Innovative, strikingly beautiful, and handcrafted.

Wechter highlights the creative and original design of the Pathmaker Acoustic-Electric Guitar with a stunning, well-figured lacewood body. Accented with tortoise binding, the lacewood back and sides are attached to a spruce top for a resonant combination that's as appealing as it is toneful.

The patented double-cutaway design of this Wechter guitar allows a very electric-guitar-like 19 frets of access in addition to a rock-solid neck joint. The convex headblock construction with integrated soundhole bracing is stronger than any traditional headblock design and is more reliable and visually striking. A thin finish allows for more pure acoustic tone while the slim, fast neck and low action make the Pathmaker guitar easy to play.

Final set up and electronics installation is done in the Wechter shop in Paw Paw, Michigan, including premium coated strings, action adjustment, trussrod adjustment, setting the bone nut and saddle, filing the frets, buffing the finish if necessary, cleaning the fingerboard and bridge, polishing and carefully repacking every guitar, every time, so that we know you are getting a guitar that will play the best right out of the box. Wechter includes a limited lifetime warranty with the Pathmaker Acoustic-Electric Guitar.

Wechter Pathmaker Acoustic-Electric Guitar Features:

• Spruce top
• Lacewood back and sides
• Mahogany neck
• Patented double-cutaway design
• 19 frets clear of the body
• Hand-scalloped bracing
• Thin, natural finish
• Arched top and back
• Tortoiseshell binding and abalone trim
• Natural bone nut and saddle
• Rosewood bridge and fingerboard
• Reinforced adjustable truss-rod
• Die-cast chrome tuners
• Bound top, back, neck, and fingerboard
• Final set up and electronics installation in USA
• Super heavy-duty padded gig bag included
• Limited lifetime warranty

Wechter Pathmaker Acoustic-Electric Guitar Includes:

• Gig bag

Rocks like it's an electric with the purest acoustic voice possible. Order now.

Wechter Pathmaker Acoustic-Electric Guitar Specifications:

• Scale Length: 25-1/2"
• Width at Nut: 1.715"
• Fingerboard Radius: 12"
• Number Of Frets Total: 22
• String Spacing At Bridge: 2-1/8"
• Body Depth At Heel: 4"
• Body Depth At Tailblock: 4-1/2"
• Body Width: 15-7/16"

Wechter Pathmaker Acoustic-Electric Guitar

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a live wizard

Posted by wechtermongoose from Tucson, AZ on Jul 8, 2008

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Professional Musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Worship, Folk, Rock, Britpop

I purchased this guitar two years ago for live playing. The smaller body, flexible electronics were big plusses. Now, two years in, here is what you need to know. - This guitar is made to be played live, plugged in. I play different guitars jamming or on the couch. - The action came set up lower/better than any other acoustic I have ever played, including pro setups. I've never made an adjustment. It comes with D'Addario lights, which work better than others I have tried. - The look of the double cutaway will grow on you, and a custom pickguard from terrapin really put behind me any concerns about looks. - The sound is more than anything balanced. Not lots of character... pleasingly balanced, lending itself to amplification. - This will blow your mind. I recently upgraded the magnetic pickup to a L.R.Baggs M1 passive. As easy as unplugging an 1/8" jack and plugging the next in to the onboard Artec preamp. Seriously 3 minutes. It is ASTOUNDING in combination with the mic and the piezo, through a L.R.Baggs Para DI. Think Taylor expression system good.

I love this guitar.

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Amazing Guitar, good price

Posted by Frosty_Legacy from Virginia on Feb 2, 2008

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Active Musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Blues, Rock

I just got thing guitar today and i am very happy with it. The natural wood finish is beautiful, along with the accent around the edges just adds to the beauty. After tuning it up, it played great straight out of the box and i haven't put it down since. The acoustic sound alone is very good, but the three pickup system is amazing. It gives you a huge variety of sounds through the amp. This is a great quality acoustic-electric guitar for a decent price. Buy this guitar!

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Simply, A Great Guitar

Posted by J.P.H. from Winchester, VA on Dec 9, 2007

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Active Musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Solo Acoustic

I've had my Pathmaker for a year & a half, & I have to say I couldn't be happier with it. It sounds great, plays great, & looks great. I perform a solo acoustic act & get nothing but compliments on every front. You can spend more money on other guitars, but you won't find many that sound better. If you buy it, you'll find that you spent your money well.

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Professional

Posted by I've been Plecked by Wechter from Illinois on Oct 11, 2007

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Professional

Reviewer's Play Style: Jazz

Three pickup system! Bridge,Mic,pickup. Plugged in this guitar sings, sustains very well. Good for Andy Mckee,Tommy Emmanuel type stuff! The neck is much like an Ibanez electric,this is not a your every day "kills my hands" acoustic. I got it, didnt have to touch a thing,tuned it and was ready to go. The double cutaway allows access to all the frets up the neck. Tone,intonation right on target. Frets are smooth as glass, flat neck,no sharp edges (PLECKED!). Has a 1/4 inch and XLR jack. Beautifull guitar to look at, shell binding with abalone inlays. Fret markers are cool too...just enough to be unique. Headstock shape sets off the axe. This thing plays like a professionally setup electic guitar. My hands are averaged size and I can fly. Great for DI also.

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Shine

Posted by dgstjohn from Greenwood, MS on Jan 23, 2007

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Active Musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Contemporary Christian

This is a wonderful guitar. The $$'s, the quality, the value, the feature's are all great. But the best thing about this guitar is the backup from the company. After a couple of years I needed an adjustment. Communicating with the company, Abe Wechter himself, and the people that backup this instrument was simple. This is a great instrument with some great people behind it.

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