Zucali

Jazz

Years ago I was asked if I would dare to build an archtop jazz guitar with nylon strings. After careful consideration and many conversations with colleagues, I decided on this project. Due to the low self-resonances, the Jazzabella works very well, even at high volumes and in a band context. With the unusually cleanly differentiated frequency spectrum and the easy response, it is very present and also very assertive without drowning out the musician colleagues.

"The Zucali Jazzabella model is a one of a kind nylon string jazz guitar. It sounds amazingly natural plugged in, and also feels great in the hands. I had a wonderful time using the Jazzabella to jam with a Gypsy Jazz band at a recent guitar festival in Europe. As well, the guitar looks amazing ... it was certainly the talk of the show; a perfect combination of a jazz and nylon construction. Bravo Daniel on an amazing new design and idea for guitars. I guarantee that you'll love playing this guitar!"

Adam Rafferty

Model

Jazzabella

Scale

630mm/650mm

Neck width

51mm/61mm

Top

Spruce

Back / Sides

Maple

Neck

Maple

Fingerboard

Ebony

Fingerboard shape

curved 17"/20"

Painting

matte rust

Tuners

Scheller

Inspection port

on the side

Pickup

Prototype by Udo Roesner

Year of construction

2022

FOR SALE PRICING ON REQUEST

Meanwhile, it is no longer so easy to find the time to build instruments for my studio. But ... with this guitar I succeeded.

Two special features make this guitar something special.
First, the rust finish that Adam Rafferty named "Soho". This is because his guitar reminds him of his old home in NY, and especially of the Soho district with its many old rusty steel buildings.
Secondly, the pickup. Udo Rösner, always looking for improvements, has developed a pickup that works with a symmetrical piezo sensor. This makes it possible to work without a preamp in the guitar. This means that the symmetrical signal is sent via a stereo jack cable into a foot pedal (preamp, DI box etc.). In this box, the two signals are inverted again, which cancels out all the noise that the cable always catches (like an antenna). The result is an interference-free signal, which in addition not only clean, but also sounds wonderful.
This system will also be officially available in the course of 2023 ... that's the plan.

Although the beautiful jazzabella appears tenderly in nylon, she has a lot of wumps and can also get very loud. Playing with her is a dream. Differentiated sound, silky highs and rich, crisp bass. And as it should be for a good character, direct and honest! Once started, you want to spend hours with her and never leave her again.

Japanese proverb