Cole Clark ‘Fat Lady’ FL2E-12 Blackwood / Blackwood 12-String Acoustic Electric Guitar Cole Clark

The Cole Clark ‘Fat Lady’ FL2E-12 Blackwood/Blackwood is an exceptional 12-string acoustic-electric guitar that offers incredible tone and playability. It is part of the Fat Lady 2 series, featuring body binding and pearl-style snowflake inlays, which adds a touch of elegance to its appearance. Crafted with a solid Blackwood top, solid Blackwood back and sides, and equipped with a new 3-way pickup system, this guitar delivers outstanding sound quality. It also includes a Cole Clark tweed case for protection and portability.

The Fat Lady 2 series is known for its exceptional tonal characteristics, and the FL2E-12 Blackwood/Blackwood is no exception. The solid Blackwood top contributes to a rich, warm, and resonant tone, while the solid Blackwood back and sides further enhance the guitar’s tonal complexity and depth.

Featuring a 12-string configuration, this guitar offers a lush and full sound, with the doubled strings adding a beautiful shimmer and depth to your playing.

The FL2E-12 Blackwood/Blackwood is equipped with a new 3-way pickup system developed by Cole Clark. This system provides versatile and natural-sounding amplified tones, allowing you to fully utilize the guitar’s acoustic-electric capabilities. Whether you’re playing live on stage or recording in the studio, you can achieve a clear and balanced sound with great dynamics.

The guitar features body binding, adding a refined touch to its overall aesthetic. The pearl-style snowflake inlays on the fingerboard provide visual appeal and serve as useful markers for precise fret positioning.

With a Blackbean fingerboard, this guitar offers a smooth playing surface that enhances playability and comfort. The use of high-quality materials ensures durability and longevity.

To complement its exceptional sound and playability, the FL2E-12 Blackwood/Blackwood comes with a Cole Clark tweed case. This case provides reliable protection for your instrument during transport and storage.

Overall, the Cole Clark ‘Fat Lady’ FL2E-12 Blackwood/Blackwood is an outstanding 12-string acoustic-electric guitar that combines superior craftsmanship, exceptional tonewoods, and versatile electronics. Whether you’re a professional musician or an avid enthusiast, this guitar offers a remarkable playing experience and stands as one of the best electric-acoustic 12-string guitars on the market.

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PLEK

All of our Cole Clarks have been PLEKed!

PLEK machines are built and sold by A+D Gitarrentechnologie of Berlin, Germany. The machines were developed by musician and guitar instructor Gerd Anke with his partner Michael Dubach, who called their company PLEKTRON when it was founded in 1990. The goal of the PLEK process they created is to guarantee the best possible string action for each instrument. Simply put, a guitar with optimized playability sounds better. The strings do not strike the frets during playing and any intonation problems that may occur due to too-low string action are eliminated. Similarly, action that’s too high is also a thing of the past with PLEKing.

The PLEKing process is done by CNC (computer numerical control) machines, which use microprocessors to perform their tasks. That doesn’t mean human craftspeople are excluded from this process. The PLEK machine is ultimately a tool to reduce variances between guitars, which allows Cole Clarks expert builders to do their jobs more efficiently.

Specs

• All solid timber full body 12 string dreadnought with internally carved top and back
• Cole Clark 3 way pickup system
• Finish: Nitrocellulose (natural satin)
• Neck: Queensland Maple
• Top: Australian Blackwood
• Back and sides: Australian Blackwood
• Inlaid timber rosette, binding and purfling
• Bridge/Fretboard: Blackbean
• Inlays: Snowflake
• Machine Heads: Grover
• Nut/Saddle: Graph Tech Tusq
• Strings: Phosphor Bronze 12-53
• Nut Width: 50mm / 1.97″