Distinctive Sound Features
Designed over two decades ago by renowned luthier Mervyn Davis, SmoothTalker™ guitars have been created to redefine the sound in the upper neck region.
With a smaller soundboard and reduced sound box volume, it delivers bass clarity even at high plugged-in volumes, making its mark on global stages.
Direct Acoustic Loudness
Experience the sound projecting straight from the face of the guitar.
Treble Mastery
Unmatched volume in trebles, especially above the 12th fret.
Note Clarity
Perfect for intricate harmonies and extended chords, ensuring high-definition note separation.
Anti-feedback Design
Play at amplified volumes without worries, even among solid body guitars.
Powerful Bass
Enjoy a strong, clear amplified bass response without overwhelming boominess.
Ergonomic Shape, Playability & Maintenance
Designed keeping playability, sound, and ergonomics at the forefront, SmoothTalker™ guitars mirror the classical guitar shape.
The solid upper half is essential for positioning, maintaining the principle where form seamlessly follows function.
Fret Access
Easy access up to the 22nd fret.
Low Action Setup
The responsive sound box enhances playability, making soft playing sound even better.
Adjustability
The neck set is adjustable at the tail, allowing action maintenance without bridge saddle height disturbance.
Balanced Bridge Design
Maintains pressure equilibrium, leaving the soundboard unstressed.
Modular Approach
The back can be removed without loosening the strings, facilitating easy maintenance and repairs.
SmoothTalker™ OM
The unique SmoothTalker™ OM, a modified yet authentic reflection of the original design, offers:
Unhindered top fret access
No need to remove strings for neck set adjustability
Amplified play without feedback concerns
Clear acoustic sound and persistent treble response above the 12th fret
Bridge adjustability for perfect tonal balance
Removable back and neck due to its modular design
As for the beautiful new guitar by Mervyn Davis, I have found the guitar I didn’t know I was looking for, to take to those 120 cities a year. Great to play, it is making what I know better, and allowing new things to happen I could not do with other guitars. It sounds great plugged in – no feedback problems – and comes across like a fine Martin or other thru the PA.
String slides come through better than ever, it is light, easy adjustable volume knob discreetly hidden from view, and perfectly in tune and playable up to the 20th fret – and when a capo is put on even at the 10th fret it is in tune! Fingerpicking, open tunings, flat picking, bare finger blues, rhythm chops, – it all works great on the SmoothTalker.
Audiences love the way it looks, as do I, and already people come up close to shoot a photo (one I think they would shoot without me, because it is a beautiful instrument!).
It is strange..after playing for 50 years, I have new found energy and interest to get my hands on that guitar as soon as I can. Stop the bus! Leave me alone.. I am playing my SmoothTalker and finding new notes… and liking the old ones more! Go to George and ask about it… you won’t regret it.
