The Norman 048564 B20 is the original member of the Norman line going back to 1972. It features wild cherry back & sides, a semi-gloss Custom Polished finish and a select pressure-tested solid spruce top. Specs: Guitar Type: Dreadnaught Back & Sides: 3-way Lamination of Wild Cherry Top: Solid Sitka spruce Fingerboard & Bridge: Rosewood Neck: Maple Finish: Semi-Gloss Custom Polished Finish Tusq® nut & saddle by Graphtech Made In Canada Scale: 647.7 mm Nut width: 43.7 mm Pickups: Godin QIT Strings: Steel (.012, .016, .024, .032, .042, .053) Colour: natural The sound (as with all Norman models) will only get better the more the guitar is played over time.