You almost forget you’re playing a carbon fiber guitar…this is a lifestyle instrument that is ready for the stage, the studio and even the great outdoors”: KLOS Guitars’ Grand Cutaway Mini is made to go with you – wherever you want to play
By GuitarWorld Staff published 12 September 2024
The US builder has nailed the balance of wood tone and carbon fiber consistency with a travel-friendly model that could well become your only guitar
Here on Guitar World we get to see six-strings of all shapes and sizes, but it’s fair to say that the KLOS Grand Cutaway Mini caught our attention even before we’d unwrapped it – arriving, as it did, in a small, lightweight box.
The instrument is pitched as a universal guitar that’s made to be with you, wherever you are. KLOS says the guitar performs equally as well in your home, on stage, in studio, or even the great outdoors, thanks to the remarkable tonal consistency, resonance and durability of its carbon fiber construction.
Guitar World Gear Editor Paul Riario put those claims to the test with a review model that features a ‘carbon timber’ body and neck, stainless steel frets, a PLEK setup and LR Baggs electronics. The guitar arrived strung, but with its neck removed, in a custom ‘convertible’ carry case...
