MORRIS [Hand Made Premium] S-96III Morris

MORRIS HAND MADE PREMIUM
A limited edition model of the legendary fingerstyle guitar, the S-101III, has been released for Sound Messe in Osaka 2025!

Maurice has a long history as a domestic manufacturer and has a wide range of fans, from legendary musicians to amateurs.
Despite their careful craftsmanship, they boast incredible cost performance and offer a wide lineup that covers everything from folk style to finger style.

Maurice is a long-established Japanese brand that dominated the folk music boom of the 1970s, but it was also Maurice that developed and released a guitar that was ideal for the new movement known as "fingerstyle guitar" in the 2000s, playing a key role in spreading and recognizing this style throughout Japan.
The S Series was released in 2001 as a dedicated fingerstyle instrument and gained popularity for its style-specific playability and outstanding sound. Since then, it has been improved many times, and is now a guitar series that continues to be in use today, more than 20 years later, as a ``masterpiece of fingerstyle guitar'' loved by a wide range of players, from beginners to veterans.

This guitar features a classic auditorium body made of American cedar and mahogany, and is characterised by its luxurious looks and Florentine cutaway.
The long sustain and the deep low end produced by the slightly larger body are beautiful...
The combination of highly responsive materials means that the entire body resonates even with a light touch of the fingers.

As you'd expect from the S series, which was developed for fingerstyle playing, the 652mm scale length and 44mm nut width make the neck easy to grip, and the body is comfortable to hold, providing excellent playability. The sound is deep and clear, with each note clearly defined, making it a comfortable instrument. This is a masterpiece made in Japan that combines high playability with a high-quality construction.

Body Style: Classical Auditorium Cutaway Shape: Florentine Top: Solid Cedar Top Bracing: Scalloped XX (HT)
Back/Sides: Solid Mahogany Round Back/Solid Mahogany Back Bracing: X
Fingerboard: Ebony Fingerboard width (at nut): 44.0mm
Neck material: Mahogany Head inlay: Bird
Tuners: GOTOH/SG381-B20GG
Position mark: 12F One Point (Gentian)
String length: 652mm
Standard strings at time of shipment: GHS/LJ-30L
Nut material: TUSQ
Saddle material: TUSQ
Fork pin: TUSQ
Bridge: Ebony Pickup System: B.BAND/A-1M&UST-29R
Finish/Color: Gloss/NAT

Hard case included