A visit to Schoenberg a few weeks ago, where I had a chance to play an adi/hog A-2, really piqued my interest in Laurent Brondel's work. I was really impressed at HGF by his ability to build light, expressive guitars with great clarity and balance. I probably visited Laurent's display and borrowed the German spruce/Brazilian RW A-2 15 times over the course of the show.
Laurent was a lot of fun to hang out with at the show (and it turns out he's a killer electric guitar player and builder).
My A-2 will be based on what I heard in this guitar at HGF but will be constructed and setup for my somewhat aggressive picking style.
Specs:
Model: A-2C (15" lower bout, 14 fret)
Top: Carpathian spruce
Back and Sides: Madagascar rosewood
Nut Width: 1 3/4"
Bridge spacing: 2 5/16"
Bridge: Ebony
Bridge and end pins: TBD
Binding: TBD but probably dark rosewood
Side Sound Port
Rosette and purfling: "Double arrow" design
Pickguard: Tortoise celluloid
Neck: 1-piece mahogany
Fingerboard: Ebony
Profile: Standard (slim)
Frets: EVO gold 55090
Tuners: Alessi bronze
Case: Hoffee
Final shots of the guitar:
