Laguna Guitars Introduces Range of Acoustic And Electric Guitars

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A new breed of luthiers have come together to introduce Laguna Guitars—instruments based on the philosophy that the best guitar designs flow from a single source: the needs of the player. It is a belief that drove them to set tradition aside, ignore the "but-that's-how-it's-always-been-done" approach, and instead listen to guitarists' voices and watch their hands. Asking a thousand different questions, in a thousand different ways helped Laguna forge a new kind of guitar design philosophy—one that is "player-driven." The result is a comprehensive line of acoustic and electric guitars that guitarists help to create.

Designed By Guitarists For Guitarists

In general guitarists want premium quality without premium pricing. Laguna comes through by including swamp ash bodies and thick dark Indian rosewood fretboards on comfortable Canadian hard rock maple necks, as well as strap locks that are inset into the guitar body—all without the usual custom upgrade pricing.

Electricity In The Air

The Laguna line of solid-body electrics covers a wide-variety of the styles, sounds and price points favored by guitarists of all genres of music:

• The LE222 offers a smoothly contoured basswood body, premium hardware, and custom-wound ceramic pickups in an SSH configuration all for $299.99 (estimated street price).
• The LE322 is designed around a resonant, Louisiana swamp ash body. The custom-wound Alnico 5 pickups (SSH) with coil tap give plenty of mid-range punch to complement the rich low-end and snappy bite of the ash body. ($399.99 estimated street price).
• The LE422 ($499.99 estimated street price) adds a top-quality, AAA flamed maple veneer for a luxurious look, but leaves the natural tone of the Louisiana swamp ash untouched.
• The top-of-the-line LE524 ($599.99 estimated street price) features a thick rosewood flat-radius fretboard on a comfortable North American hard rock maple neck with 24 jumbo frets that beg for shredding. Its coil-tapped, custom-wound Alnico 5 humbuckers are perfect for an aggressive but warm high-output tone, while the Floyd Rose®-licensed locking tremolo system invites whammy bar abuse.

Also available are Laguna Ultimate Rock Packs that include a Laguna guitar and a Line6® amp.

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Great Acoustics

The top-of-the-line LG6 acoustic series ($699.99 estimated street price) features Fishman® Prefix Plus electronics in a cutaway, Grand Orchestra-style body. Guitarists can choose the LG6CEOVK with exotic ovangkol back and sides and a solid spruce top, or the mellower LG6CERW, with solid cedar top with rosewood back and sides.

The new Laguna LG4 series ($499.99 estimated street price) is a Grand Auditorium-style guitar with a choice of warm bubinga or the snappy brightness of quilted ash. These too feature Fishman preamps.

Finally, for players who like the big, fat sound of a traditional dreadnought body acoustic but find it too big to play comfortably, Laguna has responded with the LD2 Brat. It features classic dreadnought looks and sound, but in a 7/8 size. It offers a solid spruce top and mahogany back and sides at an unbelievable $299.99 (estimated street price).

The complete range of Laguna Acoustic and Electric Guitars is available immediately.

For more information, visit their web site at www.playlaguna.com.