Luca Mantovanelli was born in 1983 in Caserta, Italy, into a musicial family. From a young age he showed a natural talent for music. He started learning drums, bass and wind instruments, then completely dedicated himself to the electric guitar. At first self-taught, he furthered his studies with Adriano Guarino and Marco Sfogli (James Labrie), also studying classical guitar with the Maestro Antonio De Innocentis.
Luca absorbed influences from all styles, and some of his biggest inspirations were Bireli Lagr?ne, Pat Martino, Robben Ford, Frank Gambale, Eddie Van Halen, Michael Brecker, Oscar Peterson, and Gary Burton. His natural versatility in a variety of musical styles allowed him to play in many area jazz, pop, blues and rock bands. When he joined the 900 Big Band, he opened the door to jazz festival performances and a collaboration with Jenny B, Katia Ricciarelli, Bobby Solo, Massimo Moriconi, Silvia Pagni and more..
In 2011 he played at the FB Jazz festival in San Giovanni Teatino with The dream of Butterfly, an acoustic trio with Emanuela Di Lullo (voice) and Riccardo Damiani (bass), on a bill with international artists such as Mike Stern, Jeff Berlin, Maurizio Rolli, Paolo Giordano, Nguyen Le, Bob Sheppard, Linley Marthe and more.
In 2014 Luca played in London as one of the 8 finalists in Guitar Idol 4.
He's a regular provider of high quality downloadable masterclass, licks and solo lessons at JamTrackCentral.com
Oval C S-TECH WOOD Roasted Maple neck
The S-TECH special roasted treatment increases the wood's stability, durability, water resistance and tolerance of temperature changes. The neck is sealed with an oil finish which helps make it feel similar to a well-played guitar neck.
Rosewood fretboard
Rosewood fretboard provides a well-balanced solid tone with a focused mid range.
Seymour Duncan® Fortuna™ S-S-S pickups
Seymour Duncan® Fortuna™ Pickups feature a moderate output and natural clean voicing which accurately reflect subtle playing nuances. From treble to bass, the overall tonal balance is evenly adjusted and works well with various effect pedals.
Gotoh® T1702B tremolo
The T1702B tremolo bridge provides quick response and improved articulation. The 10.5mm string spacing allows for easy picking across strings and its snap-in construction makes it easy to load a tremolo arm. The tremolo block and saddles are made of brass, facilitating better overall resonance.
Super All Access Neck Joint
The Super All Access Neck Joint increases playability and allows for easy access to the higher frets.
Blender
With the simple turn of the blend knob, you can incorporate just the right amount of each pickup in a given position to achieve your desired sound.
Gotoh® MG-T locking machine heads
The Gotoh® MG-T locking machine heads achieve incredible tuning stability, cutting down string-changing time.
Compound Radius Fretboard (228mm to 305mm)
Offering the best of both worlds, the digitized compound radius fretboard of the AZ-N is built to enhance both smooth chording and lead work in the upper register.
Oil-impregnated Bone nut /Stainless Steel Frets
The Oil-impregnated bone nut provides superior tuning stability and warm rich resonance. Stainless steel frets boast excellent corrosion resistance. The wide and tall fret-type offers a quick response, good articulation when playing chords and clear tone when playing single notes.
Ergonomic rear body contour
A shallow body back contour and a big forearm contour make the guitar body fit the player naturally, thus increasing playing comfort. The AZ body has a deep waist and different radii on each body edge curve, making it easier to play in both standing or sitting positions.
Luminlay side dot inlays
The Luminlay side dot position marks make it easy for players to see fretboard position marks when performing on dark stages.
Switching System
As the blender knob is turned clockwise, the effect is minimized. As the blender knob is turned counterclockwise, the effect is maximized. Blender set to minimum: When the pickup selector switch is in neck position, the neck pickup is selected. When the pickup selector switch is between the neck and center positions, the neck pickup and the center pickup are selected. When the pickup selector switch is in center position, the center pickup is selected. When the pickup selector switch is between the center and bridge positions, the center pickup and the bridge pickup are selected. When the pickup selector switch is in bridge position, the bridge pickup is selected. Blender set to maximum: When the pickup selector switch is in neck position, the neck pickup and bridge pickup are selected.?When the pickup selector switch is between the neck and center positions, the neck pickup, center pickup and bridge pickup are selected. When the pickup selector switch is in the center position, the center pickup is selected. When the pickup selector switch is between the center and bridge positions, the neck pickup, the center pickup and the bridge pickup are selected. When the pickup selector switch is in the bridge position, the neck pickup and bridge pickup are selected.
Controls
With the guitar held in the playing position, there is a five-way pickup selector switch near the knee cutout on the lower part of the body. Additionally, there are three knobs arranged diagonally towards the end of the body. From the end of the body towards the neck they are; blender knob, tone knob, and the volume knob.
Neck Dimensions
- Scale : 648mm/25.5"
- a : Width : 42mm at NUT
- b : Width : 56,4mm at 22F
- c : Thickness : 20,5mm at 1F
- d : Thickness : 22,5mm at 12F
- Radius : 228 to 305mmR
Guitar Neck Diagram
a: Width of the neck at the nut
b: Width of the neck at the first fret
c? Thickness of the neck at the first fret
d: Thickness of the neck at the twelfth fret
Radius: Radius of the fingerboard
Specifications :
- neck type : AZ Oval C / S-TECH WOOD Roasted Maple neck
- top/back/body : Alder body
- fretboard : Rosewood fretboard / Abalone dot inlay
- fret : Jumbo Stainless Steel frets / Prestige fret edge treatment
- number of frets : 22
- bridge : Gotoh® T1702B bridge
- string space : 10.5mm
- neck pickup : Seymour Duncan® Fortuna™ (S) neck pickup (Passive/Alnico)
- middle pickup : Seymour Duncan® Fortuna™ (S) middle pickupPassive/Alnico
- bridge pickup : Seymour Duncan® Fortuna™ (S) bridge pickupPassive/Alnico
- factory tuning : 1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E
- strings : D'Addario® EXL110
- string gauge : .010/.013/.017/.026/.036/.046
- nut : Bone nut
- hardware color : Chrome
- Recommended Bag : IGB724-BK
- Gotoh® MG-T locking machine heads
- Luminlay side dots
- Fretboard Radius: 228mm@nut to 305mm@22nd fret Compound
- Blender
- Hardshell case included
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