Lakewood D-38 Cherry Custom

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Lakewood D-38 Cherry Custom

Lakewood

D-38 Cherry Custom

4.7 Expert Rating

Product Info

Article Number: 599109
Brand: Lakewood
Model: D-38 Cherry Custom
Price: $3,738.90

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This Lakewood D-38 Cherry Custom is a serious instrument. The all-European tonewoods create a focused, articulate voice perfect for fingerstyle players or those seeking a refined dreadnought tone. It’s a premium-priced choice, but the craftsmanship and sound quality are truly exceptional.

Product Description

  • Lakewood D-38 Cherry Custom
  • Acoustic Guitar with Pickup
  • Built only from native European woods
  • Type: Dreadnought with Cutaway
  • Top: AAAA European spruce
  • Back and sides: Cherry wood
  • Body sides: Hand-selected
  • high-quality wood
  • Headstock: Cherry with Lakewood logo in maple
  • Body and headstock binding: Smoked eucalyptus
  • Neck: Maple
  • Fingerboard: Euphoria
  • Fingerboard inlays with 2 mm mother-of-pearl dots
  • Neck profile: C
  • Rosette: Wooden core with rings made of Tinted Timber
  • Scale: 650 mm
  • Ntu width: 44 mm
  • LR Baggs Anthem pickup system with external battery compartment
  • Bridge: Euphoria
  • Bridge pins: Euphoria with eye
  • Machine heads: Gotoh SGL-510Z Chrome 21:1 with Euphoria buttons
  • Strings: Daddario XSAPB1253 .012 - .053 (Art. #516198#)
  • Colour: Natural open pore silk matte
  • Includes Hiscox case
  • Made in Germany
PROS
  • • AAAA European Spruce top delivers exceptional clarity and projection, a real tonal upgrade.
  • • Cherry back and sides offer a warm, focused tone with surprising sustain.
  • • LR Baggs Anthem pickup system provides a natural, amplified sound with excellent feedback rejection.
  • • Euphoria fingerboard and Gotoh tuners elevate the feel and precision of the playing experience.
CONS
  • • Cherry's tonal character may lack the broad versatility of mahogany or rosewood.
  • • The open-pore finish, while beautiful, requires more careful maintenance to prevent moisture damage.
  • • Native European woods contribute to a premium-priced offering, limiting accessibility.

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Key Features

Top Wood AAAA European Spruce
Back & Sides Cherry
Neck Material Maple
Fingerboard Euphoria
Scale Length 650 mm
Frets 22
Electronics LR Baggs Anthem Pickup System
Weight 5.8 lbs

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Frequently Asked Questions

Cherry delivers a tighter, more focused low-end than mahogany, with a slightly sweeter midrange. It's less overtly 'woody' but provides excellent clarity.
Lakewood's Euphoria is known for its smoothness and responsiveness; it's a proprietary blend offering a silky feel and enhanced note articulation.
The Anthem system is specifically designed to mimic the acoustic tone, and it handles a wide range of amps surprisingly well, providing a balanced and articulate amplified signal with minimal feedback.

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