McIlroy A55 Ziricote Western Red Cedar 2009

McIlroy guitars are of an unprecedentedly high standard, and the beautiful woods on this A55 make it even more special!

​​The A-model is McIlroy's mid-sized jumbo, also known as an auditorium-sized guitar. This is the brand's most popular size and is extremely comfortable to play, while producing a clear, airy sound with enormous volume. As always with McIlroy, the build and sound quality is of the highest level. Not only is the wood particularly beautiful, but the refined sound is also completely in balance with the appearance.

For this A55, McIlroy has chosen beautiful Ziricote back and sides combined with a Western Red cedar top. This gives the guitar a warm and open sound that has matured beautifully over the years. This McIlroy is excellently suited for various playing styles, because both full chords and fingerstyle parts sound particularly good due to the beautiful separation of notes that are performed with a beautiful sustain.

The figured Sycamore binding and the purfling of maple, pearwood and rosewood provide the ornamentation of the body, and the abalone rosette is the icing on the cake! The five-piece neck consists of mahogany, maple and rosewood, and is equipped with an ebony fingerboard and headstock. Here too, the fabulous finish appeals to the imagination; the maple purfling is visible both on the fingerboard and under the headstock.

This McIlroy was built in 2009, and is in excellent condition. The guitar has playwear and a few dings on the top, and the lacquer on the back of the neck has become shiny from playing. The guitar has also been refretted. Overall, however, the guitar looks very neat, and comes with a TFOA passport in a Hiscox hardshell case.