Thompson D-MA Natural Gloss Finish Acoustic Guitar #2175

The pure acoustic muscle and pre-war projection engineered into this hand-crafted dreadnought represents the absolute peak of boutique American luthiery. Preston Thompson anchored this model around a solid Adirondack spruce top paired with solid mahogany back and sides, driving the soundboard with advanced, pre-war scalloped Adirondack X-bracing and a traditional tongue brace. This uncompromising structural combination delivers an explosive, dry midrange bark, a deep, woody bass response, and crystal-clear trebles that never compress or wash out when you lay into a heavy flatpick. Notes pop off the soundboard with blistering velocity, incredible headroom, and immaculate string-to-string separation, making it an absolute monster for driving a bluegrass rhythm or cutting cleanly through a dense jam circle.

Visually, the instrument exudes an authentic, historic pre-war vibe with its minimalist 18-style appointments. The body, neck, and peghead overlay are finished in a flawless natural gloss that showcases the rich grain of the Honduran mahogany and tight-grained Adirondack top. Tortoise binding outlines the body contours, paired with a classic 18-style three-ring rosette, an ebony back strip, a matching tortoise tail wedge, and a tortoise dreadnought pickguard. With a solid ebony peghead overlay featuring a genuine mother-of-pearl Thompson logo, old-style 18 Awabi pearl fretboard dots, and nickel Waverly tuners, it skips flashy modern ornamentation in favor of an unpretentious, heirloom-level aesthetic that radiates vintage class.

In the hands, it behaves with an exceptionally tactile, responsive feel designed for the serious flatpicker. The mahogany neck is carved into a comfortable soft "V" profile with a smooth vintage brown finish, giving your fretting hand plenty of traditional leverage up and down the 25.4-inch scale length. An ebony fingerboard is fitted with a 1 3/4-inch bone nut and a traditional volute, offering ideal string spacing that works hand-in-hand with the 2 5/16-inch string spacing at the ebony bridge. Anchored by a traditional thru-saddle, bone nut, and ebony bridge pins, every ounce of string vibration translates directly into the body. Built to uncompromising custom standards, the Thompson D-MA is a lifetime acoustic workhorse engineered for players who demand true vintage tone, massive headroom, and absolute handcrafted perfection.

SPECS
Model Style: D-MA
Top Material: Adirondack Spruce
Back and Sides Material: Mahogany
Body Finish: Natural Gloss
Top Bracing Pattern: Advanced X Adirondack (Pre-War Scalloped)
Tongue Brace: Yes
Rosette: 18 Style 3-Ring
Binding: Tortoise
Top Purfling: BWBW
Back Strip: Ebony Strip
Tail Wedge: Tortoise
Neck Material: Mahogany
Neck Profile: Soft V (.840" Thickness)
Neck Finish: Vintage Brown Mahogany / Natural Gloss
Volute: Yes
Nut Width: 1 3/4"
12th Fret Width: 2 1/4"
Scale Length: 25.4" Long
Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Fingerboard Inlay: Old Style 18 Dots (Awabi)
Side Position Markers: 2mm White MOP Dots
Peghead Overlay: Ebony
Peghead Logo: Thompson MOP
Bridge Type: Ebony with Thru-Saddle
String Spacing at Bridge: 2 5/16"
Nut/Saddle Material: Bone
Tuning Machines: Nickel Waverly
Pickguard: Tortoise Dreadnought
End Pin / Bridge Pins: Ebony
Strings: Medium

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