Limited-edition models offer a chance to explore new combinations of tonewoods, body shapes and configurations, and the K68e LTD continues the trend with a stunning set of figured Hawaiian koa in our largest body shape. This Grand Orchestra 12-string acoustic-electric features back, sides and top of beautifully figured koa, serving up big, lush, sparkling octave shimmer with a refined midrange character.
The large lung capacity of the Grand Orchestra body shape yields serious volume, projection and tonal depth, and with this model, introduces our first big-bodied 12-string to feature our tone-enhancing V-Class bracing. As much as players will love the resulting wall-of-sound response, they’ll also appreciate this model’s remarkable touch sensitivity, which offers a wide dynamic range, enabling delicate fingerpicking all the way to commanding open-chord strumming.
Visually, the K68e LTD is detailed with an organic style that reflects koa’s island heritage with wood-forward elements such as maple body binding, top purfling in koa and maple, a single-ring maple rosette, and an intricate Spring Vine inlay in maple. Other appointments include ultra-precise Gotoh 510 tuners in antique gold and a full-body gloss finish with a shaded edgeburst for the entire guitar. The K68e LTD ships with ES2 electronics and a Western Floral deluxe hardshell case.
