your orders via the Internet in the same way.